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NFL Makes Wild Card Weekend Announcement
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NFL Makes Wild Card Weekend Announcement

Originally posted on Athlon Sports  |  By Emily Bicks  |  Last updated Jan 6, 2025 2:28 PM ET

After the regular season came to a close, the NFL kicks off Wild Card Weekend with three days of win-or-go home matchups. 

While the Kansas City Chiefs and the Detroit Lions earned an extra week of rest after securing the No. 1 seed in the AFC and NFC respectively, 14 teams will battle it out in Wild Card Round.

Can anyone stop the Chiefs from becoming the first team in NFL history to win a Super Bowl three-peat? Can the Lions make it to the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history? Both teams will be watching the results of the weekend's game closely, waiting to find out their opponent in the divisional round.

On Jan 6., the NFL announced key news that affects every team who made it to the big dance.

The NFL revealed the head referee for each matchup. Land Clark takes on the Los Angeles Chargers/Houston Texans matchup, while Alex Kemp manages the Pittsburgh Steelers/Baltimore Ravens game.

The league assigned Bill Vinovich for the Denver Broncos/Buffalo Bills showdown and put Brad Allen on the Green Bay Packers/Philadelphia Eagles showdown. 

Craig Wrolstad will officiate the Washington Commanders/Tampa Bay Buccaneers game while John Hussy takes on the sole Monday night game, the Minnesota Vikings/Los Angeles Rams matchup.

The official schedule for Wild Card Weekend is as follows:

Los Angeles Chargers (No. 5) vs. the Houston Texans  (No. 4) at NRG Stadium on Saturday, Jan. 11. at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Pittsburgh Steelers (No. 6) vs. Baltimore Ravens (No. 6) at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 8 p.m. 

Denver Broncos (No. 7) vs. Buffalo Bills (No. 2) at Highmark Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 12, at 1 p.m. ET.

Green Bay Packers (No. 7) vs. Philadelphia Eagles (No. 2) at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday, Jan 12, at 4: 30 p.m. ET

Washington Commanders (No. 6) vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (No. 3) at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday, Jan 12, at 8 p.m. ET

Minnesota Vikings (No. 5) vs. Los Angeles Rams (No. 4) at SoFi Stadium on Monday, Jan. 13, at 8 p.m. ET

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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