2023–24 NFL playoffs
| Dates | January 13 – February 11, 2024 | ||||
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| Season | 2023 | ||||
| Teams | 14 | ||||
| Games played | 13 | ||||
| Super Bowl LVIII site | |||||
| Defending champions | Kansas City Chiefs | ||||
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The National Football League playoffs for the 2023 season is scheduled to begin on January 13, 2024, and conclude with Super Bowl LVIII on February 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.
Format
Playoff scenarios
As of December 11, 2023 (the end of week 14)[update], the following teams have qualified for the playoffs:
- NFC
The following teams can clinch during week 15:[4] Scenarios involving ties omitted for simplicity.
- AFC
- Baltimore will clinch a playoff berth with a win.
- NFC
- Detroit will clinch a playoff berth with a Seattle Seahawks loss.
Media coverage
Three of the Wild Card games will air on NBC this postseason, holding rights to the Saturday afternoon game under its annual rotation with CBS and Fox since 2020, the Sunday night game under the third year of a separate seven-year deal, and the Saturday night game—which will be streamed exclusively by Peacock under a one-year deal.[a] This will mark the first time that an NFL playoff game is exclusively carried nationally by a streaming platform.[5][6][7] ESPN will be entering its third year of their five-year deal for the Monday night Wild Card game, with a simulcast on ABC, and the Manningcast alternative telecast on ESPN2.[8][9][10] The remaining two Sunday afternoon games will be carried by CBS and Fox.[8][9][11][12]
Under new TV deals, the four broadcast television partners will now each air one Divisional Playoff game per season, with ESPN/ABC taking over the slot that was previously rotated between CBS and Fox.[8][13] CBS and Fox retain the exclusive rights to broadcast the AFC and NFC Championship Games, respectively.[12]
CBS will televise Super Bowl LVIII this season, followed by Fox, NBC, and ESPN/ABC under a new annual Super Bowl rotation.[8][14] Nickelodeon will also have a youth-friendly broadcast of the game.[15] CBS also has sub-licensed the Spanish-language rights for Super Bowl LVIII to TelevisaUnivision, replacing ESPN Deportes, who held the agreement for the three previous Super Bowl games aired by CBS.[14]
In addition to having exclusive coverage of the Saturday night Wild Card game, Peacock will also stream NBC's other games. All of CBS' games will stream on Paramount+, and all ESPN/ABC's games will stream on ESPN+.[8][12] The league's streaming service NFL+ will stream every postseason game on mobile devices only, regardless of broadcaster.[16]
Notes
- ^ Peacock's game will be simulcast locally in each participating team's media market.
References
- ^ Gordon, Grant (December 11, 2023). "Niners become first team in 2023 to clinch playoff berth". nfl.com. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ Gordon, Grant (December 17, 2023). "Cowboys clinch third straight trip to postseason following losses by Packers, Falcons". nfl.com. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ Gordon, Grant (December 17, 2023). "Eagles clinch third straight playoff berth thanks to 49ers' win over Cardinals". nfl.com. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "Playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 15 of 2023 NFL season". nfl.com. December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ Lewis, Jon (May 15, 2023). "Peacock shocker: Streamer gets exclusive NFL playoff game". Sports Media Watch. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "NBCUniversal and NFL Reach 11-Year Extension & Expansion for Sunday Night Football, Primetime TV'S #1 Show". NBC Sports Pressbox. March 18, 2021. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ Toonkel, Joe Flint and Jessica. "Peacock to Carry One NFL Playoff Game Exclusively Next Season". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Lerner, Drew (January 23, 2023). "NFL media rights refresher: What can viewers expect next season?". Sports Media Watch. Archived from the original on January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- ^ a b Halberstam, David J. (March 18, 2021). "CBS, ESPN, FOX and NBC release details of mega deals to renew rights to the NFL; See full releases". Sports Broadcast Journal. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ "ESPN to broadcast Super Wild Card Weekend's Monday night game for next five years". www.nfl.com. October 13, 2021. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ^ "Fox Corporation Announces New Eleven-Year Media Rights Agreement with the National Football League". Fox Sports Press Pass. March 18, 2021. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ a b c "ViacomCBS and NFL Reach New Long-Term Multiplatform Rights Agreement Through the 2033 Season". www.businesswire.com. March 18, 2021. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ Volner, Derek (March 18, 2021). "The Walt Disney Company, ESPN and National Football League Reach Landmark Long-Term Agreement". ESPN Press Room U.S. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ a b Hayes, Dade (May 16, 2023). "Super Bowl Spanish-Language Rights Claimed By TelevisaUnivision In U.S.; Company Tells Upfront Buyers Its Vix Streaming Service Has Passed 30 Million Users". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 23, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ Lewis, Jon (August 2, 2023). "News: Pac-12, Super Bowl on Nick, NCAA volleyball and more". Sports Media Watch. Archived from the original on August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "NFL+ launches for the 2023 season; now includes NFL Network, NFL RedZone". NFL.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.