Dec 30, 2007 11:14 pm US/Eastern
Pats 1st Playoff Game To Be At Night
Home Game Slated For Jan. 12 At 8 P.M.
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After enjoying a first-round playoff bye, the Patriots will resume their pursuit of a perfect season on Saturday night, Jan. 12, at Gillette Stadium. Game time is 8 p.m. on WBZ-TV.
Commissioner Roger Goodell on Sunday night announced the schedule of sites, dates and times for the National Football League Wild Card games of January 5-6 and Divisional Playoffs of January 12-13 (all times Eastern):
NFL WILD CARD WEEKEND
Saturday, January 5
NFC: 4:30 PM (ET)
Washington (9-7) at Seattle (10-6) (NBC-TV)
AFC: 8:00 PM (ET)
Jacksonville (11-5) at Pittsburgh (10-6) (NBC-TV)
Sunday, January 6
NFC: 1:00 PM (ET)
New York Giants (10-6) at Tampa Bay (9-7) (FOX-TV)
AFC: 4:30 PM (ET)
Tennessee (10-6) at San Diego (11-5) (CBS-TV)
NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
Saturday, January 12
NFC: 4:30 PM (ET)
Seattle (10-6), Tampa Bay (9-7) or New York Giants (10-6) at Green Bay (13-3) (FOX-TV)
AFC: 8:00 PM (ET)
Pittsburgh (10-6), Jacksonville (11-5), or Tennessee (10-6) at New England (16-0) (CBS-TV)
Sunday, January 13
AFC: 1:00 PM (ET)
San Diego (11-5), Pittsburgh (10-6), or Jacksonville (11-5) at Indianapolis (13-3) (CBS-TV)
NFC: 4:30 PM (ET)
Tampa Bay (9-7), New York Giants (10-6) or Washington (9-7) at Dallas (13-3) (FOX-TV)
In the Divisional Playoffs, the division champion with the best record in each conference is host to the surviving Wild Card Weekend team with the lowest playoff ranking. The division champion with the second-best record in each conference is host to the surviving Wild Card Weekend team with the highest playoff ranking. There are no restrictions on intradivision games.
Once teams are ranked for the playoffs, positions do not change:
American Football Conference
1. New England (East Division champion)
2. Indianapolis (South Division champion)
3. San Diego (West Division champion)
4. Pittsburgh (North Division champion)
5. Jacksonville
6. Tennessee
National Football Conference
1. Dallas (East Division champion)
2. Green Bay (North Division champion)
3. Seattle (West Division champion)
4. Tampa Bay (South Division champion)
5. New York Giants
6. Washington
The AFC (CBS, 3:00 PM ET) and NFC (FOX, 6:30 PM ET) Championship Games will be played on Sunday, January 20, and Super Bowl XLII at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday, February 3.
The annual AFC-NFC Pro Bowl will be played in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sunday, February 10.
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