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NFL-200       12/30/03

DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
 

Commissioner PAUL TAGLIABUE announced today the schedule of sites, dates and times for the National Football League Divisional Playoffs of January 10-11 (all times Eastern):
 
NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
 
Saturday, January 10
 

NFC:       4:30 PM ET

Carolina (11-5), Green Bay (10-6) or Seattle (10-6) at St. Louis (12-4) (FOX-TV)

 

 

 

 

AFC:       8:15 PM ET

Baltimore (10-6), Tennessee (12-4) or Denver (10-6) at New England (14-2) (CBS-TV)

 

 
Sunday, January 11

 

 

AFC:       1:00 PM ET

Indianapolis (12-4), Baltimore (10-6) or Tennessee (12-4) at Kansas City (13-3) (CBS-TV)

 

 

 

 

NFC:       4:45 PM ET

Green Bay (10-6), Seattle (10-6) or Dallas (10-6) at Philadelphia (12-4) (FOX-TV)

In the Divisional Playoffs, the division champion with the best record in each conference (i.e. New England and Philadelphia) is host to the surviving team with the lowest playoff ranking. 

As previously announced, Wild Card Weekend is this Saturday and Sunday, January 3-4.  The schedule:  
 

NFL WILD CARD WEEKEND

Saturday, January 3
 

AFC:   4:30 PM ET

Tennessee (12-4) at Baltimore (10-6) (ABC-TV)

 

 

 

 

NFC:   8:00 PM ET

Dallas (10-6) at Carolina (11-5) (ABC-TV)

Sunday, January 4
 

NFC:   1:00 PM ET

Seattle (10-6) at Green Bay (10-6) (FOX-TV)

 

 

 

 

AFC:   4:30 PM ET

Denver (10-6) at Indianapolis (12-4) (CBS-TV)


Once teams are ranked for the playoffs, positions do not change:

American Football Conference

National Football Conference

1.  New England (East Division champion)      

1.  Philadelphia (East Division champion)     

2.  Kansas City (West Division champion) 

2.  St. Louis (West Division champion)

3.  Indianapolis (South Division champion)

3.  Carolina (South Division champion)

4.  Baltimore (North Division champion)

4.  Green Bay (North Division champion)

5.  Tennessee

5.  Seattle

6.  Denver

6.  Dallas

The AFC and NFC Championship Games will be played on Sunday, January 18.  The AFC Championship will be at 3:00 PM ET on CBS-TV, and the NFC Championship at 6:45 PM ET on FOX-TV.    

Super Bowl XXXVIII will be played at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas on Sunday, February 1 at 6:25 PM ET and televised by CBS-TV.

The annual AFC-NFC Pro Bowl will be played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sunday, February 8 at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN.

All NFL playoff games also are broadcast on Westwood One/CBS Radio.