NFL Playoff Schedule 2022: Wild-Card Matchups, Bracket Dates and Start Times



Kyusung Gong is an Associated Press photographer.

The drama in the afternoon changed the picture for the playoffs.

The San Francisco 49ers' overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams put them into the playoffs and dropped Sean McVay's side down to the fourth seed.

San Francisco's victory at Sofi Stadium set up two games against each other in the playoffs.

There are a few possibilities for a second game in the playoffs, but they will not be determined until the end of the game between the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Clippers.
The winner of the division game qualifies for the playoffs, while a tie knocks out the other team.

Here's a look at the schedule.

Saturday, January 15

The New England Patriots and Las Vegas Raiders are playing. The time is later.
Buffalo Bills are playing the Los Angeles Chargers. The time is later.

On Sunday, January 16.

The Philadelphia Eagles are playing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The time is later.
The 49ers are at the Cowboys. The program is on CBS.
The Kansas City Chiefs are playing the Pittsburgh Steelers. The program is on NBC

Monday, January 17

The Los Angeles Rams are playing the Arizona Cardinals. The program is on ABC

There are wild-card matchups.

Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network gave a description of the potential games in play.

Ian Rapoport is on the RapSheet.
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What is at stake tonight, via the NFL Research.

The Raiders and Bolts will play for a spot in the playoffs on Sunday night. Both sides could qualify for the playoffs if the rivals tie.

Two of the possible opponents that Kansas City could earn are the teams that played each other in the regular season. The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Raiders were defeated twice by the team coached by Andy Reid.

Las Vegas was 0-3 against its potential playoff opponents. The Raiders lost to the Chiefs by a combined score of 89-23 and then to the Bengals by a 32-13 score.

If the game ends in a tie, the New England Pats will face the Cincinnati Bengals for the first time this season.

If the Raiders win, the Bills would face the Pats. The Bills will play Los Angeles.

Next weekend, the TennesseeTitans will watch all of the potential games. The Houston Texans were the team that locked up the No. 1 overall seed.

There are wild-card matchups.

Philadelphia and Tampa Bay are the top two teams.

San Francisco is at Dallas.

The Los Angeles Rams and the Arizona Rattlesnakes are both ranked in the top four.

The regular season featured two of the three Wild Card games.

The only other team in the South to beat the Eagles was the Brady-led team. The two sides played each other in Week 6.

Brady has a history against the Eagles. He faced them twice in the Super Bowl.

Philadelphia enters the playoffs as a rested group since most of its starters did not play in the loss to Dallas. Brady, Rob Gronkowski, Mike Evans, and others were in the game for most of the victory over the Carolinas.

The two teams were drawn against each other.

The loss to San Francisco dropped Los Angeles from the second seed to the fourth. Arizona lost to the Seattle Seahawks.

The Rams and theCardinals played each other in the regular season. Los Angeles won in Week 14. The first contest was held in Week 4.

The 49ers were aligned with the Cowboys after they defeated the Rams.

Dallas moved up one spot over the Rams. The results of Saturday night's game should be taken lightly because they came against Philadelphia's second-team defense.