NFL Playoff Schedule 2016-17 announced

By Kevin Kelley -

The 2016 NFL regular season has been completed and now it’s time for the playoffs! The NFL Playoff Schedule is now set for the AFC and NFC Wild-Card games, Divisional games, Championship Games, and Super Bowl LI.

The NFL Playoffs begin on Saturday, January 7 when the  Oakland Raiders travel to face the Houston Texans (4:35pm ET, ESPN/ABC).

AFC teams with a first-round bye are the New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs. New England has home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.

In the NFC, the Dallas Cowboys and the Atlanta Falcons earned the bye. The Dallas Cowboys have home-field advantage.

Super Bowl LI will be played on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas (6:30pm ET, FOX).

NFL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
(Full Schedule w/ PDF version)
* All times Eastern.

WILD-CARD ROUND

Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017
(4) Houston 27, (5) Oakland 14
(3) Seattle 26, (6) Detroit 6

Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017
(3) Pittsburgh 30, (6) Miami 12
(4) Green Bay 38, (5) NY Giants 13

DIVISIONAL ROUND

Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017
(2) Atlanta 36, (3) Seattle 20
(1) New England 34, (4) Houston 16

Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017
(4) Green Bay 34, (1) Dallas 31
(3) Pittsburgh 18, (2) Kansas City 16

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES

Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017
(2) Atlanta 44, (4) Green Bay 21
(1) New England 36, (3) Pittsburgh 17

SUPER BOWL LI
NRG Stadium, Houston, TX

Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017
New England 34, Atlanta 28 (OT)

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