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NFL Playoff Schedule 2016: AFC, NFC Postseason Dates, TV Schedule for Each Round

January 3, 2016   ·     ·   Jump to comments


Only a Week 17 slate and six days stand between now and the NFL playoffs, which begin Saturday with the wild-card round. 
The NFC’s six playoff teams are already determined, though seeding remains up for grabs, as does the NFC North, whose crown will go to the winner of Sunday night’s game between the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers. 
That winner will host a wild-card game next weekend as the No. 3 seed, while the loser will take either the fifth or sixth seed, depending on how the Seattle Seahawks fare in their regular season finale. They will assume the remaining wild-card spot. 
The other three NFC playoff teams are the Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals and Washington Redskins.
Four AFC squads have clinched a playoff berth, and another four are vying for the remaining two spots.
The Houston Texans, entering Sunday 8-7, are in line to win the AFC South, though the 7-8 Indianapolis Colts are hanging on to a 0.03 perc...

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