NFL Playoff Bracket: AFC, NFC Seeding

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NFL playoff bracket: AFC, NFC and Super Bowl 2022 schedule, seeding, TV times, dates and locations​

The six matchups for the wild-card round of the 2021 NFL playoffs are set, and the Green Bay Packers (NFC) and Tennessee Titans (AFC) are the teams that get byes. Among the interesting matchups for the first round: Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers taking on the Philadelphia Eagles, the Dallas Cowboys reigning a classic rivalry with the San Francisco 49ers and the New England Patriots facing their AFC East rival Buffalo Bills for the third time this season.

Wild-card weekend will feature games on Saturday, Jan. 15; Sunday, Jan. 16; and -- for the first time -- Monday, Jan. 17. The game on Monday (Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams) will air on ESPN, ABC and ESPN+. The divisional round will take place over Jan. 22-23 and include four games that will determine who moves on to the conference championships on Jan. 30.

Here is what we know about the AFC and NFC brackets, including seeding, TV times and the schedule of games from wild-card weekend up through Super Bowl LVI, which will take place on Sunday, Feb. 13, from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

Wild-card weekend: Jan. 15, 16 and 17

NFC

(7) Philadelphia Eagles at (2) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET on Fox

(6) San Francisco 49ers at (3) Dallas Cowboys
Sunday, 4:30 p.m. ET on CBS

(5) Arizona Cardinals at (4) Los Angeles Rams
Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN/ABC/ESPN+

Bye: (1) Green Bay Packers

AFC

(7) Pittsburgh Steelers at (2) Kansas City Chiefs
Sunday, 8:15 p.m. ET on NBC

(6) New England Patriots at (3) Buffalo Bills
Saturday, 8:15 p.m. ET on CBS

(5) Las Vegas Raiders at (4) Cincinnati Bengals
Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC

Bye: (1) Tennessee Titans

 

[OC--LeftCoast]

Wow, so we get the MNF draw

Oh well

 

[CGI_Ram]

What you guys see in these games?

I can see Tampa and KC winning strong.

The rest…

Tampa
Dallas
Rams

KC
NE
CIN

Buffalo and NE is a toss up.

SF very well could beat Dallas.

I will root Cincinnati but they make me a little nervous and the Raiders have nothing to lose.

 

[Merlin]

We're gonna have our hands full with the Cards. That's a strong offense and us losing the only safety who can really play this scheme is a huge hit. But assuming we get past them...

SF is a real threat for Dallas. But Dallas probably has too many weapons for them to keep down for a full 60. SF will try to dominate on the ground to keep them off the field and do what they do to us. But in the end Garoppolo can't play the Rams defense every week so likely that Dallas comes out on top.

So I'd say we have a 60% chance of going to Green Bay. IF we can take care of business at home game one. Feels to me like we're short now with Fuller out, not gonna lie. So teams like the Packers and Cowboys will flood our secondary and BBQ our asses if and when we get to them.

 

[CGI_Ram]

These would be categorized as the bigger potential upsets of the weekend. Anyone see it?

SF over Dallas
Eagles over Bucs
Pittsburgh over KC
Raiders over Bengals

SF and the Raiders have the best shot, IMO.

 

[CGI_Ram]

2022 NFL Wild Card Weekend Schedule

Saturday, January 15

4:30 p.m. ET (5) Las Vegas Raiders at (4) Cincinnati Bengals

8:15 p.m. ET (6) New England Patriots at (3) Buffalo Bills

Sunday, January 16

1:00 p.m. ET (7) Philadelphia Eagles at (2) Tampa Bay Buccaneers

4:30 p.m. ET (6) San Francisco 49ers at (3) Dallas Cowboys

8:15 p.m. ET (7) Pittsburgh Steelers at (2) Kansas City Chiefs

Monday, January 17

8:15 p.m. ET (5) Arizona Cardinals at (4) Los Angeles Rams