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NFL Upcoming Schedule for Playoffs

The following is the final schedule of sites, dates and times for Divisional Weekend, presented by Intuit TurboTax, Jan. 20-21 (all times ET).

Saturday, Jan. 20

AFC:    4:30 p.m.                      Houston at Baltimore (ESPN/ABC, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes)


NFC:    8:00 p.m.                       Green Bay at San Francisco (FOX, FOX Deportes)

 

Sunday, Jan. 21

NFC:    3:00 p.m.                       Tampa Bay at Detroit (NBC, Peacock, Universo)


AFC:    6:30 p.m.                      Kansas City at Buffalo (CBS, Paramount+)

 

The AFC and NFC Championship Games, presented by Intuit TurboTax, will take place on Sunday, Jan. 28:

 

Sunday, Jan. 28

AFC:    3:00 p.m.                      AFC Championship Game (CBS, Paramount+)    


NFC:    6:30 p.m.                       NFC Championship Game (FOX, FOX Deportes)

The Global Reach of American Football

The NFL made a strong push to expand its international footprint this season and could take yet another significant step this week.

Team owners are convening in Irving, Texas, on Tuesday and Wednesday for a special league meeting. A source confirmed to Front Office Spots that the agenda includes a vote, expected on Wednesday, to require all 32 clubs to play one designated home game outside the U.S. every four years. Right now, teams are required to do so once every eight years. Sports Business Journal initially reported the news.

The NFL played five international games this fall — three in London and two in Frankfurt — and is exploring the possibility of playing future games in Madrid and Sao Paulo, Brazil, along with plans to eventually return to Mexico City. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has made multiple comments about expanding in Europe and even hinted at playing a Super Bowl in London.

Fans Love Thanksgiving Day Football

The average viewership (TV+Digital) across all three games – Green Bay Packers versus Detroit Lions, Washington Commanders versus Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers versus Seattle Seahawks – was 34.1 million, the highest Thanksgiving Day average on record and surpassing the previous record of 33.6 million last year.


The total unduplicated audience across all three games was 133 million, the second-highest Thanksgiving Day total audience on record behind only last year.


The late afternoon game on CBS between the Commanders and Cowboys averaged 41.8 million viewers (TV+Digital), the second most-watched NFL regular season game on record behind only last year's Thanksgiving Day game between the Cowboys and New York Giants.​

Black Friday Now Means Football

And lots of betting for a Black Friday game.