2023 NFL playoffs: Wild Card weekend schedule, dates, and occasions

The NFL playoff discipline is now set, and NFL followers can stay up for six rematches over the course of Wild Card Weekend.

The AFC rounded out the playoff discipline on Sunday afternoon, with the Miami Dolphins clinching the seventh seed within the convention because of their victory over the New York Jets, coupled with the New England Patriots’ loss to the Buffalo Bills.

The ultimate spot within the NFC got here all the way down to the ultimate sport of the season, when the Green Bay Packers hosted the Detroit Lions. Thanks to their win earlier within the day, the Seattle Seahawks clinched the ultimate spot within the NFC when Jared Goff and firm knocked off the Packers within the ultimate sport of the common season.

Also this weekend, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles clinched the highest spots within the AFC and the NFC, respectively, that means these two groups shall be dwelling subsequent weekend watching the enjoyable together with the remainder of us.

With the sphere set, the NFL launched the schedule for Wild Card Weekend.

Here is the schedule:

Saturday, January 14

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Seattle Seahawks (#7) at San Francisco 49ers (#2): 4:30 p.m. ET, FOX

The playoffs kick off with a division rivalry sport. NFC West rivals meet once more, because the Seattle Seahawks journey to San Francisco to tackle the 49ers for the third time this season. The two groups met again in Week 2, in a sport that noticed Trey Lance undergo a season-ending harm, opening the door for the return of Jimmy Garoppolo. While the Seahawks gained that sport by a ultimate rating of 27-7, issues could be a lot totally different of their subsequent assembly. In Week 15, the 49ers got here out high by a ultimate rating of 21-13, with rookie Brock Purdy on the helm.

Who will get the higher of issues within the rubber match?

Los Angeles Chargers (#5) at Jacksonville Jaguars (#4): 8:15 p.m. ET, NBC

As with the opposite AFC playoff video games, this too is a rematch from the common season. While the opposite two video games characteristic division rivals squaring off for the third time this season, the assembly between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Jacksonville Jaguars is a rematch of a Week 3 sport that noticed the visiting Jaguars knock off the Chargers by a ultimate rating of 38-10.

In that assembly Trevor Lawrence received the higher of Justin Herbert, finishing 28 of 39 passes for 262 yards and three touchdowns, with out an interception.

Sunday, January 15

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Miami Dolphins (#7) at Buffalo Bills (#2): 1:00 p.m. ET, CBS

This would be the third assembly of the season between these AFC East rivals. The Dolphins gained the primary assembly again in Week 3 by a ultimate rating of 21-19, in a sport that featured the notorious “Butt Punt.” Buffalo gained the rematch at dwelling in Week 15, by a ultimate rating of 32-29. A serious storyline on this sport would be the well being of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who missed the final two video games for Miami after being positioned within the concussion protocol.

New York Giants (#6) at Minnesota Vikings (#3): 4:30 p.m. ET, FOX

One of essentially the most shocking tales of the 2022 NFL common season was the success from the New York Giants. While new basic supervisor Joe Schoen tried to handle expectations earlier than the season, as a substitute of piling up the losses as many anticipated, as a substitute the Giants saved profitable. Their reward is a rematch with the Minnesota Vikings, who defeated the Giants again in Week 16 on a 61-yard discipline aim from Greg Joseph on the ultimate play of the sport.

Baltimore Ravens (#6) at Cincinnati Bengals (#3): 8:15 p.m. ET, NBC

The Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals will meet for the third time this season, and for the second time in as many weeks. While the placement of this assembly didn’t come all the way down to a coin flip, because of the Bengals’ win over the Ravens within the season finale, it is going to be the rubber match between these two AFC North rivals. While Cincinnati gained on Sunday, it was the Ravens who gained their first assembly this season, because of a last-second discipline aim from Justin Tucker.

The well being of quarterback Lamar Jackson shall be an enormous storyline main as much as this sport. Jackson has not performed since struggling a knee harm towards the Denver Broncos again in Week 13.

Monday, January 16

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Dallas Cowboys (#5) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (#2): 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN

In what looks as if years in the past, Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season noticed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers sq. off with the Dallas Cowboys in Dallas. On that evening, Tom Brady and the guests received the higher of Dak Prescott and the Cowboys, with Tampa Bay profitable by a ultimate rating of 19-3.

Things have modified since then. The Buccaneers managed to get into the playoffs with a shedding document, whereas the Cowboys may have completed as excessive as the highest seed within the NFC earlier than their loss on Sunday to the Washington Commanders.