What is the NFL playoff schedule 2025? Start date, times, how to watch

It takes at least 16,320 minutes to play the NFL regular-season schedule. It will take at least 780 more to determine a champion.

The NFL's regular season includes 272 games over 18 weeks, featuring 32 teams that all hope to be the last ones standing in February as the confetti falls. A new year means a new season by the time January rolls around. We go from 32 teams down to 14.

In a world where things were equal, a team's chances of being crowned the champions would increase from around 3% to 7%, indicating that the odds are hardly ever in anyone's favor. However, sports are far from equal, with some more likely to win than others.

Take the Kansas City Chiefs, for example. They are set to enter the playoffs with an eye toward winning a third consecutive Super Bowl, while teams such as the Detroit Lions and Buffalo Bills just want one. A battle between haves and have-nots, good and great, awaits.

Here is everything to know about the NFL playoff schedule in 2025.

What is the NFL playoff schedule 2025?

The NFL playoffs kick off on Jan. 11 with the league's Super Wild Card Weekend, before concluding Feb. 9 with Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans.

Super Wild Card weekend

All times Eastern

Saturday, Jan. 11

• AFC/NFC wild card game: 1 p.m.

• AFC/NFC wild card game: 4:30 p.m.

• AFC/NFC wild card game: 8 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 12

• AFC/NFC wild card game: 4:30 p.m.

• AFC/NFC wild card game: 8:15 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 13

• AFC/NFC wild card game: 8:15 p.m.

Divisional round

Saturday, Jan. 18

• AFC/NFC divisional game: 4:30 p.m.

• AFC/NFC division game: 8:15 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 19

• AFC/NFC divisional game: 3 p.m.

• AFC/NFC divisional game: 6:30 p.m.

NFL conference championship round

Sunday, Jan. 26

• NFC championship game: 3 p.m.

• AFC championship game: 6:30 p.m.

Super Bowl 59

• Date: Feb. 9, 2025

• Location: Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)

• Time: 6:30 p.m.

• TV: FOX

When do the NFL playoffs start 2025?

• Start date: Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025

The format remains unchanged from previous years, with wild-card weekend getting things started Jan. 11. Sunday will feature a tripleheader before the round wraps up on "Monday Night Football" on Monday, Jan. 13.

When is the Super Bowl in 2025?

Super Bowl 59 will be played on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025.

Where is the Super Bowl in 2025?

Super Bowl 59 is going to be played at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.

How to watch the NFL playoffs

• TV networks: ABC, CBS, ESPN, Fox, NBC

• Stream: ESPN+, Paramount+, Peacock, Prime Video, Fubo

Fans looking to watch the NFL playoffs can tune into all the regular stations they've come to enjoy all season. If your remote isn't worn out by now, then you'll be able to find the action on ABC, ESPN, CBS, Fox and NBC all postseason long.

Following the success of the league's Peacock exclusive game last season, this year's postseason is welcoming Prime Video to the party. The home of "Thursday Night Football" secured exclusive streaming rights for a game during wild-card weekend, meaning like TNF, the game will only be available on Prime. If you live in one of the team's local TV markets, you can catch the action on your local networks.

Anyone hoping to stream the NFL playoffs can find them on ESPN+, Paramount+, Peacock, Prime Video and Fubo.

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NFL playoff schedule 2025: Start date, times, how to watch