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How To Watch The 2025 NFL Playoffs

It's Bills vs. Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game!
Posted on Jan 20, 2025 | 09:45am
2025 NFL Playoffs games presented by the NFL on CBS air live on your local CBS station, and stream live on Paramount+. Stream live games on supported devices, including smart TVs, mobile, desktops, streaming devices, and gaming consoles.

It all comes down to this: the win-or-go-home, do-or-die games that are the NFL Playoffs. Up next: the Conference Championship matchups. Read on for everything you need to know to cheer on the 2025 NFL Playoffs, including how to watch and stream the Bills vs. Chiefs in the 2025 AFC Championship Game, to be presented live by the NFL on CBS. 
 
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What Playoffs games are on Paramount+ today?

On Sunday, the NFL on CBS will present the Bills-Chiefs 2025 AFC Championship Game. The showdown of rivals will air live on CBS, and stream live on Paramount+. See below for tune-in info at a glance. 

BUFFALO BILLS VS. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 2025 NFL PLAYOFFS GAME
  • Playoff round: Conference Championship 
  • Date: Sunday, Jan. 26
  • Time: 6:30 PM, ET
  • Teams: Bills at Chiefs 
  • Location: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
  • Channel: CBS
  • Streaming: Paramount+
 

How to watch the NFL Playoffs

2025 NFL Playoffs games can be watched on a number of channels and streaming services. 2025 NFL Playoffs games broadcast by CBS can be watched live on your local CBS station, and streamed live from any device with Paramount+.

Below is the complete 2025 NFL Playoffs schedule, plus all the results of completed games. The schedule is current as of publication, and is subject to change. Check back here for updates. In each round, the winning teams advance, the losers go home.

2025 NFL PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE and SCORES

WILD CARD 
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Sunday, January 12, 2025
Monday, January 13, 2025
  • Minnesota Vikings 9, Los Angeles Rams 27 (State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona) (ABC)

Byes
  • (No. 1) Chiefs
  • (No. 1) Lions


DIVISIONAL
Saturday, January 18, 2025
  • Houston Texans 14, Kansas City Chiefs 23
  • Washington Commanders 45, Detroit Lions 31

Sunday, January 19, 2025

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
  • Date: Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025
  • Time: 3 PM, ET
  • Teams: (No. 6) Washington Commanders at (No. 2) Philadelphia Eagles 
  • Location: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Channel: FOX 


AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
  • Date: Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025
  • Time: 6:30 PM, ET
  • Teams: (No. 2) Buffalo Bills at (No. 1) Kansas City Chiefs
  • Location: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
  • Channel: CBS
  • Streaming: Paramount+

SUPER BOWL LIX
  • Date: Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025
  • Time: 6:30 PM, ET
  • Teams: AFC champion vs. NFC champion
  • Location: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Channel: FOX
 
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What teams are in the NFL Playoffs?

In all, 14 teams qualified for the 2025 NFL Playoffs -- seven from the AFC, and seven from the NFC. Heading into the Conference Championship showdowns, 10 total teams have been eliminated -- and now only four remain.  

See below for a look at the 2025 NFL Playoffs teams and seeding. 

AFC
1. Chiefs (15-2)*
2. Bills (13-4)*
3. Ravens (12-5)* Eliminated in Divisional round
4. Texans (10-7)* Eliminated in Divisional round
5. Chargers (11-6) Eliminated in Wild Card round
6. Steelers (10-7)  Eliminated in Wild Card round
7. Broncos (10-7)  Eliminated in Wild Card round

NFC
1. Lions (15-2)* Eliminated in Divisional round
2. Eagles (14-3)*
3. Buccaneers (10-7)* Eliminated in Wild Card round
4. Rams (10-7)* Eliminated in Divisional round
5. Vikings (14-3) Eliminated in Wild Card round
6. Commanders (12-5)
7. Packers (11-6)  Eliminated in Wild Card round

* Division champ

In general, the NFL Playoffs boast the winners of the eight divisions: the AFC East, the AFC North, the AFC South, the AFC West, the NFC East, the NFC North, the NFC South, and the NFC West. They also feature six Wild Card teams: three from the AFC, and three from the NFC. Seeding is determined by a number of factors, including division and conference standings. 

The seven AFC teams are whittled to two who square off against each other in the AFC Championship Game. The same math applies to the NFC Playoffs teams; they vie for spots in the NFC Championship Game. The winner of the AFC Championship Game and the winner of the NFC Championship Game earn Super Bowl berths.

For the complete 2025 NFL Playoffs picture, check out CBSSports.com. For an overview of the 2024-2025 season, visit our NFL season guide. 

When do the NFL Playoffs start?

The 2025 NFL Playoffs started with the Wild Card round, played from Jan. 11-Jan. 13. The pursuit of history ends on Sunday, Feb. 9, with Super Bowl LVIX.

In general, there are four rounds of the NFL Playoffs: the Wild Card round; the Divisional round; the Conference Championship round; and, finally, Super Bowl action.

In all, the NFL on CBS will present four postseason games: two Wild Card games, a Divisional round game, and, finally, the 2025 AFC Championship Game, set for Sunday, Jan. 26. All NFL on CBS NFL Playoffs games will air live on CBS, and stream live on Paramount+.

Where will the NFL Playoffs games be played?

During the NFL Playoffs, and excluding Super Bowl action, games generally are played at the home stadium of the the higher-seeded team. In bracketology, the higher-seed team is the team with the lower numerical seed, à la No. 1 is a higher seed than, say, No. 7.  

In the Conference Championship games, the AFC's Chiefs and the NFC's Eagles are the home teams.  

As an FYI, Super Bowl LIX is scheduled to be played at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.

How to watch NFL Playoffs games without cable?

You can watch 2025 NFL Playoffs games presented by the NFL on CBS without cable by streaming them live on your screen or device with Paramount+. You also can watch NFL on CBS 2025 NFL Playoffs games live by tuning in CBS on a TV with a digital antenna.

How can I watch the NFL Playoffs on my mobile device?

As with the regular season, you can stream NFL on CBS 2025 NFL Playoffs games, including the 2025 AFC Championship Game, live from your phone, tablet, or Android device with the Paramount+ app. The Paramount+ app is available on the Apple App Store or Google Play.
 

Where can I watch NFL on CBS NFL Playoffs games?

You can watch the NFL on CBS 2025 NFL Playoffs football games live on TV via your local CBS station, and/or stream them live on your screen or device with Paramount+. Choose your streaming device from the list below, and read the instructions on how to get started:
  
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