A look at the opening round of the 2025 NFL Playoffs, team matchups, playoff bracket, schedule, and TV channel options.
Week 18 of the NFL season has come to a close, meaning it’s only playoffs ahead for the 14 teams who managed to punch their ticket to the postseason, including your Detroit Lions . The NFL released its full schedule for the Wild Card round of the playoffs.
The Lions get to watch it all from home. With their win over the Minnesota Vikings , Detroit has a first-round bye and a seat in the divisional round of the playoffs.
Here’s each matchup for the respective conferences;
AFC playoff matchups
- 7 Denver Broncos at 2 Buffalo Bills
- 6 Pittsburgh Steelers at 3 Baltimore Ravens
- 5 Los Angeles Chargers at 4 Houston Texans
(Kansas City Chiefs have a bye week)
NFC playoff matchups
- 7 Green Bay Packers at 2 Philadelphia Eagles
- 6 Washington Commanders at 3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- 5 Minnesota Vikings at 4 Los Angeles Rams
(Lions have a bye week)
Those are the matchups. Here are the schedules, kickoff times, and television networks you can find for each first-round matchup.
Saturday, January 11
- 4:30 p.m. ET — Chargers at Texans — CBS, Paramount+
- 8 p.m. ET — Steelers at Ravens — Prime Video
Sunday, January 12
- 1 p.m. ET — Broncos at Bills — CBS, Paramount+
- 4:30 p.m. ET — Packers at Eagles — FOX
- 8 p.m. ET — Commanders at Buccaneers — NBC/Peacock
Monday, January 13
- 8 p.m. ET — Vikings at Rams — ESPN/ABC
Pretty nice slate of games. Going to be fun watching them from the comfort of my couch while having a cold beverage.
The Lions will face off against the lowest-seeded team remaining in the second round of the playoffs.