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NFL Wild-Card Playoff Schedule: Odds, How To Watch

Here's everything you need to know about the opening round of the NFL playoffs.

Tom Brady will be one of the many notable players taking the field during the upcoming NFL Wild Card games.
Tom Brady will be one of the many notable players taking the field during the upcoming NFL Wild Card games. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Are you ready for some football?

The NFL Wild Card round is set to kick off the postseason Saturday and Sunday. Four games are scheduled for the opening round of the NFL playoffs, and all the matchups will be available to watch on national broadcasts.

The top two seeds in each conference earned first-round byes, meaning that fans of the San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers, Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs will all have to wait a week to watch their teams play.

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Here's all the important information you need to know about the four upcoming NFL Wild Card matchups:

Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans

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  • Date: Saturday, 4:35 p.m. (ET)
  • Location: NRG Stadium
  • How to watch: Broadcast on ESPN, simulcast on ABC

Odds

  • Point spread: Houston -3, Buffalo +3
  • Total points: Over/under — 42.5
  • Money line: Houston -159, Buffalo +140

Tennessee Titans at New England Patriots

  • Date: Saturday, 8:15 p.m. (ET)
  • Location: Gillette Stadium
  • How to watch: Broadcast on CBS.

Odds

  • Point spread: New England -4.5, Tennessee +4.5
  • Total points: Over/under — 43.5
  • Money line: New England -213, Tennessee +185

Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints

  • Date: Sunday, 1:05 p.m. (ET)
  • Location: Mercedes-Benz Superdome
  • How to watch: Broadcast on Fox

Odds

  • Point spread: New Orleans -7.5, Minnesota +7.5
  • Total points: Over/under — 47.5
  • Money line: New Orleans -345, Minnesota +295

Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles

  • Date: Sunday, 4:40 p.m. (ET)
  • Location: Lincoln Financial Field
  • How to watch: Broadcast on NBC

Odds

  • Point spread: Seattle -1.5, Philadelphia +1.5
  • Total points: Over/under — 45.5
  • Money line: Seattle -120, Philadelphia +106

All lines are provided by DraftKings.

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