The 2011 NFL regular season has been completed. Now it’s time for the playoffs! We have updated our NFL Playoff Schedule with the pairings for the AFC and NFC Wild-Card games, Divisional games, Championship games and Super Bowl XLVI.
The NFL Playoffs begin on Saturday, January 7, 2012 when the Houston Texans host the Cincinnati Bengals (4:30 p.m. ET – NBC).
AFC teams with a first-round bye are the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots. In the NFC, the Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers earned the bye.
Super Bowl XLVI will be held on Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. ET at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Listed below is the complete NFL Playoff Schedule (all times Eastern):
AFC Wild-Card Round
- Houston 31, Cincinnati 10– Sat., Jan. 7, 2012 – 4:30 p.m.; NBC
- Denver 29, Pittsburgh 23 (OT) – Sun., Jan. 8, 2012 – 4:30 p.m.; CBS
NFC Wild-Card Round
- New Orleans 45, Detroit 28 – Sat., Jan. 7, 2012 – 8:00 p.m.; NBC
- N.Y. Giants 24, Atlanta 2 – Sun., Jan. 8, 2012 – 1:00 p.m.; FOX
AFC Divisional Round
- New England 45, Denver 10 – Sat., Jan. 14, 2012 – 8:00 p.m.; CBS
- Baltimore 20, Houston 10 – Sun., Jan. 15, 2012 – 1:00 p.m.; CBS
NFC Divisional Round
- San Francisco 36, New Orleans 32 – Sat., Jan. 14, 2012 – 4:30 p.m.; FOX
- NY Giants at Green Bay – Sun., Jan. 15, 2012 – 4:30 p.m.; FOX
AFC Championship Game
- New England 23, Baltimore 20 – Sun., Jan. 22, 2012 – 3:00 p.m.; CBS
NFC Championship Game
- N.Y. Giants 20, San Francisco 17 (OT) – Sun., Jan. 22, 2012 – 6:30 p.m.; FOX
Super Bowl XLVI
- New England vs. N.Y. Giants – Sun., Feb. 5, 2012 – 6:30 p.m. ET; NBC