UPDATE: This has been edited to reflect the Buffalo Bills victory over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday night. The schedule was originally released during halftime of their game
As the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins were in their respective locker rooms during Sunday night’s battle to determine the AFC East champion, the NFL released its schedule for Wild Card Weekend.
At the time of its release, four games were known. The Bills and Dolphins were competing to see who would be the AFC East champion and in turn, the No. 2 seed, and who would be a Wild Card. Buffalo’s win means that the Bills are No. 2, the Dolphins are No. 6 and the Pittsburgh Steelers are No. 7.
The schedule for Wild Card weekend is as follows. All times listed are Eastern.
- Saturday, Jan. 13, 4:30 p.m. NBC/Peacock: AFC No. 5 Cleveland Browns at AFC No. 4 Houston Texans.
- Saturday, Jan. 13, 4:30 p.m. Peacock exclusive: AFC No. 6 Miami Dolphins at AFC No. 3 Kansas City Chiefs
- Sunday, Jan. 14, 1 p.m. CBS: AFC No. 7 Pittsburgh Steelers at AFC No. 2 Buffalo Bills
- Sunday, Jan. 14, 4:30 p.m. Fox: NFC No. 7 Green Bay Packers at NFC No. 2 Dallas Cowboys
- Sunday, Jan. 14, 8 p.m. NBC/Peacock: NFC No. 6 Los Angeles Rams at NFC No. 3 Detroit Lions
- Monday, Jan. 15 8 p.m. ESPN/ABC: NFC No. 5 Philadelphia Eagles at NFC No. 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
With all possible scenarios covered, here is what the Wild Card Weekend schedule will look like.
The lingering questions will be answered when the Bills vs. Dolphins game goes final. pic.twitter.com/r7VKPU7tf7
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 8, 2024
The Chiefs were locked into the No. 3 seed regardless. Had Miami won on Sunday night, the Chiefs would have hosted the Steelers while the Bills and Dolphins would have had a rematch in Miami. If Buffalo and Miami tied on Sunday, the Dolphins would have won the AFC East and been the No. 2 seed, the Bills would have been the No. 6 seed and the Steelers would have been seeded No. 7.
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