Playoff Game Times

luvstobowl · December 20th, 2009, 06:19 PM

Is that determined once all the seeding is set or does anyone know when we will play our first round game at home depending on if we get the #3 or #4 seed?

splitsecond · December 20th, 2009, 06:23 PM

I have been wondering this myself.

CtCardinals78 · December 20th, 2009, 06:41 PM

I think the 4-5 seeds play on Saturday and the 3-6 seeds play on Sunday. As far as who gets the "primetime" billing I think that is determined by which matchup would get higher ratings.

BigRedRage · December 20th, 2009, 06:54 PM

i thought NFC played sunday and afc played saturday? ima be in one hell of a pickle if i just scheduled my daughters bday party for the day of the game.

BigRedRage · December 20th, 2009, 06:56 PM

http://www.nfl.com/schedules?seasonType=POST

BigRedRage · December 20th, 2009, 06:57 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NFL_playoff_tree.PNG

splitsecond · December 20th, 2009, 07:05 PM

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http://www.nfl.com/schedules?seasonType=POST

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Originally Posted by BigRedRage

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NFL_playoff_tree.PNG

It looks like on AFC and one NFC game each day. Last year we played the Falcons on a Saturday. I remember because I got drunk chick fil a after the game, and chick fil a is closed on sundays

Scott MS · December 21st, 2009, 08:46 PM

Last year it was the afternoon game on Saturday. The Saturday night game was Indy vs. San Diego.

ajcardfan · December 21st, 2009, 09:03 PM

I'm feeling the Saturday night game.

lauraw · December 21st, 2009, 09:09 PM

Im getting pumped for the playoffs!!!

crisper57 · December 22nd, 2009, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by luvstobowl

Is that determined once all the seeding is set or does anyone know when we will play our first round game at home depending on if we get the #3 or #4 seed?

I worried about this last year because I had a wedding on Saturday to go to and hoped for a Sunday game. Based on the seeding schedule on NFL.com, we should have had a Sunday game. The week of the game, they changed it to the Saturday game.

I think the networks schedule the games based on where they are played. They try to put west coast games on the afternoon (evening) feed and play the East Coast games earlier. Then it will depend on which network has the later games on each day. Last year, FOX had the late game on Saturday and the CBShad it on Sunday. Since FOX had the NFC playoffs, and we were a West Coast game, we played the Satudray late game.

Hope that helps.

RonF · December 22nd, 2009, 09:14 AM

The Playoffs are always my favorite time of the year. The teams are usually matched up pretty good and the top teams don't always dominate as we learned last year.

Lloydian · December 22nd, 2009, 09:35 AM

Last year, I went to nfl.com to see what was scheduled based on seeding and I knew (yes KNEW) that the Atlanta game would be on Sunday. The truth is that there is one each for AFC and NFC each day, and the NFL simply sits down and decides which is which, generally on the Sunday before the game. Don't count on knowing anything before January 3rd.

AntSports Steve · December 22nd, 2009, 10:27 AM

Last year the Cards got the Saturday game because the Fiesta Bowl was on Monday. So, yes, they just sit down and decide after the games are over on Sun.