Super Wild Card Weekend stars Saturday, January 13th through Monday, January 15th. In total, there are six games airing on ABC, CBS, ESPN, Fox, NBC, and one streaming-only game on Peacock. All the details below.
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Super Wild Card Weekend Schedule
For the first time ever, one of the Wild Card games will be available via streaming only. It is the Saturday Night game and it will be on Peacock. You will also be able to watch the first game (broadcast on NBC) with Peacock. But the rest of the games will not be on Peacock.
Here is the Super Wild Card Weekend game schedule with all the information currently available:
- Sat Jan 13 : Game 1 (NBC/Peacock)
- Sat Jan 13 : Game 2 (Peacock)
- Sun Jan 14 : Game 3 (CBS or Fox)
- Sun Jan 14 : Game 4 (CBS)
- Sun Jan 14 : Game 5 (NBC)
- Mon Jan 15 : Game 6 (ABC/ESPN)
NFL Wild Card Basics
At the end of the NFL season, the 7 top teams in each conference go to the playoffs. These consist of the 4 division winners and then the 3 best teams conference-wide.
This often results in wild card teams having significantly better records than division winners. For example, in the 2022-23 season, the NFL East saw every team in the conference outperforming the winner of the NFC South, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In that case, the Bucs
The top-seed team in the AFC and NFC get a bye for Super Wild Card Weekend. That means they don’t play and go directly to the Divisional Round.
The remaining six teams are paired by their seed with the top team against the bottom team. Like this:
- #7 Seed at #2 Seed
- #6 Seed at #3 Seed
- #5 Seed at #4 Seed
Last season, for example, the San Francisco 49ers were the #2 seed in the NFC and the Seattle Seahawks were the #7 seed. They just happen to be in the same division but this had nothing to do with their being paired.
How to Live Stream NFL Wild Card Games
Five of the six Wild Card games will air on ESPN, NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, or some combination of them. One of the games will be streaming-only on Peacock. If you want to watch that game, you will need to sign up for Peacock but at just $5.99/mo, that shouldn’t be a problem.
The following streaming services give you access to all the other games. Some offer free trials so you can watch some NFL games for free as you check if it is right for you.
- Fubo (formerly FuboTV): It offers all the channels you need to watch the NFL regular season to the playoffs including all major local channels like Fox. For $74.99/mo you get 130+ live channels, 1,000 hours of cloud DVR, and the ability to stream on 10 devices at once. (Fubo review)
- Hulu + Live TV: Only offers one package for $76.99/mo. The plan provides local channels ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox. You also get ESPN+ and Disney+. An unlimited cloud DVR is also included. (Hulu Live review)
- DIRECTV STREAM: Get 75+ channels including ESPN, Fox, NBC, and CBS all for $79.99/mo. The base plan also offers unlimited cloud DVR and watching on unlimited devices. (DIRECTV STREAM review)
- YoutubeTV: You get all major local channels and ESPN channels for $72.99/mo.
Sling TV ($40.00/mo) allows you to watch the non-CBS games. Sling Orange offers ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN3 and Sling Blue offers ABC, Fox, and NBC in select markets.
Vidgo ($69.99/mo) allows you to watch the games that air on ABC, ESPN, and Fox.
Stream Outside the US
Those in Canada can watch all the NFL playoffs with DAZN. In almost all other countries, you can stream all of the playoffs with NFL Game Pass International. The one exception is China, which doesn’t have a simple way to watch.
Devices for Streaming NFL Wild Card Games
The streaming services are accessible through several streaming devices. Here are a list of devices you can use to watch the game through streaming services:
- Amazon Fire TV
- Android Mobile
- Android TV
- Apple TV
- Chromecast
- iOS Devices (eg, iPhone)
- Roku
- Samsung TVs
- Web Browsers.
Many of these services support other devices such as the Xbox and PlayStation gaming consoles as well as different smart TVs.
Wrapping Up
You can stream all the NFL Wild Card Games although you may need to include Peacock into the mix. Our top pick is Fubo, which will allow you to watch at least 5 of the 6 games of the 2024 NFL playoffs. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.
FAQs
What channels are the NFL playoff games on?
Five of the 6 NFL playoff games are broadcast on one of four channels: CBS, ESPN, Fox, and NBC. Peacock alone streams one game. ESPN only broadcasts one game (the final Wild Card matchup as Monday Night Football). And it will be simulcast on ABC. ESPN2 will feature the Manningcast with Peyton and Eli Manning. For Spanish-language channels, see our guide.
How do I stream other NFL playoff games?
The following guides provide details on watching the NFL playoffs:
- NFL Playoffs
- Super Wild Card Weekend
- Divisional Round
- AFC Championship Game
- NFC Championship Game
- Super Bowl.
Our article How to Watch NFL Without Cable has general information.
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