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:
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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.
