The league has expanded its playoffs length from 12 to 14 teams this season, meaning one more from each conference will be qualified for the post-season and only top seeds in AFC or NFC will carry a first-round bye.
The 2022 NFL Playoffs will be a wild-card round from Saturday, Jan 15th, and the season is set to end with Super Bowl on February 13th. Here we have rounded up everything you need to know about this year’s postseason games times dates TV channel location.
NFL has announced that the wild card round will be played on Saturday, January 15, and Sunday morning. There are three games for Sunday night with one game going forward as normal during Monday’s evening hours (7:30 PM EST). These changes come after some negotiations between television networks who want more prime-time slots available while League executives look out over their schedule options following recent seasons where viewership was down across most platforms – including internet streaming services like watching footballs without cable.
When do the NFL playoffs start in 2022?
- Wild-card round: Jan. 15-17-2022
- Divisional round: Jan. 22-23-2022
- Conference championships: Jan. 30-2022
- Pro Bowl: February. 6-2022
- Super Bowl 56: Feb. 13-2022
The 2022 NFL postseason will feature a total of seven teams from each conference. This marks the second year in which all No. 1 seeds receive bye weeks, and it’s an unprecedented event for both conferences to be involved with only 14-team tournaments at tournament time.
The NFL has announced that all of the postseason games will now start in mid-January instead of early this year. This means we’re getting closer and more exciting Super Bowl 52 with an extra week for recovery after championing our respective teams.
NFL playoff schedule 2022
Wild-Card Round
| Date | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV |
| Saturday, January 15 | AFC/NFC | 4:35 PM | TBD |
| Saturday, January 15 | AFC/NFC | 8:15 PM | TBD |
| Sunday, January 16 | AFC/NFC | 1:05 PM | TBD |
| Sunday, January 16 | AFC/NFC | 4:40 PM | TBD |
| Sunday, January 16 | AFC/NFC | 8:15 PM | TBD |
| Monday, January 17 | AFC/NFC | 8:15 PM | ESPN |
Divisional Playoffs
| Date | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV |
| Saturday, January 22 | AFC Divisional Round | TBD | TBD |
| Saturday, January 22 | NFC Divisional Round | TBD | TBD |
| Sunday, January 23 | AFC Divisional Round | TBD | TBD |
| Sunday, January 23 | NFC Divisional Round | TBD | TBD |
Conference championships
The 2022 AFC conference championship game will be played on CBS at 3:05 p.m., while the NFC event is scheduled for 6:40 EST time and FOX has not yet announced its selection as host network.
Sunday, Jan. 30
| Matchup | Start time | TV channel | Live stream |
| AFC Championship Game | 3:05 p.m. ET | CBS | Paramount |
| NFC Championship Game | 6:40 p.m. ET | Fox | Fox Sports app |
Super Bowl 56
The Super Bowl 56 will be played in 2022, and it’s coming back to SoFi Stadium! The NFL has announced that this is the first time “SoFi” has hosted a big event of its kind.
It’ll give fans from Los Angeles (the home field for both teams) something new and exciting with plenty more events planned after – attendees can expect music festivals as well as other sports games here on their own turf over the next few years before deciding if they want another stadium later down the line or not
Sunday, Feb. 13
| Matchup | Start time | TV channel | Live stream |
| Super Bowl 56 | 6:30 p.m. ET | NBC | NBC Sports app |
AFC: playoff picture
| Seed | Team | Record | Clinched |
| 1. | Tennessee Titans | 11-5 | AFC South |
| 2. | Kansas City Chiefs | 11-5 | AFC West |
| 3. | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-6 | AFC North |
| 4. | Buffalo Bills | 10-6 | Playoff berth |
| 5. | New England Patriots | 10-6 | Playoff berth |
| 6. | Indianapolis Colts | 9-7 | N/a |
| 7. | Los Angeles Chargers | 9-7 | N/a |
NFC: playoff picture
| Seed | Team | Record | Clinched |
| 1. | Green Bay Packers | 12-3 | NFC North |
| 2. | Los Angeles Rams | 12-4 | Playoff berth |
| 3. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 12-4 | NFC South |
| 4. | Dallas Cowboys | 11-5 | NFC East |
| 5. | Arizona Cardinals | 11-5 | Playoff berth |
| 6. | San Francisco 49ers | 9-7 | N/a |
| 7. | Philadelphia Eagles | 9-7 | Playoff berth |