The 2015 NFL regular season has been completed and now it’s time for the playoffs! The NFL Playoff Schedule is now set for the AFC and NFC Wild-Card games, Divisional games, Championship Games, and Super Bowl 50.
The NFL Playoffs begin on Saturday, January 9 when the Kansas City Chiefs travel to face the Houston Texans (4:35pm ET, ESPN/ABC).
AFC teams with a first-round bye are the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots. Denver has home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
In the NFC, the Carolina Panthers and the Arizona Cardinals earned the bye. The Carolina Panthers have home-field advantage.
Super Bowl 50 will be played on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California (6:30pm ET, CBS).
NFL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
(Full Schedule w/ PDF version)
WILD-CARD ROUND
Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016
(5) Kansas City 30, (4) Houston 0
(6) Pittsburgh 18, (3) Cincinnati 16
Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016
(6) Seattle 10, (3) Minnesota 9
(5) Green Bay 35, (4) Washington 18
DIVISIONAL ROUND
Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016
(2) New England 27, (5) Kansas City 20
(2) Arizona 26, (5) Green Bay 20 (OT)
Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016
(1) Carolina 31, (6) Seattle 24
(1) Denver 23, (6) Pittsburgh 16
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016
(1) Denver 20, (2) New England 18
(1) Carolina 49, (2) Arizona 15
SUPER BOWL 50
Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA
Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016
Denver 24, Carolina 10
The match I like to see Washington at Arizona
I am curious how CBS got the Saturday Night game and not NBC as in the past. Also, I wonder if ESPN is poising ABC to simulcast Monday Nights in the future or get the Thursday Night package?
Because, after New England, Pittsburgh is Jim Nantz’s B F F
Uh that doesn’t answer the question that was asked. I expected CBS to get the Cincinnati/Pittsburgh game, but figured it would be a Sunday game as its usually one NFC game and one AFC each day, with ESPN and NBC carrying the Saturday games and CBS and Fox carrying the Sunday games. Like William I’m curious why CBS has a Saturday night game and NBC a Sunday afternoon game.
Couple things,
One, looks like the NFL wanted to have Seahawks, Vikings, and Packers all on Sunday–with Vikings/Pack last night and Hawks still unknown going into that game where they were going.
Two, NBC has the Golden Globes. So looks like they want to do something similar to ABC with the Oscars (has an NBA lead-in). So what would have been an early game on FOX was bumped to late.
All setting up a somewhat historic weekend where the NFL will have its first game on ABC in almost a decade and first Sunday afternoon game on NBC nearly 18 years to the day of the last one (AFCCG 1/11/98).
Whatever the reason any channel got what they did, the NFC Games were on Saturday. Now it’s the opposite and my daughter has threatened to miss her baby shower rather than miss the Hawks play. Pain in the ass. Just leave it the same every year.
Go Cincinnati beat them squeelers. Not that I am a Bengals fan but any team than the squeelers.
Agree
GO STEELERS WHO DEY?? DEY ain’t $HiT!!!
I’d choose pit over Dallas any day and why are ppl hating on the steelers. The only reason I see is that there afraid of face them in the playoffs cause there a team who’s very dangerous
Very true Chris
Jealous of the Pittsburgh Steelers! Always on top every year! What team can say that! Consistency!
Aren’t the #1 seeds supposed to get an extra day of rest? It looks like the 2 seeds will get that extra day of rest before the Conference Champ Games
2 seed play saturday 1 see play sunday
I want Seattle to go
It dos not matter what day they play you will all be there to aee who wins .
New England vs Carolina
Pittsburgh vs Seattle! Repeat! Go Steelers!
Denver vs gree bay
Sorry Dan Lawler but I’m a Steelers fan no offense (get it) anyway I’m not a fan of the Bungles either but may the best team win.
Hope you see this Dan love to talk.
Playoffs are almost here can’t wait!
Playoffs start today Steelers versus Bungles and Kansas City versus Houston
Kansas City beats Houston 30-0
I just hope the Cards kick Green Bay’s teeth in.