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The NFL regular season came to a close Sunday night with the Green Bay Packers knocking off the Detroit Lions to win the NFC North crown.
With that, the playoff field is set.
Wild Card weekend will begin in the AFC on Saturday as No. 4 Houston hosts No. 5 Oakland at 4:35 p.m. on ESPN or ABC. Raiders quarterback Matt McGloin, formerly of Penn State and West Scranton High School, suffered a shoulder injury in a loss to Denver that knocked Oakland out of the AFC West lead.
Following that game on Saturday will be NFC No. 6 Detroit traveling to No. 3 Seattle at 8:15 p.m. on NBC. The Lions lost the division to the Packers but squeezed into the playoffs because of Washington’s loss to the New York Giants.
On Sunday, AFC No. 3 Pittsburgh will host No. 6 Miami at 1:05 p.m. on CBS. The Steelers rested stars Ben Roethlisberger, Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown this week but managed to beat Cleveland in overtime.
Later that day will be the final NFC game with the No. 4 Packers taking on the No. 5 Giants at Lambeau Field. FOX will have the 4:40 p.m. broadcast.
Dates and times were also announced for the divisional round. NFC No. 2 Atlanta (4:35 p.m. FOX) and AFC No. 1 New England (8:15 p.m., CBS) will play on Jan. 14. AFC No. 2 Kansas City (1:05 p.m., NBC) and NFC No. 1 Dallas (4:40 p.m., FOX) will host games on Jan. 15.
Conference championships will be held Jan. 22 with Super Bowl LI scheduled for Feb. 5 in Houston on FOX.