The Patriots are back in the playoffs, and will take the field in primetime.
The league announced the schedule for NFL Wild Card Weekend during “Sunday Night Football,” before the Pittsburgh Steelers pulled out a 26-24 win against the Baltimore Ravens in a Week 18 thriller. It earned Pittsburgh the 14th and final spot in the postseason.
New England, meanwhile, locked up the No. 2 seed in the AFC and thus will host the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Chargers.
Here’s a rundown of the six-game schedule for Wild Card Weekend:
Saturday, Jan. 10
4:30 p.m. ET: Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers (FOX)
8 p.m. ET: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears (Prime Video)
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Sunday, Jan. 11
1 p.m. ET: Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars (CBS, Paramount)
4:30 p.m. ET: San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles (FOX)
8 p.m. ET: Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots (NBC)
Monday, Jan. 12
8 p.m. ET: Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers (ESPN, ABC)
The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks earned the No. 1 seed in the AFC and NFC, respectively. Both Denver and Seattle benefit from a first-round bye and home-field advantage in the playoffs.
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You can check out a full list of NFL playoff standings here.
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