Who’s Playing in the NFL Playoff Games Today?
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All of the NFL Playoff games are on today! Who’s playing? What time are they playing? We’ll tell you everything you need to know!
NFL Playoff Games Today
Today is a big day for NFL fans. We have four playoff games happening today, and they’re all sure to be good ones. The first game is at 4:40pm EST between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans. The Chiefs are the favourites to win, but the Texans have been playing well lately so it should be a close game.
Who’s playing?
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. The four division winners occupy the first four playoff spots, while the two wild card teams occupy the next two spots.
The NFL playoffs are structured so that there are four rounds of playoffs: Wild Card weekend, Divisional Playoffs, Conference Championships, and finally, the Super Bowl. Each game is played on a Saturday or Sunday, with the exception of Wild Card weekend, which is played on a Saturday and Sunday.
The first round of NCAA college football’s playoff games are set for this weekend with four more to follow next week. This year’s playoff semifinals will be held at NRG Stadium in Houston on December 31 and at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on January 1 . The national championship game will be held in Tampa Bay, Fla., on January 9 .
What time are the games?
NFL playoff games today are scheduled for 1:05 p.m. EST and 4:40 p.m. EST.
Where can I watch the games?
If you’re looking for ways to watch the NFL playoff games today, you have a few options. You can watch on TV with a cable or satellite subscription, or you can stream the games online.
If you have a cable or satellite subscription, you can watch the games on ESPN, CBS, NBC, or FOX. If you don’t have a subscription, you can still watch the games by signing up for a free trial of a streaming service like Sling TV or Fubo TV.
You can also stream the games online through the NFL’s official website, NFL Game Pass. With NFL Game Pass, you can watch every out-of-market game live or on demand, and there’s also a 7-day free trial available.
NFC Playoff Games
The NFL playoffs are in full swing and today we will see the NFC side of the bracket in action. The first game is between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New Orleans Saints. This is a matchup between the #1 and #6 seeds in the NFC. The second game is between the Los Angeles Rams and the Dallas Cowboys. This is a matchup between the #2 and #4 seeds in the NFC.
Green Bay Packers vs. Seattle Seahawks
The #1 NFC seed Green Bay Packers will be playing the #5 NFC seed Seattle Seahawks. This game will be played at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers come into this game with a 13-3 record, while the Seahawks come into this game with a 12-4 record. The Packers are favored to win this game by 4 points.
Carolina Panthers vs. Arizona Cardinals
Two of the best teams in the NFC will battle it out today as the Carolina Panthers take on the Arizona Cardinals. Both teams are coming off of convincing wins in the Wild Card round and will be looking to take one step closer to the Super Bowl.
The Panthers are led by their superstar quarterback, Cam Newton, who had an MVP-caliber season. The Cardinals, on the other hand, have been led by a strong defense all season long. In what should be a close and exciting game, it will be interesting to see which team comes out on top.
AFC Playoff Games
The first AFC playoff game of the day is between the Baltimore Ravens and the Tennessee Titans. The game will be broadcast on CBS. The second AFC playoff game of the day is between the Houston Texans and the Kansas City Chiefs. The game will be broadcast on NBC.
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals
The 2016 AFC Wild Card Game is a matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers. The game will be played at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio on Saturday, January 9, 2016, at 8:15 p.m. ET. This will be the second time these two teams have met in the playoffs, with Pittsburgh winning the previous meeting in 2005.
New England Patriots vs. Denver Broncos
The New England Patriots go into their thirteenth consecutive AFC Championship game as the top seed in the conference, looking to return to the Super Bowl for the seventh time in that span. The opponent in their way is the fifth-seeded Denver Broncos, who are coming off a win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the divisional round.
This will be the seventeenth meeting between the two teams in the playoffs, with the Patriots holding a 10-6 advantage. The most recent meeting came in 2013, when Denver knocked off New England 26-16 en route to a Super Bowl win.
The Patriots are coming off a dominant 38-3 win over the Los Angeles Chargers in the divisional round, while the Broncos had to grind out a 24-17 victory over Pittsburgh.
New England is a heavy favorite to win this game, as they are nearly two-touchdown favorites at home. But with Peyton Manning retiring after last season and Brock Osweiler taking over at quarterback, anything is possible in this matchup.