NFL announces wild-card and divisional-round playoff schedules

The NFL announced the wild-card and divisional-round playoff schedules Sunday evening, with the first weekend highlighted by Seahawks-Cowboys and Eagles-Bears in the late windows. The No. 6 seed in the AFC -- which will be the winner of Sunday night's game between the Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans -- will visit the Houston Texans at 4:35 p.m. ET on ESPN next Saturday. That night, Seattle will visit Dallas for an 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff on FOX. Wild-card action on Sunday will begin with the Los Angeles Chargers visiting the Baltimore Ravens -- in a rematch of the Ravens' 22-10 victory in Carson, Calif. in Week 16 -- at 1:05 p.m. ET on CBS. The final game of the weekend will be Philadelphia visiting Chicago for a 4:40 p.m. ET kickoff on NBC.

In the divisional round, the top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs will host the lowest remaining AFC seed in the early Saturday window on NBC on Dec. 12. The Los Angeles Rams, the NFC's second seed, will host the conference's highest remaining seed from the wild-card round winners Saturday night on FOX. On Dec. 13, the New England Patriots will host the highest remaining AFC seed from the wild-card round winners in the early afternoon window on CBS, with the New Orleans Saints hosting the lowest remaining NFC seed in the late afternoon on FOX. The conference championship games had previously been scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 20, with the NFC game at 3:05 p.m. ET on FOX and the AFC game at 6:40 p.m. ET on CBS. Super Bowl LIII will be Feb. 2 in Atlanta on CBS.