THE SIDELINES : Schedule Set for NFL Playoffs
A pair of wild-card doubleheaders, with two of the games involving division champions, open the NFL playoffs Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday’s first game has Philadelphia (10-6) hosting Washington (10-6) in the opening game of the NFC playoffs, starting at 9:30 a.m. PST. In Saturday’s other game, Kansas City (11-5) is at Miami (12-4) in a matchup of AFC wild-card teams at 1 p.m.
On Sunday, the early game will have Houston (9-7), an AFC wild-card team, playing at Cincinnati (9-7), champions of the Central Division, at 9:30 a.m.
Sunday’s second game will be played at Chicago, where the NFC Central champion Bears (11-5) face either New Orleans or Dallas. It will be the Saints if they beat the Rams in the final regular season game tonight. Otherwise, the spot goes to Dallas.
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