It's early 2012 and that means it's time for NFL Wild Card and Divisional Playoffs. Here's a look at the schedules for the Wild Card Playoffs on January 7-8 and Divisional Playoffs on January 14-15 (all times Eastern):
NFL WILD CARD WEEKEND
Saturday, January 7
AFC: 4:30 PM (ET)
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Cincinnati at Houston (NBC)
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NFC: 8:00 PM (ET)
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Detroit at New Orleans (NBC)
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Sunday, January 8
NFC: 1:00 PM (ET)
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Atlanta at Dallas/N.Y. Giants (FOX)
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AFC: 4:30 PM (ET)
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Pittsburgh at Denver (CBS)
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NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
Saturday, January 14
NFC: 4:30 PM (ET)
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New Orleans/Dallas-N.Y. Giants/Atlanta at San Francisco (FOX)
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AFC: 8:00 PM (ET)
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Denver/Pittsburgh/Cincinnati at New England (CBS)
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Sunday, January 15
AFC: 1:00 PM (ET)
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Houston/Denver/Pittsburgh at Baltimore (CBS)
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NFC: 4:30 PM (ET)
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Dallas-N.Y. Giants/Atlanta/Detroit at Green Bay (FOX)
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In
the Divisional Playoffs, the division champion with the best record in
each conference will host the lowest seeded Wild Card survivor. Once
teams are seeded for the playoffs, positions do not change:
American Football Conference |
National Football Conference |
1. New England (13-3, AFC East champion)
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1. Green Bay (15-1, NFC North champion)
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2. Baltimore (12-4, AFC North champion)
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2. San Francisco (13-3, NFC West champion)
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3. Houston (10-6, AFC South champion)
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3. New Orleans (13-3, NFC South champion)
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4. Denver (8-8, AFC West champion)
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4. Dallas (8-7)/NY Giants (8-7) (NFC East champion)
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5. Pittsburgh (12-4)
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5. Atlanta (10-6)
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6. Cincinnati (9-7)
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6. Detroit (10-6)
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The AFC (CBS, 3:00 PM ET) and NFC (FOX, 6:30 PM ET) Championship Games will be played on Sunday, January 22.
The
2012 Pro Bowl (NBC, 7:00 PM ET) will be played on Sunday, January 29 at
Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii, one week before Super Bowl XLVI
takes place at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Sunday, February 5
(NBC, 6:30 PM ET).
