NFL Playoff Bracket: Final seeding determined
By Mike Dyce
The Dallas Cowboys lost to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday Night Football to finish out the playoff picture. The Eagles are in but face a tough first round match up against the New Orleans Saints. That game is on Saturday night on NBC and will be played in Philadelphia since the Eagles are division champs and the Saints are a Wild Card team.
Earlier on Saturday, the Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Indianapolis Colts in an AFC Wild Card match up. The Colts are hosting the game as the NFC South champions.
On Sunday, the game starts off with an AFC match up again. The Chargers, who were the final AFC team in travel to Ohio to take on the Cincinnati Bengals. The first round of the playoff ends with the San Francisco 49ers traveling to Wisconsin to take on the Green Bay Packers.
Here is the final seeding for the NFC:
- Seattle Seahawks (13-3)
- Carolina Panthers (12-4)
- Philadelphia Eagles (10-6)
- Green Bay Packers (8-7-1)
- San Francisco 49ers (12-4)
- New Orleans Saints (11-5)
AFC
- Denver Broncos (13-3)
- New England Patriots (12-4)
- Cincinnati Bengals (11-5)
- Indianapolis Colts (11-5)
- Kansas City Chiefs (11-5)
- San Diego Chargers (9-7)
Here is the schedule for the first two rounds:
SAT, JAN 4 – WILD CARD ROUND | TIME (ET) | TV | LOCATION |
Kansas City at Indianapolis | 4:35 PM | NBC | Lucas Oil Stadium |
New Orleans at Philadelphia | 8:00 PM | NBC | Lincoln Financial Field |
SUN, JAN 5 – WILD CARD ROUND | TIME (ET) | TV | LOCATION |
San Diego at Cincinnati | 1:05 PM | CBS | Paul Brown Stadium |
San Francisco at Green Bay | 4:40 PM | FOX | Lambeau Field |
SAT, JAN 11 – DIVISONAL ROUND | TIME (ET) | TV | LOCATION |
Lowest NFC Seed at Seattle | 4:35 PM | FOX | CenturyLink Field |
Highest AFC Seed at New England | 8:00 PM | CBS | Gillette Stadium |
SUN, JAN 12 – DIVISONAL ROUND | TIME (ET) | TV | LOCATION |
Highest NFC Seed at Carolina | 1:05 PM | FOX | Bank of America Stadium |
Lowest AFC Seed at Denver | 4:40 PM | CBS | Sports Authority Field |
Here is the playoffs in bracket form: