No, the 2026 NFL Wild Card Weekend doesn't include Friday night games. Here’s the full updated schedule, times, TV info.
The NFL playoffs are one week away and most of the field is set entering Week 18. Here's what to know about the postseason format and bracket.
Here is the schedule for the divisional round the NFL playoffs. The games will air on NBC/Peacock, CBS, FOX and ESPN/ABC. The AFC and NFC Conference Championship games will be played Sunday, Jan. 25. The AFC Championship Game will air on CBS, and the NFC Championship Game will be on FOX.
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NFL playoff bracket, explained: How byes, seeding, format will work in 2026
Fourteen sides — seven from each conference — will take part in the NFL playoffs. Each will hope to lift the Lombardi Trophy come postseason's end.
The NFL Playoffs kick off Saturday with the Carolina Panthers hosting the Los Angeles Rams in the first of six Wild Card round games.
The NFL playoffs feature three rounds of playoff games before the Super Bowl. Those rounds are Wild Card Weekend, the Divisional Round, and the Conference Championship games. Under the current system, 12 of the 14 teams must play in all three rounds.
The NFL reseeds teams after the wild-card round. This means that in the following divisional round, the No. 1 seed will always host the lowest remaining seed.
NFL tiebreakers, explained: How playoff standings are determined for 2026 divisional, wild card ties
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After 272 games of an entertaining regular season, only 14 teams out of 32 remain on the hunt for the Lombardi Trophy.