The road to Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta will get a little clearer this weekend. After Sunday, we’ll know which 12…
The road to Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta will get a little clearer this weekend. After Sunday, we’ll know which 12 teams advanced to the NFL playoffs. Eight teams will play on wild-card weekend, with the winners moving on to play the top two seeds in each conference the following week in the divisional round.
While we’ll have to wait until then to pencil in the teams, we do already know the schedule. Here’s a look.
Wild-card round, Jan. 5-6: There will be two games each day, one from each conference on both Saturday and Sunday. The No. 3 seed will host the No. 6 seed, and the No. 4 seed will host the No. 5 seed.
Divisional round, Jan. 12-13: Same deal as the wild-card round: Two games each day, one from each conference on both Saturday and Sunday. The top two seeds from each conference will serve as the home teams. The No. 1 seed with play the lowest remaining seed (No. 4,5 or 6) while the No. 2 seed will host the highest remaining seed (No. 3,4, or 5).
Conference championships, Sunday, Jan. 20: The NFC championship game will be on FOX at 3:05 p.m., while the AFC will air on CBS at 6:40 p.m. The highest remaining seed will host.
