Today in this article you will be reading about the NFC Playoff Schedule 2022: NFC Playoff Schedule Dates 2022, NFC Playoff Schedule Times 2022, and much more about the NFC Playoff.
The drama in the late afternoon window of NFL Week 18 rearranged the NFC playoff picture.
The San Francisco 49ers’ overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams placed them post-season and saw Sean McVay’s side drop to the No. 4 seed.
San Francisco’s victory at Sophie Stadium set up two rematches of regular-season games in the NFC wild-card round.
NFC Playoff Schedule 2022: Dates, Times 2022
NFC Playoff Schedule
NFC Playoff Schedule 2022
NFC Wild-Card Matchups
No. 7 Philadelphia at No. 2 Tampa Bay
No. 6 San Francisco at No. 3 Dallas
No. 5 Arizona at No. 4 Los Angeles Rams
Two of the three NFC Wild Card matchups were played during the regular season.
Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were the only NFC South team to beat the Philadelphia Eagles. Tampa Bay won the Week 6 clash between the two sides by six points.
Saturday, January 15
- 4:30 p.m. ET
- 8:15 p.m. ET
Sunday, January 16
- 1 p.m. ET
- 4:30 p.m. ET (CBS)
- 8:15 p.m. ET (NBC)
Monday, January 17
- 8 p.m. ET (ESPN)
The full set of wild-card matchups will be announced after the AFC playoff field is finalized.
AFC Wild-Card Matchups
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport outlined the potential AFC matchups in play with one game left in the season.
NFC Playoff Schedule Dates 2022
- Saturday, January 15
- NFC/AFC wild card, 4:35pm, Network TBD
- NFC/AFC wild card, 8:15pm, Network TBD
- Sunday, January 16
- NFC/AFC wild card, 1:05pm, Network TBD
- NFC/AFC wild card, 4:40pm, Network TBD
- NFC/AFC wild card, 8:15pm, Network TBD
- Monday, January 17
- NFC/AFC wild card, 8:15pm, Network TBD
- Divisional Round
- Saturday, January 22
- AFC divisional round, Time and Network TBD
- NFC divisional round, Time and Network TBD
- Sunday, January 23
- AFC divisional round, Time and Network TBD
- NFC divisional round, Time and Network TBD
- Championship Round
- Sunday, January 30
- AFC Championship Game, 3:05pm, CBS
- NFC Championship Game, 6:40pm, FOX
- Super Bowl LVI
- Sunday, February 13
- Super Bowl, 6:30pm, NBC
- Wild-card rounds: Jan. 15-17, 2022
- Divisional playoffs: Jan. 22-23, 2022
- Conference championships: Jan. 30, 2022
- Pro Bowl: February 6, 2022
- Super Bowl LVI: Feb. 13, 2022
Wild-Card Round
| Date | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV |
| Saturday, January 15 | AFC/NFC | 4:35 PM | TBD |
| Saturday, January 15 | AFC/NFC | 8:15 PM | TBD |
| Sunday, January 16 | AFC/NFC | 1:05 PM | TBD |
| Sunday, January 16 | AFC/NFC | 4:40 PM | TBD |
| Sunday, January 16 | AFC/NFC | 8:15 PM | TBD |
| Monday, January 17 | AFC/NFC | 8:15 PM | ESPN |
NFC Playoff Schedule Times 2022
Divisional Playoffs
| Date | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV |
| Saturday, January 22 | AFC Divisional Round | 4:35 PM | TBD |
| Saturday, January 22 | NFC Divisional Round | 8:15 PM | TBD |
| Sunday, January 23 | AFC Divisional Round | 3:05 PM | TBD |
| Sunday, January 23 | NFC Divisional Round | 6:40 PM | TBD |
Conference championships
The 2022 AFC conference championship game start time is set at 3:05 p.m. ET on the CBS TV channel and the NFC championship game will start at 6:40 p.m. ET on the FOX TV channel but the location is not yet to be determined.
| Date | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV |
| Sunday, January 30 | AFC Championship | 3:05 PM | CBS |
| Sunday, January 30 | NFC Championship | 6:40 PM | FOX |
