Following an exciting regular season — highlighted by several races decided on the final weekend — the NFL playoffs have finally arrived.
The journey to Santa Clara, host of Super Bowl 60, officially starts this weekend. The No. 1 seeds are the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks, both of whom will get the opening weekend off.
It all starts on Saturday when the No. 5 Los Angeles Rams travel to Charlotte to face the No. 4 Carolina Panthers. An NFC North showdown between the No. 7 Green Bay Packers and No. 2 Chicago Bears follows.
Then on Sunday, the NFL delivers a triple-header ok playoff games. To start, the No. 6 Buffalo Bills will head to Florida to take on the No. 3 Jacksonville Jaguars. Then the No. 3 Philadelphia Eagles host the No. 6 San Francisco 49ers. To end the night, No. 2 New England Patriots welcome in the No. 7 Los Angeles Chargers.
The playoff excitement does not stop here, as on Monday night, the No. 4 Pittsburgh Steelers will host the No. 5 Houston Texans.
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NFL playoff schedule for wild-card weekend 2026
Twelve of the 14 playoff teams will play this weekend. Here’s the full schedule of kickoff times, along with broadcast and streaming details.
Saturday, Jan. 10
| Game | Time (ET) | TV channel/live stream |
| Rams at Panthers | 4:30 p.m. | FOX, Fubo |
| Packers at Bears | 8:00 p.m. | Prime |
Sunday, Jan. 11
| Game | Time (ET) | TV channel/live stream |
| Bills at Jaguars | 1:00 p.m. | CBS, Fubo |
| 49ers at Eagles | 4:30 p.m. | FOX, Fubo |
| Chargers at Patriots | 8:00 p.m. | NBC, Fubo |
Monday, Jan. 12
| Game | Time (ET) | TV channel/live stream |
| Steelers vs. Texans | 8:15 p.m. | ESPN, ABC, Fubo |
