Printable NFL playoff bracket: Time, dates and TV for wild card and beyond

Posted by author January 8, 2025 NFL

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The NFL regular season has concluded, and now, the high-stakes playoffs are upon us, with each team’s destiny hanging in the balance.

The Kansas City Chiefs have clinched a coveted bye week, propelling them straight to the divisional round and securing the No. 1 seed in the AFC. Similarly, the Detroit Lions have triumphed, earning the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Both teams will bask in the advantage of playing on their home turf throughout the postseason.

The wild-card matchups are set with two games on Saturday, January 11, and three on Sunday, January 12. The schedule will culminate with a “Monday Night Football” game on January 13, all of which will be win-or-go-home matches to determine which teams advance to the divisional round.

The division round will be four games and will occur on Saturday, January 18, and Sunday, January 19, followed by the NFC and AFC conference title games on Sunday, January 26.

Here is how the AFC and NFC brackets look, including a full schedule leading up to Super Bowl LIX.

Printable NFL playoff bracket

Get your very own playoff bracket to fill out and prognosticate accordingly.

Printable NFL bracket: Wild card matchups and beyond

NFL playoff bracket: Wild card weekend dates, times and matchups

NFL playoff schedule: Wild-card games

Saturday, January 11:

Los Angeles Chargers vs. Houston Texans at 4:30 p.m. ET on CBS
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Ravens at 8 p.m. ET on Prime Video

Sunday, January 12:

Denver Broncos vs. Buffalo Bills at 1 p.m. ET on CBS
Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles at 8 p.m. ET on FOX
Washington Commanders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 8 p.m. ET on NBC

Monday, January 13:

Minnesota Vikings vs. Los Angeles Rams at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN and ABC

Watch the wild-card games on Fubo

Division Round

The divisional round will feature four games scheduled for Saturday, January 18, and Sunday, January 19. The AFC’s No. 1 seed, the Kansas City Chiefs, will host the lowest-seeded team in the AFC. Similarly, the NFC’s No. 1 seed, the Detroit Lions, will host the lowest-seeded team in the NFC.

Conference championship

The NFC and AFC Championship Games will take place on Sunday, January 26. The highest remaining seeds from the divisional rounds will receive home-field advantage.

When is Super Bowl LIX?

Super Bowl LIX will be played at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on February 9.

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