NFL Playoff Schedule 2024: AFC, NFC Postseason Dates, TV Schedule for Each Round

The NFL concludes its regular season Sunday evening with a battle between the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills that will determine the AFC East champions and the playoff fate of the latter.

It is a high-stakes conclusion to an unpredictable regular season and the start of a postseason that feels very much like any team in the field can realistically compete for a Super Bowl.

In anticipation of the most exciting period of NFL football, find out the schedule for each round and the current playoff schedule with this preview.

NFL Playoff Schedule

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LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 14: A nearly sold-out crowd watch the Las Vegas Raider beat the San Francisco 49ers (34-7) in a perseason NFL game at Allegiant Stadium on August 14, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The city of Las Vegas will play host to the NFL's Super Bowl LVIII, taking place next year at the recently constructed Allegiant Stadium, home of the Las Vegas Raiders, on February 24, 2024. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

Wildcard Round

Saturday, January 13 (4:30 p.m., NBC and Peacock)

Saturday, January 13 (8:15 p.m., streaming exclusively on Peacock)

Sunday, January 14 (1:00 p.m., TBD)

Sunday, January 14 (4:30 p.m., TBD)

Sunday, January 14 (8:15 p.m., TBD)

Sunday, January 14 (8:15 p.m., TBD)

Monday, January 15 (8:15 p.m., ABC and ESPN)

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Divisional Round

Saturday, January 20 - Sunday, January 21 (times TBD)

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Conference Championships

Sunday, January 28 (times TBD)*

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Super Bowl

Sunday, February 11 (6:30 p.m., CBS and Paramount+)

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*AFC Championship (CBS, streaming on Paramount+); NFC Championship (FOX, streaming on Fox Sports app)

All match-ups TBD

AFC Playoff Picture

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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Roquan Smith #0 of the Baltimore Ravens reacts as he leads a huddle prior to an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Miami Dolphins at M&T Bank Stadium on December 31, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)

Current AFC standings are:

1. Baltimore Ravens (13-3, AFC North) (X, Y, Z)
2. Miami Dolphins (11-5, AFC East) (X)
3. Kansas City Chiefs (10-6, AFC West) (X, Y)
4. Houston Texans (9-7, AFC South) (X)
5. Cleveland Browns (11-5, Wild Card) (X)
6. Buffalo Bills (10-6, Wild Card)
7. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)

On the Bubble

Jacksonville Jaguars (9-7)

(X): clinched playoffs, (Y): clinched division, (Z): clinched No. 1 seed

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The Baltimore Ravens will sit out the first round of the playoffs, watching as division foes and conference challengers slug it out in the opening Wildcard round of these playoffs.

Beyond that, there are still plenty of variables not accounted for on the AFC side of things.

Will it be the Buffalo Bills or Miami Dolphins who claim the AFC East crown in the final game of the 2023 regular season Sunday night on NBC? If Buffalo loses, it is entirely possible that Josh Allen and Co. find themselves on the outside looking in at the postseason.

The Houston Texans cashed their ticket to the postseason Saturday night with a dramatic 23-19 win over the Indianapolis Colts that eliminated that surprising team from postseason contention.

A Jacksonville Jaguars loss Sunday will hand DeMeco Ryans' squad an AFC South title in his first year as head coach.

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Full clinching scenarios available at NFL.com

NFC Playoff Picture

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LANDOVER, MD - DECEMBER 31: Fred Warner #54 of the San Francisco 49ers fires up the team before the game against the Washington Commanders at FedEx Field on December 31, 2023 in Landover, Maryland. The 49ers defeated the Commanders 27-10. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images)

Current NFC playoff standings are:

1. San Francisco 49ers (12-4, NFC West) (X, Y, Z)
2. Dallas Cowboys (11-5, NFC East) (X)
3. Detroit Lions (11-5, NFC North) (X, Y)
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-8, NFC South)
5. Philadelphia Eagles (11-5, Wild Card) (X)
6. Los Angeles Rams (9-7, Wild Card) (X)
7. Green Bay Packers (8-8, Wild Card)

On the Bubble

New Orleans Saints (8-8)

Seattle Seahawks (8-8)

Minnesota Vikings (7-9)

Atlanta Falcons (7-9)

(X): clinched playoffs; (Y): clinched division, (Z) clinched No. 1 seed

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There are two spots in the NFC still up for grabs, with three teams battling for the NFC South crown.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers currently lead the division but missed a chance to solidify a playoff spot for themselves in Week 17 with a loss to the New Orleans Saints, who have a showdown with the third team in contention, the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday afternoon.

A win for the Bucs against the Carolina Panthers wins them the division. A loss and Saints victory gives the division title to New Orleans. The Falcons take the division with a win over New Orleans and a Tampa Bay loss.

It is division title or nothing for the Falcons.

The Saints and Bucs can find ways into the final Wildcard spot with wins, a loss by the other, and losses by Seattle, Minnesota, and Green Bay, all of whom are still in contention.

That piece of the puzzle is simplified significantly if the Packers defeat the Chicago Bears Sunday afternoon. They would take over that final Wildcard spot, but could climb to the sixth seed with a Los Angeles Rams loss to the 49ers.