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2026 NFL Wild Card Schedule: Matchups, Game Times

2026 NFL Wild Card Schedule: Matchups, Game Times

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By: Sam Connon

Following 18 weeks of regular season action, the NFL playoff picture is locked in. It came down to the wire for a few teams, only clinching a spot in the postseason this past weekend, while others were able to give their starters some rest. Now that the seeds and brackets are set in stone, NFL Wild Card Weekend is next up on the docket.

The Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos will be sitting out of the festivities, having earned the No. 1 seeds and first-round byes in the NFC and AFC, respectively. As for the rest of the field, they will go head-to-head across six games between Saturday and Monday with spots in the Divisional Round on the line. The road to Super Bowl LX starts this weekend, and here is everything you need to know in order to tune into all the action:

NFC Playoff Schedule

Los Angeles Rams (-10.5) at Carolina Panthers
Saturday, January 10
4:30 p.m. ET (FOX)
Opening Odds

Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears (-1.5)
Saturday, January 10
8 p.m. ET (Amazon Prime Video)
Opening Odds

San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles (-3.5)
Sunday, January 11
p.m. ET (FOX)
Opening Odds

AFC Playoff Schedule

Buffalo Bills (-1.5) at Jacksonville Jaguars
Sunday, January 11
1 p.m. ET (CBS)
Opening Odds

Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots (-3.5)
Sunday, January 11
8 p.m. ET (NBC / Peacock)
Opening Odds

Houston Texans (-3.5) at Pittsburgh Steelers
Monday, January 11
8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN / ABC)
Opening Odds

Sam joined DraftKings in 2025 following five years with Sports Illustrated’s “On SI” network. He has covered the UCLA Bruins, New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Rays, MLB, MiLB and NBA, on top of earning awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and College Media Association during his time as a student at UCLA.
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