Saints get late Sunday slot for NFC Divisional game
The No. 1-seeded New Orleans Saints will play their NFC Divisional playoff game Sunday, Jan. 13, at 3:40 p.m. CST, the NFL announced Sunday night.
The Saints, who ended the regular season with a 13-3 record after Sunday’s 33-14 loss to the Carolina Panthers, will welcome one of three teams – the Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks or Philadelphia Eagles – into the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
If the Eagles defeat the Chicago Bears next Sunday, they would come to New Orleans. If Chicago wins, the Bears meet the Los Angeles Rams in the Divisional round and the winner of the Cowboys-Seahawks game comes here.
A Saints win in the Divisional round would put the NFC Championship Game in New Orleans on Jan. 20, with kickoff at 2:05 p.m.
NFL Playoff Schedule (times Central)
Wild Card Weekend
Saturday, Jan. 5
Indianapolis/Tennessee at Houston, 3:40 p.m. (ESPN/ABC)
Seattle at Dallas, 7:15 p.m. (FOX)
Sunday, Jan. 6
L.A. Chargers at Baltimore, 12:05 p.m. (CBS)
Philadelphia at Chicago, 3:40 p.m. (NBC)
Divisional Weekend
Saturday, Jan. 12
At Kansas City, 3:40 p.m. (NBC)
At L.A. Rams, 7:15 p.m. (FOX)
Sunday, Jan. 13
At New England, 12:05 p.m. (CBS)
At New Orleans, 3:40 p.m. (FOX)
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 20
NFC Championship, 2:05 p.m. (FOX)
AFC Championship, 5:40 p.m. (CBS)
Super Bowl LIII
Sunday, Feb. 3 at Atlanta
NFC Champion vs. AFC Champion, 5:30 p.m. (CBS)
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