The National Football League (NFL) has set the matchups for this coming "Wild Card Playoff Weekend" and they are as follows: (All games are listed as West Coast Times and the corresponding numerical playoff seeding is listed next to each team)
Saturday, January 5th:
Cincinnati Bengals (6) at Houston Texans (3) - 1:30 pm on NBC.
Minnesota Vikings (6) at Green Bay Packers (3) - 5:00 pm on NBC.
Sunday, January 6th:
Indianapolis Colts (5) at Baltimore Ravens (4) - 10:00 am on CBS.
Seattle Seahawks (5) at Washington Redskins (4) - 1:30 pm on FOX:
On a local front, the San Francisco 49ers (2) have won the NFC's Western Division for the second straight year by defeating the Seattle Seahawks 27-13 on Sunday at Candlestick Park. The somewhat injury-ridden 49ers have earned a crucial first-round-bye and will play at home Saturday, January 12th at 5:00 pm vs. the Packers, Vikings or Redskins. The Atlanta Falcons (1) are the NFC's Southern Division champion and have also earned a first-round-bye for the upcoming weekend.
The contracts of seven NFL head coaches have been terminated within the past 48 hours and they are as follows:
Ken Whisenhunt - Arizona Cardinals
Norv Turner - San Diego Chargers (6 years tenure)
Chan Gailey - Buffalo Bills
Lovie Smith - Chicago Bears (9 years tenure)
Romeo Crennel - Kansas City Chiefs
Pat Shurmur - Cleveland Browns - Also terminated was General Manager, Tom Heckert.
Andy Ried - Philadelphia Eagles (14 years tenure)
Four additional General Managers were terminated which include Gene Smith of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Mike Tannenbaum of the New York Jets.
More information can be located at ESPN.com, NFL.com or on the individual team websites.
Sources: NFL.com & ESPN.com
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