What Time Is the NFL Playoff Game Today?
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Find out when the NFL Playoff game is today so you don’t miss any of the action.
The NFL Playoff Schedule
The NFL Playoffs are finally here and we know you’re all wondering what time the game is today. The game is set to start at 4:40pm EST and will be broadcast on Fox.
The NFL Playoff Bracket
The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the end of the National Football League (NFL) regular season to determine the NFL champion. Six teams from each of the league’s two conferences qualify for the playoffs based on regular season records, and a tie-breaking procedure exists in the event that two or more teams from a conference finish with identical records. The tournament culminates in the Super Bowl, the league’s championship game.
The NFL Playoff Schedule by Round
The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the end of the regular season to determine the NFL champion. Below is the playoff schedule by round.
Wild Card Round: Saturday, January 4 and Sunday, January 5
Divisional Round: Saturday, January 11 and Sunday, January 12
Championship Round: Sunday, January 19
Super Bowl LIII: Sunday, February 3
How to Watch the NFL Playoff Games
If you want to watch the NFL Playoff games today, you have a few options. You can watch them on TV, online, or on your mobile device. TV networks that will be broadcasting the games today are NBC, CBS, and FOX. You can also stream the games online through NFL.com, CBSSports.com, or FOXSports.com. Finally, if you have a mobile device, you can download the NFL Mobile app to watch the games on your phone or tablet.
On TV
You can catch every 2019 NFL Playoff game on TV with a subscription to DIRECTV, Dish Network, Comcast Xfinity, AT&T U-Verse, Spectrum, Sling TV, or YouTube TV. The NFL playoffs start Saturday, January 5th and end Sunday, February 3rd (Super Bowl LIII).
Every game during Wild Card Weekend (January 5-6) will be televised on ABC/ESPN, CBS, and FOX. The Saturday games are at 4:35 PM ET (Bills at Texans) and 8:15 PM ET (Titans at Chiefs), while the Sunday games are at 1:05 PM ET (Seahawks at Cowboys) and 4:40 PM ET (Ravens at Chargers).
During Divisional Playoff weekend (January 12-13), all four games will be televised on either CBS or FOX. The NFCside of the bracket will be shown on FOX, while the AFC side will be on CBS. On Saturday, January 12th, the first game will be played at 4:35 PM ET (Charger at Patriots) on CBS, followed by the Rams at Saints at 8:15 PM ET on FOX. On Sunday, January 13th, the NFC game between the Eagles and Bears will be shown at 1:00 PM ET on NBC, while the AFC contest between the Colts and Chiefs starts at 4:40 PM ET on CBS.
The conference championships take place Sunday, January 20th. The AFC Championship game will be televised by CBS at 3:00 PM ET and features the Patriots hosting either the Chiefs or Chargers. The NFC Championship game will also be played at 3:00 PM ET that same day but will be shown on FOX and has the Rams hosting either the Saints or Eagles.
Super Bowl LIII takes place Sunday February 3rd from Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium and can be seen exclusively on CBS with Jim Nantz and Tony Romo calling the game. Pre-game festivities begin at 2:00 PM ET with kickoff scheduled for 6:30 PM ET.
Online
You can watch all of the NFL playoff games online on a number of different platforms. If you have a cable or satellite subscription, you can log in to your account on NBC Sports, Fox Sports, or ESPN and watch the games live. If you don’t have a cable or satellite subscription, you can still watch the games online by signing up for a streaming service like Sling TV, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, or AT&T TV Now. You can also watch the games on your mobile device by downloading the NFL app.
On the Radio
If you can’t watch the game on TV, you can listen to it on the radio. Just tune in to your local sports radio station. You can also listen to the game online at NFL.com, through the NFL Mobile app, or through a number of streaming radio apps.
NFL Playoff History
The National Football League (NFL) playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the end of the regular season to determine the champion of the NFL. This system of playoffs was first used in 1933, when the NFL was formed. From 1933 to 1966, the NFL crowned a champion based on their regular season record.
