Packers will face the 49ers on a short week
The Green Bay Packers will have a short week to prepare for the divisional round. After beating the Dallas Cowboys 48-32 on Sunday, the team will face the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday, at 8pm ET. The league has announced the divisional weekend schedule, pending Monday's games. The Packers Saturday game happens because the NFL […]
The Green Bay Packers will have a short week to prepare for the divisional round. After beating the Dallas Cowboys 48-32 on Sunday, the team will face the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday, at 8pm ET. The league has announced the divisional weekend schedule, pending Monday's games.
The Packers Saturday game happens because the NFL has two games on Monday — Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, originally scheduled for Monday, and also Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills, initially scheduled for Sunday and postponed for weather reasons.
The winners of these games can't play again in five days, so the league was forced to schedule the Packers game at the 49ers for Saturday.
Meanwhile, San Francisco is coming from a long period of inactivity. The last time the entire starting lineup played was on December 31, when they beat the Washington Commanders 27-10. Last week, backups faced the Los Angeles Rams as the team had already clinched the NFC first seed. This week, the team had a bye.
Saturday, Jan. 20
- 4:30pm ET Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens/Kansas City Chiefs (ESPN/ABC)
- 8pm ET Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers (Fox)
Sunday, Jan. 21
- 3pm ET Philadelphia Eagles/Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions (NBC)
- 6:30pm ET Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills or Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens (CBS)
Both Championship Games will be played on Sunday, January 28. The AFC game will be at 3pm ET on CBS, and the NFC game will start at 6:30pm ET on Fox.
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