The Wild Card Weekend for the 2023-2024 NFL Playoffs has been decided.
After a chaotic final weekend of the 2023 NFL regular season, we finally know who's going to play, who's out, and who's going to play who in Wild Card Weekend. Despite getting off to an 8-3 start. jacksonville jaguars They were eliminated on the final Sunday of the regular season, so they'll probably be watching with the rest of the players. Despite having two picks in the top five of the 2023 NFL Draft. houston texans Not only did they qualify for the playoffs, but they also won the AFC South and will be playing.
Here's the Wild Card Weekend schedule, including TV information, start times, brackets, and more for each matchup.
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Saturday, January 13, 2024
cleveland browns (5) Houston Texans (4)
4:30pm ET NBC/Peacock
If you had told me before the season that Joe Flacco would be heading to Houston to lead the Cleveland Browns to face C.J. Stroud and the Texans on Wild Card Weekend, then you would have said that your name is Biff Tannen and that you are the future… You've traveled back in time to get the edition.of Grays Sports Yearbook And now they're cashing in on that bet.
Because to be honest, no one expected this to happen. But this might be the most appealing game of the entire weekend. The whole party begins.
miami dolphins (6) at kansas city chiefs (3)
8:15 p.m. ET; peacock
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A few weeks ago, the Miami Dolphins led by 14 points with two minutes left in a game against the Dolphins. tennessee titans. If they had won that game, the Dolphins would have improved to 10-3 on the season and would have been three games out of league play. buffalo bills in the AFC East.
However, they broke that lead against the Titans and took the lead in the division. The Dolphins face a trip to Arrowhead this weekend instead of him at home, but early weather forecasts say temperatures will likely be in the single digits.
Things haven't been great for the Chiefs this season, and there may be more questions than answers at this point. However, there is at least one more home playoff game this season, and most of the starters were rested in Week 18, so they should be in good shape heading into this game.
Sunday, January 14, 2024
green bay packers (7) at dallas cowboys (2)
4:30pm ET Fox
This is also a game packed with fascinating perspectives. Mike McCarthy is coaching against his old team, and they also have the youngest team on the field, the Green Bay Packers. 5th youngest Playoff team in NFL history. Add in their playoff history and you have the makings for another compelling matchup. These two teams have faced each other eight times in the playoffs, with each team winning his four games.
Someone will get their fifth win next weekend.
Los Angeles Rams (6) at detroit lions (3)
8:15 p.m. ET; NBC/Peacock
Let's talk about narrative games.
Matthew Stafford vs. his old team. A matchup with Jared Goff and his old team. It was the first home playoff game for the Detroit Lions since 1993 and the first ever playoff game at Ford Field. Dan Campbell vs. Sean McVay. There's no shortage of storylines in this one.
Monday, January 15, 2024
pittsburgh steelers (7) Buffalo Bills (2)
4:30pm ET CBS/Paramount+
update: The game was moved to Monday afternoon due to a major winter storm that hit the Buffalo area and caused local officials to impose a weekend travel ban.
Late in the game, the Buffalo Bills looked like the team no one wanted to play in the AFC playoffs.
They needed to make it to the postseason first.
Well, the Bills accomplished that on Sunday thanks to the Jaguars' loss to the Titans. The Bills then defeated the Dolphins to clinch the division for the fourth straight year. Now, if they can get past the Pittsburgh Steelers first, they will be able to play at least the first two playoff games at home.
As for the Steelers, despite a disastrous back-to-back loss to the Patriots and Cardinals, with third-string QB Mason Rudolph at the helm, Mike Tomlin and company are jumping at the puncher's chance. There is. However, they will likely be without TJ Watt, who injured his knee in the final game of the season.
philadelphia eagles (5) at tampa bay buccaneers (Four)
8:15 p.m. ET; ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
The end of the season wasn't the best for the Philadelphia Eagles. After posting a 10-1 record, Philadelphia limped off to an 11-6 finish, dropping five of its last six games. At DraftKings, they opened as slight favorites against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers despite having to travel for that game, but given the Eagles' current state of play, that number You might see it move.
Oh, and Baker Mayfield played in a home playoff game for the first time in his career? That looks like fun.
Score
Houston 45, Cleveland 14
Kansas City 26, Miami 7
