NFL playoff schedule, bracket: AFC, NFC dates, locations

After the Detroit Lions’ victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night, all six wild-card matchups for the 2024 NFL playoffs are set. The Lions are the 1-seed in the NFC, while the Kansas City Chiefs are the 1-seed in the AFC. Both teams have byes to the divisional round and home-field advantage throughout the postseason.

Wild-card weekend will feature two games on Jan. 11, three on Jan. 12 and one on Jan. 13, a “Monday Night Football” matchup between the Vikings and Los Angeles Rams. Games in the divisional round will be on Jan. 18 and 19. The conference title matchups will be on Jan. 26.

Here are the AFC and NFC brackets, including seeding and the full schedule from wild-card weekend until Super Bowl LIX, which will be played Feb. 9 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.

Wild-card round: Jan. 11, 12 and 13

NFC

(7) Green Bay Packers at (2) Philadelphia Eagles
Sunday, 4:30 p.m. ET on Fox

(5) Minnesota Vikings at (4) Los Angeles Rams
Monday, 8 p.m. ET on ESPN/ABC/ESPN+

(6) Washington Commanders at (3) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sunday, 8 p.m. ET on NBC

Bye: (1) Detroit Lions

AFC

(7) Denver Broncos at (2) Buffalo Bills
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET on CBS

(5) Los Angeles Chargers at (4) Houston Texans
Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET on CBS

(6) Pittsburgh Steelers at (3) Baltimore Ravens
Saturday, 8 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime

Bye: (1) Kansas City Chiefs

Divisional round: Jan. 18 and 19

There will be four divisional-round games — two on Jan. 18 and two on Jan. 19. Game times will be announced come at a later date. Here’s what we know so far:

• In the NFC, the 1-seed Detroit Lions will host the team with the lowest seed.

• In the AFC, the 1-seed Kansas City Chiefs will host the team with the lowest seed.

Conference championships: Jan. 26

The NFC and AFC Championship Games will be played at the home stadiums of the highest-remaining seeds for each conference.

• The NFC Championship Game will be on Fox on Jan. 26, with the game time to be announced at a later date.

• The AFC Championship Game will be on CBS on Jan. 26, with the game time to be announced at a later date.

Super Bowl LIX: Feb. 9

The Super Bowl for the 2024 season will be played at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. The game will air on Fox. Kendrick Lamar will perform during the halftime show. The NFC representative will be the home team.

Source: espn.com