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NFL Announces Its Full Schedule For Wild Card Weekend

Originally posted on The Spun | By Tzvi Machlin | Last updated Jan 5, 2025 9:04 PM ET

With the Vikings-Lions game all that remains in determining the seeding of the NFL playoffs, the league has been able to put together their schedule for the first round of the 2024-25 playoffs: Wild Card Weekend

Opening the playoffs on Saturday will be a pair of AFC matchups as the AFC South champion Houston Texans host the Los Angeles Chargers on CBS. After that game, you'll have to go over to Amazon Prime to see the AFC North champion Baltimore Ravens play against the rival Pittsburgh Steelers in their fifth-ever playoff meeting.

Sunday will be a triple-header as the AFC East champion Buffalo bills host the 7-seeded Denver Broncos. After that the Green Bay Packers head to the City of Brotherly Love to take on the NFC East champion Philadelphia Eagles. The day ends with the NFC South champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers playing the Washington Commanders.

The final game of Wild Card Weekend will take place on Monday with the loser of the ongoing Vikings-Lions game playing against the NFC West champion Los Angeles Rams.

Here is the full schedule with times and networks (all times ET):

Saturday, January 11

4:30 p.m. - Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans, CBS
8:00 p.m. - Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens, Amazon Prime

Sunday, January 12

1:00 p.m. - Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills, CBS
4:30 p.m. - Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles, FOX
8:00 p.m. - Washington Commanders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, NBC

Monday, January 13

8:00 p.m. - Minnesota Vikings or Detroit Lions at Los Angeles Rams, ESPN/ABC

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The Kansas City Chiefs will get the weekend off thanks to their bye, as will the winner of the ongoing Vikings-Lions game on NBC.

The schedule for the NFL Divisional Round will be announced at a later date.

As far as the favorites go, the initial betting lines have the Ravens as the heaviest favorite at 8.5-points on some sports books. The Buffalo Bills were similarly given a 7.5-point edge over the visiting Broncos.

The closest matchup right now looks to be the Chargers-Texans game, with the visiting Chargers being 2.5-point favorites.

But the heaviest favorite will most likely be whichever NFC North team the Los Angeles Rams are going to play.

Who do you have coming out on top?

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