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NFL WILD CARD PLAYOFF SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

Commissioner PAUL TAGLIABUE announced today the schedule of sites, dates and times for the National Football League Wild Card games of January 8-9 (all times Eastern):

NFL WILD CARD WEEKEND

Saturday, January 8
NFC: 4:30 PM ET St. Louis (8-8) at Seattle (9-7) (ABC-TV)
AFC: 8:00 PM ET New York Jets (10-6) at San Diego (12-4) (ABC-TV)

Sunday, January 9
AFC: 1:00 PM ET Denver (10-6) at Indianapolis (12-4) (CBS-TV)
NFC: 4:30 PM ET Minnesota (8-8) at Green Bay (10-6) (FOX-TV)

The NFL Divisional Playoffs will be played on Saturday and Sunday, January 15-16; AFC and NFC Championship Games on Sunday, January 23; and Super Bowl XXXIX at ALLTEL Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida on Sunday, February 6.

The annual AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, featuring the NFL All-Stars, will be played in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sunday, February 13.

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

American Football Conference National Football Conference
1. Pittsburgh (North Division champion) 1. Philadelphia (East Division champion)
2. New England (East Division champion) 2. Atlanta (South Division champion)
3. Indianapolis (South Division champion) 3. Green Bay (North Division champion)
4. San Diego (West Division champion) 4. Seattle (West Division champion)
5. New York Jets 5. St. Louis
6. Denver 6. Minnesota