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There is still one more wild card game. But the NFL’s division-round playoff schedule is set.
The NFL announced next weekend after Sunday night’s win over the Baltimore Ravens in Cincinnati, which set up a trip to Buffalo for the Bengals. The Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play Monday night in the final wild card game of the week. The winner will travel to play the San Francisco 49ers next Sunday.
NFL Divisional Round Schedule
No. 4 Jacksonville Jaguars at No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs
Saturday 21. January | 4:30 ET | NBC
No. 6 New York Giants at No. 1 Philadelphia Eagles
Saturday 21. January | 8:15 pm ET | Fox
No. 3 Cincinnati Bengals at No. 2 Buffalo Bills
Sunday, January 22 | 3 ET | CBS
No. 5 Dallas Cowboys at No. 2 San Francisco 49ers
Sunday, January 22 | 6:30 ET | Fox
More rematches in store for the divisional round
Following a wild-card weekend that featured regular-season rematches in every game, familiarity will once again be a theme in the divisional round.
Saturday begins with the second matchup of the season pitting Patrick Mahomes against Trevor Lawrence. The Mahomes Chiefs beat the Lawrence Jaguars 27-17 in Week 7. The Jaguars are a much better team after the loss dropped them to 3-7. Since then, they have won seven of eight games, including Saturday’s rally in a 27-0 rout of the Los Angeles Chargers.
Saturday night’s slate features a classic matchup between the NFC East rival Giants and Eagles. Philadelphia won both regular-season games, with the Week 18 win coming against a Giants team that rested its starters for the game. The Eagles beat the Giants 48-22 in Week 14.
Sunday’s highly-anticipated game between the Bills and the Bengals will take place after their Week 17 game was canceled following Damar Hamlin’s serious on-field fall. The Bills safety suffered a heart attack on the field and was taken to an area hospital. He was released and was well enough to visit the Bills’ practice last week. Now his Bills host a playoff game against the defending AFC champions.
The Cowboys beat the Bucs on Monday to secure their first non-rematch of the postseason. They will renew their longtime playoff rivalry with the 49ers to close out the divisional round schedule.
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