Football Games Today: NFL Playoff Schedule & College Football on TV for Saturday, Jan. 17
Our Summary
The NFL playoff schedule for the divisional round features two games on Saturday, January 17, 2026. The Denver Broncos will face the Buffalo Bills at 4:30 p.m. Eastern on CBS, followed by the San Francisco 49ers against the Seattle Seahawks at 8 p.m. Eastern on Fox. On Sunday, January 18, the Houston Texans will compete against the New England Patriots at 3 p.m. Eastern on ABC/ESPN, and the Los Angeles Rams will play the Chicago Bears at 6:30 p.m. Eastern on NBC.
In the NFC, the winners of the 49ers-Seahawks and Rams-Bears games will advance to the NFC Championship on January 25. In the AFC, the winners of the Bills-Broncos and Texans-Patriots games will compete in the AFC Championship, also on January 25. The Super Bowl is scheduled for February 8 in San Francisco.
Point spreads for the divisional round indicate
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