FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12/30/18 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 Playoffs on January 5-6 and Divisional Playoffs on January 12-13.
NFL WILD CARD PLAYOFFS
Saturday, January 5
AFC: 4:35 PM (ET) Tennessee-Indianapolis winner at Houston (ESPN, with simulcast on ABC)
NFC: 8:15 PM (ET) Seattle at Dallas (FOX)
Sunday, January 6
AFC: 1:05 PM (ET) Los Angeles Chargers at Baltimore (CBS)
NFC: 4:40 PM (ET) Philadelphia at Chicago (NBC)
NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
Saturday, January 12
AFC: 4:35 PM (ET) Baltimore/Los Angeles Chargers/Indianapolis or Tennessee at Kansas City (NBC)
NFC: 8:15 PM (ET) Chicago/Dallas/Seattle at Los Angeles Rams (FOX)
Sunday, January 13
AFC: 1:05 PM (ET) Houston/Baltimore/Los Angeles Chargers at New England (CBS)
NFC: 4:40 PM (ET) Dallas/Seattle/Philadelphia at New Orleans (FOX)
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:
American Football Conference National Football Conference 1. Kansas City (12-4), AFC West champion 1. New Orleans (13-3), NFC South champion 2. New England (11-5), AFC East champion 2. Los Angeles Rams (13-3), NFC West champion 3. Houston (11-5), AFC South champion 3. Chicago (12-4), NFC North champion 4. Baltimore (10-6), AFC North champion 4. Dallas (10-6), NFC East champion 5. Los Angeles Chargers (12-4) 5. Seattle (10-6) 6. Indianapolis/Tennessee (10-6)* 6. Philadelphia (9-7) The NFC (FOX, 3:05 PM ET) and AFC (CBS, 6:40 PM ET) Championship Games will be played on Sunday, January 20.
The 2019 Pro Bowl (ESPN, with simulcast on ABC, 3:00 PM ET) will be played on Sunday, January 27 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida and Super Bowl LIII will take place on Sunday, February 3 (CBS, 6:30 PM ET), at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
*NOTE: Should the Indianapolis-Tennessee game end in a tie, Pittsburgh will be the AFC No. 6 seed and play at Houston in the Wild Card playoffs.
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