Ok, the National Football League has announced the schedules for the Wild Card and Divisional Playoff Weekends.
On Saturday, January 3, ESPN kicks off the action with Arizona at Carolina at 4:30 p.m. Then NBC takes the nightcap at 8:15 p.m. ET with Pittsburgh hosting a Wild Card game as the AFC North Champ against Baltimore.
Then on Sunday, January 4, CBS will have Cincinnati traveling to Indy as the 5th seed at 1 p.m. ET. And in the late afternoon game, Detroit at Dallas will be on Fox at 4:40 p.m.
The following weekend, NBC will start things on Saturday, January 10 with an AFC Divisional Game at New England at 4:30 p.m. Fox has the primetime game at Seattle at 8:15 p.m.
And on Sunday, January 11, Fox has the early game at Green Bay at 1 p.m. and CBS will have the later afternoon game from Denver at 4:40 p.m.
Here’s the announcement from the NFL:
NFL WILD CARD & DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
Commissioner ROGER GOODELL announced today the schedule of sites, dates and times for the National Football League Wild Card Playoffs on January 3-4 and Divisional Playoffs on January 10-11 (all times Eastern). Having Cincinnati play Sunday of Wild Card Weekend avoids the Bengals playing two consecutive short weeks.
NFL WILD CARD WEEKEND
Saturday, January 3
NFC: 4:35 PM (ET) — Arizona at Carolina (ESPN)
AFC: 8:15 PM (ET) — Baltimore at Pittsburgh (NBC)Sunday, January 4
AFC: 1:05 PM (ET) — Cincinnati at Indianapolis (CBS)
NFC: 4:40 PM (ET) — Detroit at Dallas (FOX)NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
Saturday, January 10
AFC: 4:35 PM (ET) — Baltimore/Cincinnati/Pittsburgh/Indianapolis at New England (NBC)
NFC: 8:15 PM (ET) — Detroit/Arizona/Carolina at Seattle (FOX)Sunday, January 11
NFC: 1:05 PM (ET) — Dallas/Carolina/Arizona at Green Bay (FOX)
AFC: 4:40 PM (ET) — Cincinnati/Pittsburgh/Indianapolis at Denver (CBS)In the Divisional Playoffs, the division champion with the best record in each conference will host the lowest seeded Wild Card survivor. Once teams are seeded for the playoffs, positions do not change:
American Football Conference National Football Conference 1. New England (12-4, AFC East champion) 1. Seattle (12-4, NFC West champion) 2. Denver (12-4, AFC West champion) 2. Green Bay (12-4, NFC North champion) 3. Pittsburgh (11-5) (AFC North champion) 3. Dallas (12-4, NFC East champion) 4. Indianapolis (11-5, AFC South champion) 4. Carolina (7-8-1, NFC South champion) 5. Cincinnati (10-5-1)
5. Arizona (11-5) 6. Baltimore (10-6) 6. Detroit (11-5) The NFC (FOX, 3:05 PM ET) and AFC (CBS, 6:40 PM ET) Championship Games will be played on Sunday, January 18.
The 2015 Pro Bowl (ESPN, 8:00 PM ET) will be played on Sunday, January 25 and Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday, February 1 (NBC, 6:30 PM ET), both at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
And that will do it.
