The New Orleans Saints will host the Minnesota Vikings during the wild card round of the NFL’s 2019 playoffs schedule, but they won’t have the most prominent time slot. And that may be a good thing.
Next weekend’s Saints-Vikings kickoff at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome is scheduled for Jan. 5, at 1:05 p.m. ET. (or 12:05 p.m. CT). The game will be broadcast on FOX. That lines up with a typical noon game for Saints fans, players, and coaches, which the team will probably appreciate. They won’t have to change their normal weekly practice schedule in any way, allowing them to proceed with business as normal.
Considering the single-loss elimination nature of the NFL playoffs, that’s all you can ask for.
The remaining games in the wild card round are scheduled for:
- Saturday, 3:35 p.m. CT: Bills at Texans (ESPN/ABC)
- Saturday, 7:15 p.m. CT: Titans at Patriots (CBS)
- Sunday, 3:40 p.m. CT: Seahawks at Eagles (NBC)
