Full Wild-Card Weekend Schedule: NFL Playoff Matchups for Opening Round

The schedule for wild-card weekend has been revealed.

Caleb Williams and the Bears will take on the Packers in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs. / Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images

NFL wild-card weekend is just around the corner as the regular season comes to a close on Sunday. The playoff bracket is officially locked in after the Steelers’ breathtaking victory over the Ravens in a Week 18 showdown to determine the AFC North.

The league announced the schedule for the wild-card round, revealing the dates, kickoff time and TV and streaming information for all six of the games in the opening round. Wild-card weekend runs from Saturday Jan. 10 through Monday Jan. 12, and here’s a look at the full schedule.

NFL wild-card weekend schedule

Game	Location	Date and Time	TV and Streaming
Los Angeles Rams vs. Carolina Panthers	Bank of America Stadium	January 10 at 4:30 p.m. ET	FOX, FOX One
Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears	Soldier Field	January 10 at 8:00 p.m. ET	Prime Video
Buffalo Bills vs. Jacksonville Jaguars	EverBank Stadium	January 11 at 1:00 p.m. ET	CBS, Paramount+
San Francisco 49ers vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Lincoln Financial Field	January 11 at 4:30 p.m. ET	FOX, FOX One
Los Angeles Chargers vs. New England Patriots	Gillette Stadium	January 11 at 8:00 p.m. ET	NBC, Peacock
Houston Texans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Acrisure Stadium	January 12 at 8:00 p.m. ET	ESPN/ABC, ESPN App

The Panthers will host the Rams at Bank of America Stadium in the opening game of the playoffs. Carolina is the only team in the NFL playoffs with a sub-.500 record after narrowly winning the NFC South to clinch the No. 4 seed. They’ll look to upstage MVP hopeful Matthew Stafford in a Saturday afternoon showdown.

The Bears host the Packers in a NFC North rivalry classic later Saturday evening on Prime Video, with kickoff set for 8:00 p.m.

Sunday’s slate includes three games, starting off with a Josh Allen vs. Trevor Lawrence showdown in a Bills-Jaguars clash at EverBank Stadium. That game kicks off at 1:00 p.m. ET and can be seen on CBS.

After that, the 49ers take on the Eagles at the Linc, with kickoff set for 4:30 p.m. ET. That game will be on FOX, as the reigning champs look to defend their home turf and advance to the divisional round.

The final game of Sunday’s slate is a battle between the Chargers and Patriots, as playoff football returns to Gillette Stadium for the first time in six years. That game kicks off at 8:00 p.m. ET and will be broadcast by NBC.

Wild-card weekend wraps up with a battle between the Texans and the Steelers clinched the AFC North with a win over the Ravens on Sunday. Their wild-card round matchup kicks off at 8:00 p.m. on Monday and will be aired on ESPN and ABC.

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