The New Orleans Saints will host the Minnesota Vikings in the wild card round next weekend, following the conclusion of Week 17’s games and the NFL regular season. That game will kick off at 1:05 p.m. ET from inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday, Jan. 5. So the Saints will at least get a full week to practice and prepare.
Here’s your full schedule for the wild card round, with the San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers each resting during the first-round bye week. In the AFC, the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs will also be on bye:
- Saturday, Jan.