NFL Playoff Schedule 2025: Wild Card Round matchups, TV, streaming

By Kevin Kelley -

The NFL Playoff Schedule 2025 kicks off with Wild Card Weekend, which features two games on Saturday, three on Sunday, and one on Monday.

The action begins on Saturday, January 11, 2025, with an AFC Wild Card matchup. The Los Angeles Chargers travel to face the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The game will be televised by CBS and streamed via Paramount+ at 4:30pm ET.

Saturday’s action concludes with the Baltimore Ravens hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md. That contest will begin at 8:00pm ET and will be a streaming-only event on Amazon’s Prime Video.

Sunday’s Wild-Card action begins with the Buffalo Bills hosting the Denver Broncos at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., and it will be televised at 1:00pm ET on CBS and streamed via Paramount+. Next, the Green Bay Packers will travel to take on the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa., and the game will be televised by FOX at 4:30pm ET.

NFL playoff action on Sunday wraps up at 8:00pm ET on NBC and Peacock with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hosting the Washington Commanders at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.

Wild Card Weekend action concludes with a Monday Night Football matchup. The Minnesota Vikings will travel to play the Los Angeles Rams in that contest, which was moved from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., due to fires in the Los Angeles area. The game will be televised by ESPN and simulcast on ABC and ESPN+ at 8:00pm ET. The contest will also feature a Manningcast on ESPN2 and ESPN+.

The Kansas City Chiefs received the first-round bye in the AFC, while the Detroit Lions earned the bye in the NFC. Both teams will host Divisional Round contests next week. The four Divisional Round games will be played on Saturday, Jan. 18 and Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025.

The NFC and AFC Championship games are slated for Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, with kickoff times set for 3:00pm ET on FOX and 6:30pm ET on CBS, respectively.

Super Bowl LIX is scheduled for Sunday, February 9, 2025 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, La. (6:30pm ET, FOX).

NFL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE 2025

(Full Schedule)
* All times Eastern.

WILD-CARD ROUND

Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025
(4) Houston 32, (5) LA Chargers 12
4:30pm | CBS, Paramount+

(3) Baltimore 28, (6) Pittsburgh 14
8:00pm | Prime Video

Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025
(2) Buffalo 31, (7) Denver 7
1:00pm | CBS/Paramount+

(2) Philadelphia 22, (7) Green Bay  10
4:30pm | FOX/FOX Deportes

(6) Washington 23, (3) Tampa Bay 20
8:00pm | NBC/Peacock/Universo

Monday, Jan. 13, 2025
(4) LA Rams 27, (5) Minnesota 9
State Farm Stadium – Glendale, AZ
8:00pm | ESPN/ABC/ESPN+

DIVISIONAL ROUND

Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025

(4) Houston at (1) Kansas City
4:30pm ET | ESPN/ABC/ESPN+
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(6) Washington at (1) Detroit
8:00pm ET | FOX
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Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025

(4) LA Rams at (2) Philadelphia
2:00pm ET | NBC/Peacock
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(3) Baltimore at (2) Buffalo
6:30pm ET | CBS/Paramount+
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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES

Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025

NFC Championship Game
3:00pm | FOX

AFC Championship Game
6:30pm | CBS/Paramount+

SUPER BOWL LIX
Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025 | 6:30pm ET | FOX
Caesars Superdome – New Orleans, LA

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