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NFL Playoff Schedule 2017: Full Postseason Dates, TV Info, Live Stream and More
- Updated: January 7, 2017
The beginning of the 2016-17 NFL postseason has finally arrived. For the next few weeks, football fans can forget all about the 20 teams that failed to make the playoffs and focus on the 12 teams that still have a shot at reaching Super Bowl LI.
The postseason action kicks off on Saturday afternoon when the Houston Texans host the Oakland Raiders. Six other teams will play on Wild Card Weekend, while the New England Patriots, Atlanta Falcons, Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs are all on bye.
The latter group of teams—along with the rest of us, really—await the winners from this weekend. By late Sunday evening, only eight teams will remain in the title hunt.
Now, we’re going to take an in-depth look at the full postseason schedule. We’ll examine the dates, times, programming notes and latest lines—courtesy of OddsShark—where applicable. In addition, we’ll look at some of the latest playoff-related storylines heading into the opening round.
NFL Postseason Schedule
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Raiders Far from Full Strength
The Raiders managed to win 12 games during the regular season, while the Texans only won nine. However, the Texans are the favorites for the playoffs’ opening matchup because of one big reason—injuries.
You probably know by now that the Raiders are without starting quarterback Derek Carr, who suffered a broken fibula in Week 16. You probably also know that the team is without backup quarterback Matt McGloin, who suffered a shoulder injury in the season finale.
That means the Raiders are relying on rookie quarterback Connor Cook—who is making his first NFL start, by the way—to lead them against Houston and hopefully further into the playoffs.
Unfortunately, quarterback isn’t the only position that has been hit by injuries.
Starting left tackle Donald Penn has been ruled out with a knee injury, and defensive lineman Mario Edwards is a recent addition to the injury report with an illness, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport:
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