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NFL Playoff Schedule 2017: AFC, NFC Bracket, TV Coverage and Super Bowl Picks
- Updated: January 2, 2017
The 2016-17 NFL regular season is now a thing of the past, and the pending postseason picture has been set. Beginning on Saturday, January 7, the real race for the Super Bowl will begin.
It took every single game the regular season had to offer to set the current conference brackets. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Detroit Lions in the last game of the regular season to clinch the NFC North and the No. 4 seed in the conference.
The Oakland Raiders were knocked from the AFC’s No. 2 seed all the way to the fifth seed earlier in the day. The New England Patriots, meanwhile, locked up the top seed in the AFC on the final day of the regular season.
The Patriots—along with the Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons and Kansas City Chiefs—will spend the opening week of the postseason on bye.
We’re going to take a look at the full schedule for Wild Card Weekend. We’ll also be examining the latest buzz entering the playoffs and making our predictions for the opening four games as well as the Super Bowl.
Wild Card Weekend
Storylines to Follow
Quarterback Injuries
One of the biggest stories heading into the postseason is the recent rash of injuries plaguing the AFC. The Raiders have lost Pro Bowl quarterback Derek Carr to a broken fibula. The Miami Dolphins lost Ryan Tannehill to ligament sprains, though there is a chance he may be able to return.
“I have to ask the doctors where he’s at,” Dolphins head coach Adam Gase explained, per James Parks of CBSSports.com. “I don’t even know where he’s at. I have to get a lot of information. I have to feel really good about it.”
Carr is done for the year, which is a shame for fans of strong quarterback play. Pro Football Focus rates Carr sixth overall among all quarterbacks for the regular season.
Unfortunately for Oakland, Carr’s replacement suffered an injury of his own in the season finale against the Denver Broncos. Matt McGloin suffered a shoulder injury and …
