Guide Note: Wild Card Weekend is the first round of the NFL Playoffs. It features four games, with two on Saturday televised by NBC Sports, and two on Sunday televised by CBS and FOX. The winners advance to play in the NFL Divisional Weekend. Fast Facts:

The top 2 AFC teams, New England and Indianapolis, earned bye weeks
The top 2 NFC teams, Dallas and Green Bay, earned bye weeks
From 1970-1977, there were only 8 teams in the playoffs; this consisted of 3 division winners and 1 extra, or "wild card", team from each conference
In 1978, the NFL added an extra team in each conference and held a "Wild Card Game" - the winner would advance to the Division Round of the playoffs
In 1990, another wild card team was added to each conference, leading to the formation on two days of games in the first round
In 2002, following realignment, the league designated the two wild card teams in each conference to play two division winners
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NFL Wild Card Weekend Schedule

Saturday, January 5, 2008
- 4:30PM ET: Seattle Seahawks 35 - Washington Redskins 14
- 8:00PM ET: Jacksonville Jaguars 31 - Pittsburgh Steelers 29
Sunday, January 6, 2008
- 1:00PM ET: New York Giants 24 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14
- 4:30PM ET: San Diego Chargers 17 - Tennessee Titans 6

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