NFL Wild Card: Here Are the Games You Can Watch With Sling

As the NFL playoffs get underway, here are the Wild Card games you can watch with Sling in select markets.

The NFL playoffs are here, and the road to Super Bowl LIX begins with Wild Card weekend. The super-sized slate features six games over three days on five different networks and streaming services. With so much football in so many different places, we put together this handy guide so you can watch NFL Wild Card Weekend with Sling. Here’s a look at the games you can watch with Sling, along with the markets that have FOX and NBC included with Sling Blue. To watch the most sports with Sling, use the link below to subscribe to Sling Orange + Blue with Sports Extras.

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ESPN Wild Card Game: Available in all markets with Sling Orange

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Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams

Mon., Jan. 13, 8:00pm ET on ESPN

Pity the Vikings: Despite winning 14 games – a win total that would get you the No. 1 seed in most seasons – Minnesota will open the playoffs on the road, and may have to win three road games to reach the Super Bowl. Even worse, they’ll have to face one of the two teams that beat them in 2024, the Los Angeles Rams. Despite the tough draw, don’t expect Minnesota to throw themselves a pity party: With a top 10 offense AND a top 10 defense, the Vikings might be the most well-rounded team in the playoffs. Still, the matchup against the Rams is not ideal for their style of play. Minnesota is the most blitz-happy team in the NFL, and veteran Rams QB Matthew Stafford is an assassin against the pass rush. There’s also a matter of familiarity: Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell (the heavy favorite to win Coach of the Year) has worked extensively with Rams coach Sean McVay, including as offensive coordinator in their 2021 Super Bowl-winning season. With the oft-injured Rams just happy to come out of a middling NFC West, the pressure is squarely on the Vikings in this one. But if KOC and the Vikings can get past them, they could start building momentum for a deep run.

FOX Wild Card Game: Available in the markets below with Sling Blue

Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles

Sun., Jan. 12, 4:30pm ET on FOX

These two teams played the second game of the 2024 NFL season in Brazil, with the Eagles winning 34-29. A lot has changed for both teams since then, with the Eagles reemerging from an early season funk to win 12 of their final 13 games, and the Packers playing third fiddle in an ultra-competitive NFC North. Both teams enter the game with injury concerns: Packers QB Jordan Love left the Week 18 game against the Bears with an elbow injury that affected his throwing hand and WR Christian Watson suffered a season-ending knee injury; as for the Eagles, QB Jalen Hurts remained in concussion protocol in his team’s Week 18 game against the Giants, and his status for this one is still uncertain. The Eagles look like one of the most complete teams in the NFL behind Saquon Barkley, A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. Among NFC teams, they have the second-best odds to win the Super Bowl after the Detroit Lions. This should be an exciting game between two seasoned playoff squads.

NBC Wild Card Game: Available in the markets below with Sling Blue

Washington Commanders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Sun., Jan. 12, 8:00pm ET on NBC

With two rookie QBs in the playoffs and three more who look like franchise cornerstones, this year’s draft class already looks like one of the best in years, if not decades. But one year in, the man at the top is clearly Washington Commanders rookie Jayden Daniels. The former Heisman trophy winner didn’t just look like the most impressive rookie, he looked like one of the best QBs in the league, period. Consider this nugget from NFL.com: “[Daniels] has five touchdown passes in the final 30 seconds of regulation or overtime -- two more than any quarterback, rookie or veteran, has had in any single season since the 1970 merger.” The Commanders will face off against another elite QB, Baker Mayfield. And yes, we used the “E” word for the former Cleveland Browns gunslinger – in the calendar year of 2024, no NFL QB threw more touchdown passes than Baker. This game has the potential to be the best, most competitive contest of Wild Card weekend.

CBS and Amazon Prime Video Games Are Not Available With Sling

LA Chargers at Houston Texans - Sat., Jan. 11, 4:30pm ET on CBS

Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills - Sun., Jan. 12, 1:00pm ET on CBS

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Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens - Sat., Jan. 11, 8:00pm ET on Amazon Prime Video

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