The NFL's longest regular season is now over and the focus has shifted to the 2022 NFL Playoffs and it began with Super Wild Card Weekend on Saturday as the Cincinnati Bengals won their first playoff game in 31 years, 26 over Las Vegas. -19 victory attacker. The Bills crushed the Patriots in a nightcap, 47-17.
The NFL extended the 2021 regular-season schedule from 16 games to 17, and the addition of a 17th game pushed the start of the playoffs a week behind, which also means the Super Bowl will take place later this year (February 13).
The 2021 NFL playoffs consisted of six wild card games and the same is true for this year's playoffs, with one minor exception, last year three of those games were played on Saturdays and the remaining three on Sundays. This year two will be played on Saturday, three on Sunday and one on Monday night.
When do the 2022 NFL playoffs begin?
Super Wild Card Weekend
Saturday, Jan. 15
(4) Bengals 26, (5) Raiders 19
(3) Bills 47, (6) Patriots 17
Sunday, Jan. 16
(7) Eagles at (2) Buccaneers: 1 p.m. ET (Fox) Stream: fuboTV (try for free).
(6) 49ers at (3) Cowboys: 4:30 p.m. ET (CBS and Nickelodeon) Stream: Paramount+.
(7) Steelers at (2) Chiefs: 8:15 p.m. ET (NBC) Stream: fuboTV (try for free).
Monday, Jan. 17
(5) Cardinals at (4) Rams: 8:15 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN) Stream: fuboTV (try for free).
Divisional Round
Saturday, Jan. 22
TBA vs. TBA, 4:35 p.m. ET
TBA vs. TBA, 8:15 p.m. ET
Sunday, Jan. 23
TBA vs. TBA, 3:05 p.m. ET
TBA vs. TBA, 6:40 p.m. ET
Championship Sunday
Jan. 30
AFC Championship
3:05 p.m. ET (CBS)
NFC Championship
6:40 p.m. ET (Fox)