Who plays today NFL playoffs? What to know about AFC, NFC championship games
Two games are on the schedule for Sunday, Jan. 26, and each one has a spot in Super Bowl 59 on the line.
Both conference championships will kick off on what is the penultimate NFL Sunday of the year.
The NFC championship game is first up, with the Eagles hosting the Commanders at 3 p.m. ET on Fox. The AFC championship game will follow shortly thereafter. The Chiefs host the Bills in Kansas City in the later game, which has a scheduled kickoff of 6:30 p.m. ET on CBS.
The winner of each game will face off in Super Bowl 59 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana in two weeks.
Who plays today? NFL playoffs schedule for Sunday, Jan. 26
There are two games kicking off on Sunday afternoon and evening. Each one is a conference championship game that will determine one of the Super Bowl 59 competitors.
NFC Championship game
- Time: 3 p.m. ET
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Venue: Lincoln Financial Field
- Matchup: Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles
- TV Channel: Fox
- Streaming: Fubo; Fox Sports app
This year's NFC championship game is a divisional battle between the top two finishers in the NFC East this year: the Eagles and Commanders.
Since they're divisional rivals, the two teams have already played twice earlier this year. Each team won the game it hosted – the Eagles won in Philadelphia, and the Commanders won in Washington – during the regular season.
This is Washington's first appearance in an NFC championship game since 1992, but the Eagles are playing in their second conference title game in three years. Both teams won the NFC title in their respective previous appearances, but something has to give when they face off on Sunday afternoon.
AFC Championship game
- Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri
- Venue: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
- Matchup: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs
- TV Channel: CBS
- Streaming: Fubo; CBS Sports app
The rivalry between the Chiefs and Bills has only ramped up more and more in recent years as they continue to meet in the postseason.
Sunday evening's matchup will be the fourth playoff clash between the two teams in the last four years. Kansas City has won each of the first three – the AFC championship game four years ago, a divisional round game three years ago and another divisional round game last year.
The Bills will be looking to turn their fortunes against the Chiefs around this year to make their first Super Bowl appearance since 1993. Buffalo already beat Kansas City earlier this year, though it was at home at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York.