{"id":410432,"date":"2026-01-13T17:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T17:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/410432\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T17:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T17:16:11","slug":"nfl-playoff-schedule-divisional-round-game-times-how-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/410432\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL playoff schedule: Divisional round game times, how to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The days for the divisional round games were set on Sunday. After the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/houston-texans\/325\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Houston Texans;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Houston Texans<\/a> muzzled the Pittsburgh Steelers, the times and television networks for the four contests were announced. The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/san-francisco-49ers\/359\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:San Francisco 49ers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">San Francisco 49ers<\/a> have reason to be agitated by the schedule. The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/seattle-seahawks\/361\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Seattle Seahawks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Seattle Seahawks<\/a> had a bye in the first round. The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/chicago-bears\/326\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chicago Bears;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Chicago Bears<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/los-angeles-rams\/343\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Los Angeles Rams;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Los Angeles Rams<\/a> played on Saturday. That seemed logical that the Rams-Bears game would be on Saturday. It didn&#8217;t happen. The 49ers will come back on a short week against Seattle. The Rams and Bears get to play on Sunday. In the AFC, the Saturday game has Buffalo at top seed Denver in a rematch of a playoff game from last year in Orchard Park. On Sunday, defense should be the law as the Houston Texans and <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-england-patriots\/348\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New England Patriots;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New England Patriots<\/a> meet in Foxboro.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen throws a long pass during the second half of the Buffalo Bills wild card game against the Denver Broncos at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park on Jan. 12, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"812\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/d2f09a5ed1153c9719dea6aa4fd32f3a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen throws a long pass during the second half of the Buffalo Bills wild card game against the Denver Broncos at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park on Jan. 12, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Announcers: Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks: FOX network, Jan. 17, 8 p.m.<img alt=\"San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy reacts with Seattle Seahawks defensive end Leonard Williams.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/b5f71b0ba20c03e03c08d692c8f4a9d2.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy reacts with Seattle Seahawks defensive end Leonard Williams.<\/p>\n<p>Announcers: Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi<\/p>\n<p>Houston Texans at New England Patriots: ABC, Jan. 18, 3 p.m.<img alt=\"Calen Bullock #2 of the Houston Texans celebrates with Jalen Pitre #5 and Damone Clark #31 of the Houston Texans after returning an interception for a touchdown.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ae5a667801fdb989258cef4ea6827cb8.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Calen Bullock #2 of the Houston Texans celebrates with Jalen Pitre #5 and Damone Clark #31 of the Houston Texans after returning an interception for a touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>Announcers: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters, Laura Rutledge<\/p>\n<p>Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams: NBC, Jan. 18, 6:30 p.m.<img alt=\"DJ Moore #2 of the Chicago Bears scores a touchdown against the Green Bay Packers during the fourth quarter in the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at Soldier Field.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1317fc873a2ca4e35c5a4031df1576b7.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>DJ Moore #2 of the Chicago Bears scores a touchdown against the Green Bay Packers during the fourth quarter in the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at Soldier Field.<\/p>\n<p>Announcers: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on The List Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/thelistwire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/2026\/01\/13\/nfl-divisional-round-schedule-tv-networks-cbs-nbc-abc-fox\/88153581007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL playoff schedule: Full broadcast assignments revealed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NFL playoff schedule: Full broadcast assignments revealed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The days for the divisional round games were set on Sunday. 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