2025 NFL Playoffs Wild Card Round
By: Veronica Quintin
After Week 18 of the NFL, the matchups for this year’s playoffs are set. The first round of playoffs will have six games from Saturday to Sunday. Twelve teams will compete to enter the divisional round where they will get closer to reaching Super Bowl 59. The only two teams that are not playing this week are the Kansas City Chiefs and the Detroit Lions because they secured the one seed of their conferences, which gives them a bye week to rest and prepare for the divisional round.
The first playoff game is on January 11th at 4:30 p.m. with the Los Angeles Chargers going against the Houston Texans in Houston, Texas. After this game, the Pittsburgh Steelers will play the Baltimore Ravens at 8:00 p.m. The next day, there will be three games with the Denver Broncos vs. the Buffalo Bills, the Green Bay Packers vs. the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Washington Commander vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The last game with be on January 13th at 8:00 p.m. with the Minnesota Vikings vs. the Los Angeles Rams. After this week, the remaining teams will face off in the divisional round with the first game being on January 18th.
Sources:
https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-reveals-wild-card-weekend-schedule
