NFL WILD CARD & DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
Commissioner
ROGER GOODELL announced tonight the schedule of sites, dates and times for the National Football League Wild Card games of January 5-6 and Divisional Playoffs of January 12-13 (all times Eastern):
NFL WILD
CARD WEEKEND
Saturday,
January 5
Sunday,
January 6
NFL
DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
Saturday, January 12
Sunday, January 13
In the Divisional Playoffs, the division champion with the best record in each conference is host to the surviving Wild Card Weekend team with the lowest playoff ranking. The division champion with the second-best record in each conference is host to the surviving Wild Card Weekend team with the highest playoff ranking. There are no restrictions on intradivision games.
Once teams are ranked for the playoffs, positions do not change:
| ### American Football Conference | ### National Football Conference |
The AFC (CBS, 3:00 PM ET) and NFC (FOX, 6:30 PM ET) Championship Games will be played on Sunday, January 20, and Super Bowl XLII at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday, February 3.
The annual AFC-NFC Pro Bowl will be played in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sunday, February 10.
