There are eight teams remaining in the 2026 NFL Playoffs as the divisional round kicks off on Saturday with two games.
Today, the league’s top seeds will make their playoff debuts after first-round byes, and each network is deploying its big guns to cover the action. Let’s take a look at the complete divisional-round schedule and broadcaster assignments for each game.
Saturday’s NFL Divisional Round Schedule
Bills-Broncos, 4:30 p.m. ET, CBS and Paramount +
Jim Nantz and Tony Romo
The weekend kicks off with the No. 6 Buffalo Bills traveling to Empower Field at Mile High to face the No. 1 Denver Broncos on CBS and Paramount+. This is Jim Nantz and Tony Romo’s second consecutive Bills playoff game, as they also called Buffalo’s wild-card win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Denver hosts its first playoff game in a decade. These teams met in last year’s wild-card round, with Buffalo winning 31-7 at Highmark Stadium. The Broncos scored on the opening drive and then went silent. Denver’s league-best defense (according to PFSN’s Defense Impact metric) will try to contain Josh Allen, who recorded his first career postseason fourth-quarter comeback against the Jaguars. He has 17 during the regular season in his career, including four this season.
49ers-Seahawks, 8 p.m. ET, FOX and FOX One
Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady
Saturday’s nightcap features the No. 6 San Francisco 49ers visiting the No. 1 Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field. Kevin Burkhardt handles play-by-play while Tom Brady continues building on a much-improved second season in the booth.
San Francisco faces Seattle for the third time this season. The 49ers won the Week 1 meeting 17-13, but the Seahawks dominated the Week 18 rematch 13-3 to clinch the division crown and No. 1 seed in the NFC, holding the Niners to 173 total yards. Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold is listed as questionable with an oblique injury, which could have a huge impact on this game if he’s ruled out or not at 100%.
Sunday’s NFL Divisional Round Schedule
Texans-Patriots, 3 p.m. ET, ESPN, ESPN+, and ABC
Joe Buck and Troy Aikman
Sunday’s action begins at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN and ABC when the No. 5 Houston Texans visit the No. 2 New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. Joe Buck and Troy Aikman cap their 24th season as broadcast partners — the longest-tenured booth pairing in NFL history.
Houston rides a 10-game winning streak into Foxborough following a dominant 30-6 dismantling of the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night. That defense sacked Aaron Rodgers four times and scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns, including Calen Bullock’s 50-yard pick-six.
New England counters with Drake Maye, who threw for 268 yards and rushed for 66 more in his first career postseason start against the Chargers. Maye finished second in the NFL with a QBi score of 91.1.
Rams-Bears, 6:30 p.m. ET, NBC and Peacock
Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth
The weekend wraps up at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock with the No. 5 Rams visiting the No. 2 Bears at Soldier Field. Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth — the crew NBC will use for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara — will call the action.
Chicago enters after the third-largest fourth-quarter comeback in NFL history, erasing a 15-point deficit against the Packers by outscoring Green Bay 25-6 in the final quarter. Caleb Williams threw for more yards in the fourth quarter (184) than the first three combined (177).
Los Angeles is coming off a tight 34-31 win over Carolina, where Matthew Stafford led a 71-yard drive in the final minute, hitting Colby Parkinson with a 19-yard touchdown with 38 seconds left.
