The 2025-26 NFL season is inching closer to its conclusion. After finishing up the regular season with Week 18 matchups, we now have the Wild Card Round games taking place over the weekend.
There will be a total of six games, played over the next three days. Apart from the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos, the 12 teams will be competing this weekend in hopes of qualifying for the next round.
Since the introduction of the seven playoff team per conference model, the Wild Card Round has become one of the most exciting weekends of football. All six games are high-stakes matchups, and they deserve an all-star lineup on the broadcast crew as well.
The best people in the business are locked in for the weekend, and they’ll be providing all the updates and insights while fans enjoy the thrilling matchups. Here’s a complete list of playoff announcers and broadcast crews for the Wild Card Round games.
NFL Wild Card Round Announcers
Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers
- Channel: FOX / FOX Deportes
- Date & Time: Saturday, Jan. 10, 4:30 PM ET
- Announcers: Joe Davis (play-by-play), Greg Olsen (analyst), sideline reporter not yet officially confirmed
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
- Channel: Amazon Prime Video
- Date & Time: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:00 PM ET
- Announcers: Al Michaels (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), sideline reporter not yet officially confirmed
Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars
- Channel: CBS / Paramount+
- Date & Time: Sunday, Jan. 11, 1:00 PM ET
- Announcers: Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Tony Romo (analyst), sideline reporter not yet officially confirmed
San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles
- Channel: FOX / FOX Deportes
- Date & Time: Sunday, Jan. 11, 4:30 PM ET
- Announcers: Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play), Tom Brady (analyst), Erin Andrews & Tom Rinaldi (sideline reporters)
Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots
- Channel: NBC / Peacock
- Date & Time: Sunday, Jan. 11, 8:15 PM ET
- Announcers: Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth (analyst), sideline reporter not yet officially confirmed
Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers
- Channel: ESPN / ABC / ESPN App
- Date & Time: Monday, Jan. 12, 8:15 PM ET
- Announcers: Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (analyst), sideline reporter not yet officially confirmed
The NFL Wild Card Round weekend opens with the Carolina Panthers vs Los Angeles Rams matchup at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. The Panthers are 8-9 and have lost their last two games, whereas the Rams won their last game and have a 12-5 record.
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