The 2023 NFL regular season is coming to a close. With that comes the NFL playoffs. Fourteen teams, seven from each conference, will have their shot at a Super Bowl run.
Week 18 has come and gone, meaning the playoff schedule is solidified.
What Is the NFL Playoff Schedule?
With Week 18 action underway, this is what the seeding looks like:
(X): clinched playoffs, (Y): clinched division, (Z): clinched No. 1 seed
AFC
- Baltimore Ravens (13-4, AFC North) (Z)
- Buffalo Bills (11-6, AFC East) (Y)
- Kansas City Chiefs (11-6, AFC West) (Y)
- Houston Texans (10-7, AFC South) (Y)
- Cleveland Browns (11-6, Wild Card) (X)
- Miami Dolphins (11-6, Wild Card) (X)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7, Wild Card) (X)
NFC
- San Francisco 49ers (12-5, NFC West) (Z)
- Dallas Cowboys (12-5, NFC East) (Y)
- Detroit Lions (12-5, NFC North) (Y)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-8, NFC South) (Y)
- Philadelphia Eagles (11-6, Wild Card) (X)
- Los Angeles Rams (10-7, Wild Card) (X)
- Green Bay Packers (9-8, Wild Card) (X)
The major change came in the AFC South, with the Jaguars falling to the Tennessee Titans. The loss eliminated Jacksonville from the playoffs and clinched a spot for both Pittsburgh and Buffalo. The loss also meant the Texans would win the AFC South in their first season under DeMeco Ryans and C.J. Stroud.
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The AFC South, NFC South, and AFC East were all up for grabs, with win-and-in situations happening in all three. While the Jaguars lost, the Buccaneers held on and defeated the Carolina Panthers. The NFC East was also undecided, with both the Eagles and Cowboys having a chance to win it.
Sunday Night Football finished off Week 18 in essentially an AFC East title game. The winner between the Bills and Dolphins got the second seed, while the loser will receive the sixth seed. However, Buffalo took the game, winning the division one again.
Here is the Wild Card Weekend schedule:
Saturday, Jan. 13:
5 Cleveland Browns @ 4 Houston Texans, 4:30 p.m. (NBC, Peacock, Telemundo)
6 Miami Dolphins @ 3 Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 p.m. (Peacock)
Sunday, Jan. 14:
7 Pittsburgh Steelers @ 2 Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. (CBS, Paramount+)
7 Green Bay Packers @ 2 Dallas Cowboys, 4:30 p.m. (FOX, FOX Deportes)
6 Los Angeles Rams @ Detroit Lions, 8:15 p.m. (NBC, Peacock, Universo)
Monday, Jan. 15:
5 Philadelphia Eagles @ 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN/ABC/ManningCast/ESPN Deportes)
Wild Card Weekend will feature one game exclusively on Peacock. The game will take place sometime on Saturday, Jan. 13. It will be the first-ever streaming service-exclusive playoff game in NFL history.
The Divisional Round of the playoffs will take place on Jan. 20 and 21, featuring a matchup from each conference on each day. All times are yet to be announced.
Finally, the conference championships will take place on Sunday, Jan. 28. The AFC Championship Game will be at 3 p.m. ET on CBS, and the NFC Championship Game will be at 6:30 p.m. on FOX.
Super Bowl 58 will kick off on Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m. ET on CBS. The game, featuring the champion of each conference, will take place in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium.
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