NFL Playoff Schedule 2015: TV Coverage, Live Stream Guide and Saturday Picks

An entire season for eight teams boils down to one weekend. Win, and a chance at the conference championship is still alive. Lose, and the long offseason begins for four difference franchises.

Oh, and the storylines are plentiful. Can the Baltimore Ravens knock off the New England Patriots on the road again? What about Andrew Luck stealing the torch away from Peyton Manning? Is there any chance the 8-8-1 Carolina Panthers take down the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks?

Then there's that other matchup between two historically great franchises in Lambeau Field. The Dallas Cowboys come in at 8-0 on the road, while the Green Bay Packers have been unflappable at home.

The Packers and Denver Broncos will have to wait until Sunday to defend their home field. Prior to the divisional round getting underway, below is a look at the full schedule and picks for Saturday's slate.

Matchup	Date	Time (ET)	TV	Live Stream
Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots	Sat., Jan. 10	4:35 p.m.	NBC	NBC Sports Live Extra
Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks	Sat., Jan. 10	8:15 p.m.	Fox	Fox Sports Go
Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers	Sun., Jan. 11	1:05 p.m.	Fox	Fox Sports Go
Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos	Sun., Jan. 11	4:40 p.m.	CBS	CBSSports.com

Saturday Picks

The first matchup in the AFC offers two teams with a history of playoff success. New England may have three Super Bowl victories with Tom Brady at the helm, but Joe Flacco has the most recent title between the two.

In fact, Flacco not only won the Super Bowl two years ago, but he took down the Patriots to get to that point. Even with that recent history for the Ravens, ESPN Stats & Info notes just how stellar Brady has been in the playoffs during his career:

What every analyst picking the Ravens wants us to overlook is the fact that Baltimore is now without Ray Lewis and Ed Reed. Sure, they weren't in their prime the last time these two faced off, but the pressure is now squarely on Terrell Suggs and Flacco.

It certainly won't be easy, but the Patriots will be riding into the AFC Championship Game with home-field advantage. Then it will be time for the other No. 1 seed in the NFC when Seattle hosts Carolina.

The Panthers may be the underdog, but the defense will be prepared for Russell Wilson and the Seahawks offense. Carolina cornerback Josh Norman said, per The Associated Press (via FoxSports.com), “We know who we are: menacing, stifling and we are going to get after you. We know when there is blood in the water and when there is, our sharks are going to eat.”

On the other side stands a defense that lived up to the name Legion of Boom this season again. They got off to a rough start at the beginning, but the Seahawks are yet again atop several defensive rankings, including total yards allowed (267.1 per game) and points allowed (15.9).

The Seahawks' official Twitter account put the recent numbers into perspective:

Cam Newton has been special down the stretch, but even he might not be able to take down Seattle. Pulling off another victory against the Panthers puts the Seahawks into the NFC Championship Game, again. At home, again. Good luck to the Packers or Cowboys.

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