NFL Wild Card Weekend odds, predictions, expert picks
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Coverage of the 2026 NFL playoffs will be spread out across Fox, CBS, NBC, and ESPN/ABC. Amazon Prime Video will also broadcast one Wild Card game (Bears vs. Packers). If you don’t have a cable subscription, the best way to watch NFL playoff games online is with one of the cable streaming services below.
You'll need Fox, NBC, CBS, and ESPN/ABC networks to watch every postseason game, plus Prime Video. Fortunately, all of these channels have streaming counterparts for folks without cable. For the NFL 2026 playoffs, you'll need the following streaming services:
NFL RedZone — an around-the-horn live highlight show demonstrating all the action on NFL Sunday — is back for all the Week 18 action.
Millions will be tuning into a slate of college and NFL games, and you don’t have to pay top dollar to watch. If you’re a football fan, you’re in for an embarrassment of riches this weekend. Millions will be tuning into a slate of college and NFL games, and you don’t have to pay top dollar to watch.
Here's a look at the time, TV channel and broadcast information for the NFL postseason game. The 49ers are the No. 6 seed in the NFC postseason.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.
The most compelling NFL playoff game of the weekend isn't airing on TV. The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears will face off Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. EST on Amazon Prime, available nationally to those with a Prime subscription.
The Steelers/Ravens game is the marquee matchup, but there’s plenty of Week 18 action to enjoy. Here’s how to watch all the fun online. It’s a fairly typical NFL Sunday for Week 18, with six 1:00 p.m. games airing on CBS and FOX, followed by seven games starting at 4:25 p.m. ET.
For years, NFL fans have debated the same familiar issues every Sunday night: the announcers are too loud, the crowd noise isn’t loud enough, or the broadcast just doesn’t feel like being in the stadium.
See an updated list of injuries, with active and inactive players for the Buffalo Bills vs. Jacksonville Jaguars NFL Wild Card Round.