NFL Schedule This Weekend, and 2014 Playoffs Picture After Wild Card Games

NFL Schedule This Weekend, and 2014 Playoffs Picture After Wild Card Games
The Pittsburgh Steelers, right, line up against the Baltimore Ravens for a field goal attempt during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Pittsburgh. AP Photo/Gene Puskar
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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The NFL playoffs start on Saturday with two games--the Arizona Cardinals against the Carolina Panthers, and the Baltimore Ravens against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The first game, which will be broadcast on ESPN, will start at 4:35 p.m. EST. The Panthers are playing at home.

The second game, which will be broadcast on NBC, will start at 8:15 p.m. EST. The Steelers are playing at home.

The other two Wild Card games will be on Sunday.

The Cincinnati Bengals play at the Indianapolis Colts. The game kicks off at 1:05 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on CBS.

The Detroit Lions play at the Dallas Cowboys. The game kicks off at 4:40 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on FOX.

The NFL playoffs feature a mix-up in the second round, making it more uncertain who the winners will play. 

In the NFC, the Cowboys are the 3rd seed, the Panthers are the 4th seed, the Cardinals are the 5th seed, and the Lions are the 6th seed. The lowest winning seed from the Wild Card round will play the Seattle Seahawks, which got the 1st seed, next weekend. The highest winning seed will play the Green Bay Packers, the 2nd seed.

In the AFC, the Steelers are the 3rd seed, the Colts are the 4th seed, the Bengals are the 5th seed, and the Ravens are the 6th seed. The lowest winning seed from the Wild Card round will face the New England Patriots, which got the 1st seed, next weekend. The highest winning seed will play the Denver Broncos, the 2nd seed.

(NFL.com)
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Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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