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Commissioner PAUL TAGLIABUE announced today the schedule of sites, dates and times for the National Football League Wild Card games of January 2-3 and Divisional Playoffs of January 9-10 (all times Eastern): NFL WILD CARD WEEKEND
Saturday, January 2
AFC: 12:30 PM (ET)Buffalo (10-6) at Miami (10-6) (ABC-TV)
NFC: 4:05 PM (ET)Arizona (9-7) at Dallas (9-6) (ABC-TV)
Sunday, January 3
AFC: 12:35 PM (ET)New England (9-7) at Jacksonville (10-5) (CBS-TV)
NFC: 4:15 PM (ET)Green Bay (11-5) at San Francisco (12-4) (FOX-TV)
NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
Saturday, January 9
NFC: 12:35 PM (ET)Dallas (9-6), Green Bay (11-5) or San Francisco (12-4) at Atlanta (14-2) (FOX-TV)
AFC: 4:05 PM (ET)Buffalo (10-6), Miami (10-6) or New England (9-7) at Denver (14-2) (CBS-TV)
Sunday, January 10
AFC: 12:35 PM (ET)Buffalo (10-6), Jacksonville (10-5) or Miami (10-6) at N.Y. Jets (12-4) (CBS-TV)
NFC: 4:15 PM (ET)Arizona (9-7), Green Bay (11-5) or San Francisco (11-4) at Minnesota (15-1) (FOX-TV)
In the Divisional Playoffs, the division champion with the best record in each conference is host to the surviving Wild Card team with the lowest playoff ranking. The division champion with the second-best record in each conference is host to either the division champion with the third-best record or the surviving Wild Card team with the highest playoff ranking. There are no restrictions on intradivision games.
Once teams are ranked for the playoffs, positions do not change:
| American Football Conference | National Football Conference | |
| 1. Denver (West champion) | 1. Minnesota (Central champion) | |
| 2. NY Jets (East champion) | 2. Atlanta (West champion) | |
| 3. Jacksonville (Central champion) | 3. Dallas (East champion) | |
| 4. Miami (Wild Card) | 4. San Francisco (Wild Card) | |
| 5. Buffalo (Wild Card) | 5. Green Bay (Wild Card) | |
| 6. New England (Wild Card) | 6. Arizona (Wild Card) |
courtesy of the NFL