NFL Announces Schedule For Patriots-Chargers, Wild Card Matchups
The Patriots are back in the playoffs, and will take the field in primetime.
Thirteen of the 14 playoff teams were decided before the pivotal AFC North matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers, prompting the league’s schedule-makers to make their big reveal at halftime of “Sunday Night Football.”
New England locked up the No. 2 seed in the AFC and thus will host the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Chargers.
Here’s a rundown of the six-game schedule for Wild Card Weekend:
Saturday, Jan. 10
4:30 p.m. ET: Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers (FOX)
8 p.m. ET: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears (Prime Video)
Sunday, Jan. 11
1 p.m. ET: Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars (CBS, Paramount)
4:30 p.m. ET: San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles (FOX)
8 p.m. ET: Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots (NBC)
Monday, Jan. 12
8 p.m. ET: Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens or Pittsburgh Steelers (ESPN, ABC)
The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks earned the No. 1 seed in the AFC and NFC, respectively. Both Denver and Seattle benefit from a first-round bye and home-field advantage in the playoffs.
You can check out a full list of NFL playoff standings here.