NFL Wild Card & Divisional Playoff Schedule Announced
12/28/2008
NFL WILD CARD & DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
Commissioner ROGER GOODELL announced today the schedule of sites, dates and times for the National Football League Wild Card games of January 3-4 and Divisional Playoffs of January 10-11 (all times Eastern):
NFL WILD CARD WEEKEND
Saturday, January 3
NFC: 4:30 PM (ET)
Atlanta (11-5) at Arizona (9-7) (NBC-TV)
AFC: 8:00 PM (ET)
Indianapolis (12-4) at San Diego (8-8) (NBC-TV)
Sunday, January 4
AFC: 1:00 PM (ET)
Baltimore (11-5) at Miami (11-5) (CBS-TV)
NFC: 4:30 PM (ET)
Philadelphia (9-6-1) at Minnesota (10-6) (FOX-TV)
NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
Saturday, January 10
AFC: 4:30 PM (ET)
Baltimore (11-5) or San Diego (8-8) or Indianapolis (12-4) at Tennessee (13-3) (CBS-TV)
NFC: 8:15 PM (ET)
Arizona (9-7) or Atlanta (11-5) or Minnesota (10-6) at Carolina (12-4) (FOX-TV)
Sunday, January 11
NFC: 1:00 PM (ET)
Arizona (9-7) or Atlanta (11-5) or Philadelphia (9-6-1) at New York Giants (12-4) (FOX-TV)
AFC: 4:45 PM (ET)
Miami (11-5) or Indianapolis (12-4) or San Diego (8-8) at Pittsburgh (12-4) (CBS-TV)
In the Divisional Playoffs, the division champion with the best record in each conference is host to the surviving Wild Card Weekend team with the lowest playoff ranking. The division champion with the second-best record in each conference is host to the surviving Wild Card Weekend team with the highest playoff ranking. There are no restrictions on intradivision games.
Once teams are ranked for the playoffs, positions do not change:
American Football Conference
National Football Conference
1. Tennessee (South Division champion)
1. New York Giants (East Division champion)
2. Pittsburgh (North Division champion)
2. Carolina (South Division champion)
3. Miami (East Division champion)
3. Minnesota (North Division champion)
4. Denver or San Diego (West Division champion)
4. Arizona (West Division champion)
5. Indianapolis
5. Atlanta
6. Baltimore
6. Philadelphia
The AFC (CBS, 6:30 PM ET) and NFC (FOX, 3:00 PM ET) Championship Games will be played on Sunday, January 18, and Super Bowl XLIII at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida on Sunday, February 1 (NBC).
The annual AFC-NFC Pro Bowl will be played in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sunday, February 8 (NBC).
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