NFL Wild Card Playoffs 2025: Here’s Where to Watch Post-Season Pro Football Games Online This Weekend
Now that the regular season is over, there are only 14 teams remaining on the road to the 2025 Super Bowl. That road starts this weekend with the NFL Wild Card Playoff games. There are 12 teams on the schedule for this weekend’s NFL Wild Card Playoffs, with the winners advancing to the division round.
The NFL has six games scheduled starting on Saturday, Jan. 11 and going through Monday, Jan. 13. Scroll down for details on how to watch the NFL Wild Card games online without cable and how to stream the Wild Card games online free.
At a Glance: How to Watch Sunday Night Football Online
The 2025 NFL Wild Card games kick off with a double-header on Saturday, Jan. 11, with the L.A. Chargers vs. Houston Texans live from NRG Stadium in Houston, with a start time of 1:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. ET. This game broadcasts on CBS and streamable on Paramount+.
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Afterwards, the Pittsburgh Steelers battles the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, with a start time of 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. This game is exclusive to Prime Video nationwide.
However, if you’re in the Pittsburgh or Baltimore metro area markets, then you can catch the game on NBC.
The first game on Sunday, Jan. 12, features Denver Broncos vs. Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York starting at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. This game airs on CBS, while it livestreams on Paramount+.
The next game on Sunday night features the Green Bay Packers playing the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania starting at 1:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. ET. This wild card game airs on Fox, while cable alternatives, like DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and Sling Blue, have it available for streaming.
The first game on Jan. 12, pits the Washington Commanders against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York with kickoff at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. Broadcast network NBC airs this game on TV, while Peacock streams it.
For Monday Night Football on ABC or ESPN (ESPN+), the Minnesota Vikings takes on the L.A. Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California with kickoff at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET.
Cord-cutters can watch the NFL Wild Card games on any live TV streaming service that carries NBC, Fox, CBS and ABC/ESPN for Monday Night Football, such as DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and others. In addition, DirecTV Stream and Fubo have free trials that you can use to live stream the NFL Wild Card games without cable.
All web-based services are accessible on your smartphone, tablet, laptop or smart TV.
Keep reading to find out how to watch the NFL Wild Card games with and without a cable subscription, including options to watch NFL games for free. Additionally, you can find where to buy last-minute tickets to the NFL Wild Card games.
Since the games are being broadcast across NBC, CBS, Fox and ABC/ESPN for Monday Night Football, the NFL Wild Card games can also be streamed on internet-based streaming cable services, some of which even offer free trials. If you act fast and sign up before Saturday, you can watch the NFL games online for free.
This year, the NFL Wild Card games broadcasts across NBC, CBS, Fox and ABC/ESPN for Monday Night Football. You can watch through your cable TV provider or livestream them online on NBCSports.com, CBSSports.com, FoxSports.com and ABC.com or ESPN.com with your cable TV account login.
Want to watch the games in person? Tickets are available for the NFL Wild Card games at StubHub, Ticket Liquidator, Ticketmaster and GameTime — prices depend on seat location. For more info, visit NFL.com.
One of the best deals on last-minute tickets right now is at TicketNetwork, which offers The Hollywood Reporter readers $150 off orders of $500 with promo code THR150 or $300 off orders that are $1,000 and up with code THR300.
Meanwhile, other deals on tickets can be found at Vivid Seats, where you can save $20 with code THR2024; or at SeatGeek where you can use promo code HOLLYWOOD10 to save $10 on eligible purchases of $250 and up.
