2025 NFL playoff schedule, bracket: Dates, times of games as NFL playoff picture begins on Wild Card Weekend
The 2025 NFL playoffs are officially underway! The Los Angeles Chargers and Houston Texans kicked things off on Saturday in a wild game that saw the Texans come away with an 32-12 win.
The second game of Wild Card Weekend will be going down on Saturday night when the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Baltimore Ravens in what will be the first postseason game to ever be exclusively streamed by Amazon.
The postseason will then continue on Sunday with a tripleheader that will kick off with the Denver Broncos traveling to Buffalo to face the Bills in a game that will be on CBS and Paramount+. The Bills (-9) opened as the second-biggest favorite on Wild Card Weekend behind only the Ravens (-9.5 vs. Steelers).
The Philadelphia Eagles (-4.5 vs. Green Bay Packers) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-3 vs. Washington Commanders) will also be hosting games on Sunday. The Eagles’ game against the Packers and Washington’s game against Tampa Bay will both be rematches from Week 1 when the Eagles and Bucs both came out on top.
The final game of Wild Card Weekend will be played Monday, Jan. 13 with the Los Angeles Rams facing the Minnesota Vikings. The game was supposed to be played in L.A., but with wildfires raging in Southern California, the NFL moved the game to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The NFL’s decision to relocate the game marks the first time since 1936 that the league has moved a playoff game to a different city.
Let’s take a look at the complete 2025 NFL playoffs schedule.
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2025 NFL playoffs schedule
Wild Card Weekend
Saturday, Jan. 11
- (4) Texans 32-12 over Chargers. The Texans fell behind 6-0 early, but then took over from there to dominate the final three quarters. The Texans defense came up big with four interceptions of Justin Herbert, including a pick six by Eric Murray in the second half. Herbert threw more picks in one playoff game (4) than he threw during the entire regular season (3).
- (6) Steelers at (3) Ravens, 8 p.m. ET (Prime Video)
Sunday, Jan. 12
- (7) Broncos at (2) Bills, 1 p.m. ET (CBS, Paramount+)
- (7) Packers at (2) Eagles, 4:30 p.m. ET (Fox, fubo)
- (6) Commanders at (3) Buccaneers, 8 p.m. ET (NBC, fubo)
Monday, Jan. 13
- (5) Vikings vs. (4) Rams in Arizona, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN, ABC, fubo)
BYES: Lions, Chiefs
Divisional Round
Saturday, Jan. 18
- AFC/NFC matchup, 4:30 p.m. ET (TBA)
- AFC/NFC matchup, 8:15 p.m. ET (TBA)
Sunday, Jan. 19
- AFC/NFC matchup, 3 p.m. ET (TBA)
- AFC/NFC matchup, 6:30 p.m. ET (TBA)
The winner of the Monday wild card game will play Sunday in the divisional round.
Teams in the divisional round: (1) Lions, (1) Chiefs, (4) Texans
Championship Sunday
Sunday, Jan. 26
- NFC Championship, 3 p.m. ET (Fox, fubo)
- AFC Championship, 6:30 p.m. ET (CBS, Paramount+)
Super Bowl LIX (New Orleans)
Sunday, Feb. 9
- AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6:30 p.m. ET (Fox, fubo)