Past NFL Playoff Champions
The National Football League (NFL) playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the end of the regular season to determine the NFL champion. Six teams from each of the league’s two conferences qualify for the playoffs based on regular season records, and a seeding system is used to match up teams in the first round. Since 1975, the NFL playoff format consist of four rounds of game play. The four division champions (1 seed), two wild card qualifiers (2, 3 or 4 seeds), and two division runner-ups with the best records (5, 6 or 7 seeds) enter the tournament. In each round, the lowest remaining seed is pitted against the highest remaining seed. The first round is referred to as the wild-card playoffs or wild-card weekend; in previous years, it featured only one matchup due to byes given to higher-seeded teams. With two wild cards per conference since 2010, four games are now played in this round. The second round is called Divisional Playoffs. Since 2007, it features two matchups on Saturday and two on Sunday in order to retain broadcasts on those days. The Conference Championships are then played on Sunday afternoon roughly one week later. Finally, the Super Bowl is played two weeks after that Sunday night between whichever conference champions remain standing; it has always been played on a Sunday night since 1987 when ABC began broadcasting NFL games on Monday Night Football .
Championship games were initially rotated among three venues: Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles (site of Super Bowl I), Tulane Stadium in New Orleans (Super Bowl II), and Miami Orange Bowl (Super Bowl III). In 1971, an additional Wild Card game was added within each conference; therefore each conference would now have 3 division winners and 2 wild card teams that would compete in a 6-team playoff tournament leading to a single Conference champion who would compete against the other Conference’s champion in that year’s Super Bowl game. In 1975, following Vietnam War veteran Hugh Joseph “Joe” Sapp’s lead and Veterans Stadium’s hosting of Super Bowl XV that year, all future NFL Championship/Conference Championship games were required to be held at domed stadiums in order to protect players and spectators from inclement weather conditions; therefore all future NFC Championship games would be held at either Louisiana Superdome or Tulane Stadium while all future AFC Championship games would be held at either Houston Astrodome or Miami Orange Bowl through 1981. Miami’s Orange Bowl would host an unprecedented five AFC Championship games between 1970 and 1979 while Louisiana Superdome would host four NFC Championship games during that same timespan due to their weather protection advantages as well as their then-status as home stadiums for perennial contending teams New Orleans Saints and Miami Dolphins respectively during that decade
NFL Playoff Records
The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the end of the National Football League (NFL) regular season to determine the NFL champion. Six teams from each of the league’s two conferences qualify for the playoffs based on regular season records, and a tie-breaking procedure exists in the case of equal records. The tournament ends with the Super Bowl, the league’s championship game.
NFL Playoff Tickets
The National Football League (NFL) playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the end of the regular season to determine the NFL champion. The tournament brackets are made up of six teams from each of the league’s two conferences, the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC).
How to Get NFL Playoff Tickets
The National Football League (NFL) playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the regular season to determine the champion of the NFL. The tournament brackets are made up of six teams from each of the league’s two conferences: the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC).
Since its inception in 1933, the NFL playoff game has been played on a Sunday afternoon. In 1975, however, the NFL game was moved to a Saturday afternoon/evening slot. The NFL game today is usually played at 4:30 pm ET on either a Saturday or Sunday afternoon.
If you’re looking to attend an NFL playoff game, you have a few options. You can buy tickets directly from the team, from a ticket broker, or from another fan through a ticket resale site like StubHub or SeatGeek. Prices will vary depending on the teams playing and the location of the game, but you can expect to pay anywhere from $100 to $2,000 or more for a single ticket.
If you’re not interested in attending an NFL playoff game in person, you can always watch it on TV. All NFL playoff games are televised on either CBS, FOX, NBC, or ESPN.
How Much Do NFL Playoff Tickets Cost?
The cost of NFL playoff tickets varies depending on the game and the location of the seats. Tickets for the Wild Card round start at $79, while tickets for the Divisional round start at $109. The Conference Championship games start at $169, and tickets for the Super Bowl start at $949.
