A look at the opening round of the 2025 NFL Playoffs, team matchups, playoff bracket, schedule, and TV channel options.
Week 18 of the NFL season has come to a close, meaning it’s only playoffs ahead for the 14 teams who managed to punch their ticket to the postseason, including your Detroit Lions. The NFL released its full schedule for the Wild Card round of the playoffs.
The Lions get to watch it all from home. With their win over the Minnesota Vikings, Detroit has a first-round bye and a seat in the divisional round of the playoffs.
Here’s each matchup for the respective conferences;
AFC playoff matchups
- 7 Denver Broncos at 2 Buffalo Bills
- 6 Pittsburgh Steelers at 3 Baltimore Ravens
- 5 Los Angeles Chargers at 4 Houston Texans
(Kansas City Chiefs have a bye week)
NFC playoff matchups
- 7 Green Bay Packers at 2 Philadelphia Eagles
- 6 Washington Commanders at 3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- 5 Minnesota Vikings at 4 Los Angeles Rams
(Lions have a bye week)
Those are the matchups. Here are the schedules, kickoff times, and television networks you can find each first round matchup.
Saturday, January 11
- 4:30 p.m. ET — Chargers at Texans — CBS, Paramount+
- 8 p.m. ET — Steelers at Ravens — Prime Video
Sunday, January 12
- 1 p.m. ET — Broncos at Bills — CBS, Paramount+
- 4:30 p.m. ET — Packers at Eagles — FOX
- 8 p.m. ET — Commanders at Buccaneers — NBC/Peacock
Monday, January 13
- 8 p.m. ET — Vikings at Rams — ESPN/ABC
Pretty nice slate of games. Going to be fun watching them from the comfort of my couch while having a cold beverage.
The Lions will face off against the lowest-seeded team remaining in the second round of the playoffs.
