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2024–25 NFL playoffs
DatesJanuary 11 – February 9, 2025
Season2024
Teams14
Games played13
Super Bowl LIX site
Defending championsKansas City Chiefs
NFL playoffs
← 2023–24

The National Football League playoffs for the 2024 season will begin on January 11, 2025, and will conclude with Super Bowl LIX on February 9 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Format

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This section is an excerpt from 2024 NFL season § Postseason.[edit]
The playoffs are scheduled to begin with the wild-card round, with three wild-card games played in each conference. Wild Card Weekend is planned for January 11–13, 2025. In the Divisional round, scheduled for January 18–19, the top seed in the conference will play the lowest remaining seed and the other two remaining teams will play each other. The winners of those games will advance to the Conference Championship games scheduled for January 26. Super Bowl LIX is scheduled for February 9 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]

Playoff scenarios

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As of December 16, 2024 (the end of week 15), the following teams have qualified for the playoffs:

AFC
NFC

The following teams can clinch during week 16:[10]Scenarios involving ties omitted for simplicity.

AFC
NFC

Media

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United States

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Broadcasting rights of the Wild Card round is split between the NFL's existing broadcasters: CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN and Amazon Prime Video. CBS has two games, an AFC contest which it is guaranteed annually, as well as a second game as part of a rotation with Fox and NBC since 2020.[11] Nickelodeon will have an alternative broadcast of one of CBS' Wild Card games.[12] Fox is also guaranteed an NFC Wild Card game annually.[11] NBC's Wild Card game airs on Sunday night,[13][14][15] while ESPN's Wild Card game airs on Monday night, with a simulcast on ABC and the Manningcast on ESPN2.[16] This is the first season Prime Video will exclusively stream a Wild Card game, purchasing the rights to the game that Peacock streamed exclusively last season.[17][18][a] Prime Video had previously simulcast one of CBS's Wild Card games in 2020–21[19] and 2021–22.[20]

This will be the second season that ESPN/ABC, Fox, CBS, and NBC will each air one divisional playoff game.[21]

CBS and Fox have the AFC Championship Game and NFC Championship Game, respectively.[11]

Fox will televise Super Bowl LIX under the annual rotation of Super Bowl broadcasters.[22]

ESPN Deportes, Fox Deportes and Universo/Telemundo will air all ESPN/ABC, Fox and NBC games in Spanish respectively. For the first time, Fox Deportes and Telemundo will share the Spanish rights to the Super Bowl.[23]

Peacock, Paramount+, and ESPN+ will stream all NBC, CBS, and ESPN/ABC's games, respectively.[11] The league's streaming service NFL+ will stream every postseason game on mobile devices only, regardless of broadcaster.

International

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This will be DAZN's second year of a ten-year agreement to distribute the NFL Game Pass International service, offering live NFL playoff games.[24]

Specific country rights include:

Notes

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  1. ^ Under the NFL's media rules, Prime Video's game must be simulcast locally via broadcast syndication on an over-the-air station in each participating team's primary media market.

References

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  1. ^ "2023–24 Important NFL Dates". National Football League. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Gordon, Grant (November 29, 2024). "Chiefs become first team to clinch 2024 playoff berth with win over Raiders; guarantee shot at three-peat". NFL.com. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  3. ^ Gordon, Grant (December 8, 2024). "Chiefs win ninth consecutive AFC West title after win against Chargers". NFL.com. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  4. ^ Smith, Coral (December 1, 2024). "Bills clinch AFC East with victory over 49ers; become first team to sew up division title". NFL.com. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  5. ^ Gonzales, Christian (December 15, 2024). "Texans clinch second consecutive AFC South title with win over Dolphins, Colts' loss to Broncos". NFL.com. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  6. ^ Gordon, Grant (December 15, 2024). "Steelers clinch playoff berth despite Week 15 loss after Dolphins, Colts defeats". NFL.com. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  7. ^ Gordon, Grant (December 5, 2024). "Lions clinch second consecutive playoff berth with win over Packers on Thursday night". NFL.com. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  8. ^ Gordon, Grant (December 8, 2024). "Eagles clinch fourth consecutive postseason berth with win over Panthers, outside help". NFL.com. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  9. ^ Kownack, Bobby (December 15, 2024). "Vikings clinch postseason berth thanks to Seahawks' loss versus Packers". NFL.com. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  10. ^ "Week 16 Playoff Scenarios". nfl.com. December 17, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d "ViacomCBS and NFL Reach New Long-Term Multiplatform Rights Agreement Through the 2033 Season". www.businesswire.com. March 18, 2021. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  12. ^ Carr, Jeff (August 14, 2024). "CBS announces Nickelodeon game returning in 2024, to simulcast alternate broadcast of playoff game on network". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  13. ^ Lewis, Jon (May 15, 2023). "Peacock shocker: Streamer gets exclusive NFL playoff game". Sports Media Watch. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  14. ^ "NBCUniversal and NFL Reach 11-Year Extension & Expansion for Sunday Night Football, Primetime TV'S #1 Show". NBC Sports Pressbox. March 18, 2021. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  15. ^ Toonkel, Joe Flint and Jessica (May 15, 2023). "Peacock to Carry One NFL Playoff Game Exclusively Next Season". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  16. ^ "ESPN to broadcast Super Wild Card Weekend's Monday night game for next five years". www.nfl.com. October 13, 2021. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  17. ^ Flint, Joe (February 9, 2024). "Amazon's Prime Video Gets Exclusive NFL Playoff Game Next Season". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on February 11, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  18. ^ Alper, Josh (March 26, 2024). "Amazon will be home to an annual Wild Card game starting in 2025". Pro Football Talk. Archived from the original on April 1, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  19. ^ Hayes, Dade (October 14, 2020). "Amazon To Stream Its First NFL Playoff Game In January In Split With ViacomCBS". Deadline.
  20. ^ Crupi, Anthony (October 4, 2021). "Amazon Preps for Second NFL Postseason Appearance". Sportico.
  21. ^ Volner, Derek (March 18, 2021). "The Walt Disney Company, ESPN and National Football League Reach Landmark Long-Term Agreement". ESPN Press Room U.S. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  22. ^ Hayes, Dade (May 16, 2023). "Super Bowl Spanish-Language Rights Claimed By TelevisaUnivision In U.S.; Company Tells Upfront Buyers Its Vix Streaming Service Has Passed 30 Million Users". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 23, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  23. ^ Steinberg, Brian (October 14, 2024). "Fox Deportes, Telemundo to Team Up for Spanish-Language Super Bowl LIX Telecasts". Variety. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  24. ^ Vlessing, Etan (February 7, 2023). "NFL, DAZN Sign 10-Year Deal for International Game Pass Streaming Package". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  25. ^ Jones, Rory (September 5, 2022). "NFL moves from Viaplay to TV2 in Denmark". Sports Pro Media. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  26. ^ Jones, Rory (September 13, 2022). "NFL lands on TV4 in Sweden and Finland in three-year deal". Sports Pro Media. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  27. ^ Lingeswaran, Susan (August 17, 2023). "BeIN Sports adds more NFL programming in France". Sport Cal. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
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