It seems like it was just yesterday the NFL season was getting started, but now it’s down to only 14 teams with a shot at all the glory. Over the course of the next month, the best teams in the league will go head-to-head to win the AFC and NFC Championships and punch their ticket to Super Bowl LVII and compete with all those star-studded commercials.
But with more channels and streaming services hosting games than ever before over the course of the next few weekends, keeping track of all the Xs and Os of how to watch it all can be as difficult as telling the difference between various defensive formations. But worry not, football fans, as we have put together a quick breakdown of how to watch the 2023 NFL playoffs online and on TV so you can stream every game.
NFL Wild Card Round (January 14 - 16)
Anyone with a Peacock Premium subscription, or who uses their Paramount+ membership to watch live NFL games each week are in for a real treat in the first round of the playoffs, which the NFL is calling “Super Wild Card Weekend.” And the league isn’t lying, as a total of six games will be played on various channels and streaming platforms over the course of three days, including on ESPN+, which is available with the Disney+ bundle.
Here is a breakdown of all six of those games in the Wild Card round:
- Seahawks vs 49ers - 4:30 p.m. (ET), Saturday, January 14 on Fox
- Chargers vs Jaguars - 8:15 p.m. (ET), Saturday, January 14 on NBC
- Dolphins vs Bills - 1 p.m. (ET), Sunday, January 15 on CBS
- Giants vs Vikings - 4:30 p.m. (ET), Sunday, January 15 on Fox
- Ravens vs Bengals - 8:15 p.m. (ET), Sunday, January 15 on NBC
- Cowboys vs Buccaneers - 8:15 p.m. (ET), Monday, January 16 on ESPN/ESPN2/ABC
NFL Divisional Round (January 21 - 22)
Following a stacked and dramatic Super Wild Card Weekend, the 2023 NFL Playoffs enters the Divisional round, with the postseason tournament down to the top eight teams.
Here is a breakdown of all the games this weekend:
- Jaguars vs. Chiefs - 4:30 p.m. (ET), Saturday, January 21 on NBC
- Giants vs. Eagles - 8:15 p.m. (ET), Saturday, January 21 on Fox
- Bengals vs. Bills - 3 p.m. (ET), Sunday, January 22 on CBS
- Cowboys vs. 49ers - 6:30 p.m (ET), Sunday, January 22 on Fox
NFL Conference Championships (January 29)
With only one game between them and the Super Bowl, the two best teams in the NFC and AFC will face-off Sunday afternoon for two of the most anticipated matchups of the year.
First, the NFC No. 1 seed Philadelphia Eagles will host the No. 2 seeded San Francisco 49ers in one of the most evenly matched games of the postseason. Later in the afternoon, the Kansas City Chiefs will host defending AFC Champion Cincinnati Bengals in a rematch from last year. Will Joe Burrow go to his second consecutive Super Bowl or will and injured Patrick Mahomes pull off the improbable and take KC to their third AFC Championship in four years?
- 49ers vs. Eagles - 3 p.m. (ET), Sunday, January 29 on Fox
- Bengals vs. Chiefs - 6:30 p.m. (ET), Sunday, January 29 on CBS
Super Bowl LVII (February 12)
There is a lot of football that needs to happen before we know who will be meeting in the desert for Super Bowl LVII, but pretty much everything else about the biggest sporting event of the year has been ironed out well in advance. This includes everything from the time of kickoff to the Halftime show performer, which happens to be Rihanna this year.
And because of the three-year revolving broadcast schedule for the big game, the Super Bowl will air live on Fox (the game was on NBC in 2022, CBS in 2021) when it kicks off from State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday, February 12.
It should be noted that all of the 2023 NFL postseason matchups can also be streamed using the new NFL+ app, which gives subscribers the ability to watch live games on mobile devices, though you can cast to supported TVs and streaming boxes. If you want to know about what big shows will be taking to the air after Super Bowl LVII wraps up (as well as the earlier rounds), take a look at the 2023 TV schedule so you don’t miss a thing.
