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NFL playoff pick'em, 2027: Wild Card weekend January 16 to 18, the Super Bowl on February 14
The NFL states the 2026-27 playoff dates on nfl.com: Wild Card weekend January 16 to 18, 2027, the Divisional round January 23 and 24, the conference championships January 31 and Super Bowl LXI on February 14. A pick'em pool takes the matchups as they are set.
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The dates, as the official pages state them
| Event | What | As stated | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 NFL playoffs | Wild Card Weekend | 2027-01-16 to 2027-01-18 | www.nfl.com, read 2026-10-27 “January 16-18 - Wild Card Weekend powered by Verizon” |
| 2026-27 NFL playoffs | Divisional round | 2027-01-23 to 2027-01-24 | www.nfl.com, read 2026-10-27 “January 23-24 - Divisional Playoffs presented by Intuit TurboTax” |
| 2026-27 NFL playoffs | AFC and NFC Championship Games | 2027-01-31 | www.nfl.com, read 2026-10-27 “January 31 - AFC and NFC Championship Games presented by Intuit TurboTax” |
| 2026 NFL regular season | Week 18 (final regular-season weekend) | 2027-01-09 to 2027-01-10 | www.nfl.com, read 2026-10-27 “January 9-10 - Week 18” |
| Super Bowl LXI (2026 NFL season) | date | 2027-02-14 (Sunday) | www.nfl.com, read 2026-10-27 “the Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif. on Sunday, February 14, 2027, airing on ESPN, ABC and Disney+” |
| Super Bowl LXI (2026 NFL season) | venue and city | SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California | www.nfl.com, read 2026-10-27 “February 14 - Super Bowl LXI at SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, California)” |
| Super Bowl LXI (2026 NFL season) | TV | ESPN, ABC and Disney+ (NFL+ on mobile) | www.nfl.com, read 2026-10-27 “the Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif. on Sunday, February 14, 2027, airing on ESPN, ABC and Disney+” |
Quick answers
When do the 2027 NFL playoffs start?
Wild Card weekend is January 16 to 18, 2027, as nfl.com states it; the regular season's Week 18 is January 9 and 10.
When are the 2027 conference championship games?
January 31, 2027, as nfl.com states it.
How does a playoff pick'em pool work?
Each entrant picks the winner of every matchup; a correct pick scores its points, and the final's total points can break a tie. The host adds each round's matchups as they are set.
Guides for this pool
- How a pick'em pool is scored (NFL playoffs, bowl games, any bracket)
- Confidence pools and weighted pick'em: how to make later rounds count more
- Pick'em tiebreaker rules that actually settle a tie
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