With only one game left on the schedule for the wild card round of the NFL playoffs, the game Monday night between the Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings, the league announced the dates and times for the divisional round.
In the AFC, all three home teams won in the first round. The Houston Texans beat the Los Angeles Chargers 32-12. The Baltimore Ravens beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 28-14 and then the Buffalo Bills beat the Denver Broncos 31-7.
In the NFC, the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Green Bay Packers 22-10 and then the Washington Commanders, the only road team to win in the first five postseason matchups, beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-20.
So the divisional round matchups are set except for one.
In the AFC, the Kansas City Chiefs will host the Texans, while the Bills will host the Ravens.
In the NFC, the Detroit Lions will host the Commanders, while the Eagles will host the winner of the Vikings-Rams game.
Here are the dates and times of those games:
NFL playoff schedule: Divisional round
Saturday, Jan. 18
- Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs, 4:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC
- Washington Commanders at Detroit Lions, 8 p.m. ET, FOX
Sunday, Jan. 19
- Minnesota Vikings/L.A. Rams at Philadelphia Eagles, 3 p.m. ET, NBC
- Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills, 6:30 p.m. ET, CBS
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