{"id":689613,"date":"2026-01-19T21:28:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T21:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/689613\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T21:28:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T21:28:43","slug":"nfl-championships-schedule-date-matchups-for-nfl-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/689613\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL championships schedule: Date, matchups for NFL playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Only four teams remain in the race to a Super Bowl 60<\/a> championship. Which teams are they, and when do they play?<\/p>\n

All four teams will face off in their respective conference championship game on Sunday, Jan. 25. The AFC title game<\/a> will start off the championship round schedule in the late afternoon before the NFC championship game<\/a> determines the other Super Bowl 60 contender in the evening.<\/p>\n

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In the earlier game, the Denver Broncos<\/a> are hosting the New England Patriots<\/a>, who return to the conference title game after a seven-year hiatus. New England’s appearance in this year’s AFC title game makes this year the 15th straight to feature either the Chiefs or Patriots in the conference championship.<\/p>\n

Later on, the Seattle Seahawks<\/a> will play for their first conference title since the 2014 season as they host the Los Angeles Rams<\/a>. The Rams last won an NFC title (and Super Bowl) after the 2021 season.<\/p>\n

Here’s what to know about the remaining NFL playoffs schedule:<\/p>\n

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Week 1: Detroit Lions wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa (18) makes a catch for a touchdown<\/a> against the Green Bay Packers during the fourth quarter at Lambeau Field. The play was originally ruled an incomplete pass, but the call was overturned. Despite TeSlaa’s effort, the Packers won the game 27-13.<\/p>\n

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Week 1: Detroit Lions wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa (18) makes a catch for a touchdown<\/a> against the Green Bay Packers during the fourth quarter at Lambeau Field. The play was originally ruled an incomplete pass, but the call was overturned. Despite TeSlaa’s effort, the Packers won the game 27-13.<\/p>\n

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Week 1: The New England Patriots’ Robert Spillane (14) and Christian Elliss (53) tackle Las Vegas Raiders tight end Michael Mayer (87) during the second half at Gillette Stadium. The Raiders won the game, 20-13.<\/p>\n

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Week 1: New York Giants quarterback Russell Wilson (3) fumbles the ball on a tackle by Washington Commanders safety Will Harris (3) during the first quarter at Northwest Stadium. It was a rough Giants debut for Wilson (17 of 37 passing for 168 yards) as the Commanders won the game, 21-6.<\/p>\n

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Week 1: Fireworks go off before the NFL Kickoff Game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field. The defending Super Bowl champion Eagles opened the season with a 24-20 victory over their longtime NFC East rivals.<\/p>\n

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New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte (9) catches the ball for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Houston Texans in an AFC Divisional Round game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Ma.<\/p>\n

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New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte (9) catches the ball for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Houston Texans in an AFC Divisional Round game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Ma.<\/p>\n

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Fans cheer in the first half between the New England Patriots and Houston Texans in an AFC Divisional Round game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Ma. Game temps were around 34 degrees for the high, lows near 28.<\/p>\n

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Head coach DeMeco Ryans of the Houston Texans looks on during the third quarter in the AFC Divisional Playoff game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on Jan. 18, 2026 in Foxborough, Ma.<\/p>\n

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New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye throws in the third quarter against the Houston Texans in an AFC Divisional Round game at Gillette Stadium.<\/p>\n

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DeMario Douglas #3 of the New England Patriots celebrates with teammates after scoring a touchdown against the Houston Texans during the first quarter in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Gillette Stadium on Jan. 18, 2026 in Foxborough, Ma.<\/p>\n

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Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud warms up before an AFC Divisional Round game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium.<\/p>\n

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New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye enters the field before an AFC Divisional Round game against the Houston Texans at Gillette Stadium.<\/p>\n

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Boston Bruins former captain Zdeno Chara is introduced during a time out in the first half in an AFC Divisional Round game between the New England Patriots and Houston Texans at Gillette Stadium.<\/p>\n

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New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye hands the ball to running back TreVeyon Henderson in the second quarter against the Houston Texans in an AFC Divisional Round game at Gillette Stadium.<\/p>\n

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New England Patriots cornerback Marcus Jones (25) reacts after scoring a touchdown in the second quarter against the Houston Texans in an AFC Divisional Round game at Gillette Stadium.<\/p>\n

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England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte (9) catches the ball for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Houston Texans in an AFC Divisional Round game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Ma.<\/p>\n

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Location: Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, California)<\/p>\n

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No. 1 seed Seattle Seahawks vs. No. 5 Los Angeles Rams<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NFL playoff championships schedule: Date, times, matchups<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Only four teams remain in the race to a Super Bowl 60 championship. Which teams are they, and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":689614,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77],"tags":[19272,215,346,258,7,58,1167,249,6,84,261],"class_list":["post-689613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl-playoffs","tag-afc-title-game","tag-bills","tag-chiefs","tag-denver-broncos","tag-football","tag-los-angeles-rams","tag-new-england","tag-new-england-patriots","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-playoffs","tag-seattle-seahawks"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115923893659859545","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=689613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689613\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/689614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=689613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=689613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=689613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}