Opening lines released for every NFL Wild Card playoff game
With the NFL playoff schedule set, Vegas has released the opening lines for Wild Card weekend. The Buffalo Bills open as the biggest favorite of the bunch, as they are predicted to defeat AFC East rival Miami by at least 10.5 points.
The closest game is between the LA Chargers and Jacksonville Jaguars, with LA a 2.5-point favorite despite being the road team. Below is the full list of lines for the opening round of the NFL playoffs.
- Chargers (-2.5) @ Jaguars
- Dolphins @ Bills (-10.5)
- Giants @ Vikings (-3)
- Ravens @ Bengals (-6)
- Cowboys (-3) @ Buccaneers
- Seahawks @ 49ers (-10)
No. 1 seeds Kansas City and Philadelphia will each receive a bye in the opening round of the NFL playoffs. Below is the full schedule for
NFL releases full playoff schedule
The NFL has released their schedule for the Wild Card Round of the playoffs, with games kicking off on Saturday and finishing on Monday night. As the No. 1 seeds in their respective conferences, the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles have a bye week and will play the lowest-seeded Wild Card Round winner in the Divisional Round the following week.
With the Green Bay Packers losing to the Detroit Lions in the final game of the regular season on Sunday night, the field of 14 teams were set after a wild end to the regular season with the Seattle Seahawks advancing as the No. 7 seed in the NFC.
In the AFC, the Patriots needed the Browns to beat the Steelers and the Jets to defeat the Dolphins in order to advance — only to watch as both the Steelers and Dolphins won and Miami advanced to the playoffs. New England finished with an 8-9 record as the ninth-place team in the conference, while the Steelers finished eighth.
NFL Wild Card Round matchups
Saturday, Jan. 14
NFC Wild Card Game — No. 7 Seattle Seahawks at No. 2 San Francisco 49ers
Site: Levi’s Stadium
Time/TV: 4:30 PM (ET), FOX
AFC Wild Card Game — No. 5 Los Angeles Chargers at No. 4 Jacksonville Jaguars
Site: TIAA Bank Field
Time/TV: 8:15 PM (ET), NBC
Sunday, Jan. 15
AFC Wild Card Game — No. 7 Miami Dolphins at No. 2 Buffalo Bills
Site: Highmark Stadium
Time/TV: 1 PM (ET), CBS
NFC Wild Card Game — No. 6 New York Giants at No. 3 Minnesota Vikings
Site: U.S. Bank Stadium
Time/TV: 4:30 PM (ET), FOX
AFC Wild Card Game — No. 6 Baltimore Ravens at No. 3 Cincinnati Bengals
Site: Paycor Stadium
Time/TV: 8:15 PM (ET), NBC
Monday, Jan. 16
NFC Wild Card Game — No. 5 Dallas Cowboys at No. 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Site: Raymond James Stadium
Time/TV: 8:15 PM (ET), ESPN/ABC