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NFL 2016 Playoff Schedule: Bengals to host Steelers in Wild Card round Saturday at 8:15 p.m. on CBS

The Bengals will host the Steelers in the Wild Card round of the playoffs.

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The Cincinnati Bengals will take on the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday at 8:15 p.m. EST on CBS.

Wild Card weekend will feature two Saturday games and two Sunday games.

Saturday January 9, 2016, 4:35 p.m. EST on ABC/ESPN

5. Kansas City Chiefs (11-5) at 4. Houston Texans (9-7)

Saturday January 9, 2016, 8:15 p.m. EST on CBS

6. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6) at. 3 Cincinnati Bengals (12-4)

Sunday January 10, 2016, 1:05 p.m. EST on NBC

6. Seattle Seahawks (10-6)  at 3. Minnesota Vikings (11-5)

Sunday January 10, 2016, 4:40 p.m. EST on FOX

5. Green Bay Packers (10-6) at 4. Washington Redskins (9-7)

The AFC 1 seed Denver Broncos (12-4) and 2 seed New England Patriots (12-4) as well as the NFC 1 seed Carolina Panthers (15-1) and 2 seed Arizona Cardinals (13-3) will have a bye during Wild Card weekend and will host games during the Divisional round of the playoffs. The teams who advance from the Wild Card round will play in the divisional round on Saturday, January 16 and Sunday, January 17.

The AFC 1 seed Denver Broncos (12-4) and 2 seed New England Patriots (12-4) as well as the NFC 1 seed Carolina Panthers (15-1) and 2 seed Arizona Cardinals (13-3) will have a bye during Wild Card weekend and will host games during the Divisional round of the playoffs.

Saturday, January 16, 4:35 p.m. on CBS

Cincinnati (3) or Houston (4) or Kansas City (5) at New England

*The team with the lowest -- 3 being low, 5 being high -- seed to make it out of Wild Card weekend will go to New England. If the Bengals win, they will go to New England for this game.

Saturday, January 16, 8:15 p.m. on NBC

Minnesota (3) or Washington (4) or Green Bay (5) at Arizona

*The team with the lowest -- 3 being low, 5 being high -- seed to make it out of Wild Card weekend will go to Arizona.

Sunday, January 17, 1:05 p.m. EST on FOX

Washington (4) or Green Bay (5) or Seattle (6) at Carolina

*The team with the highest -- 6 being the high, 4 being low -- seed to make it out of Wild Card weekend will go to Carolina.

Sunday, January 17, 4:40 p.m. EST on CBS

Houston (4) or Kansas City (5) or Pittsburgh (6) at Denver

*The team with the highest -- 6 being the high, 4 being low -- seed to make it out of Wild Card weekend will go to Denver.

Sunday, January 24, 3:05 p.m. EST AFC Championship on CBS

Sunday, January 24, 6:40 p.m. EST NFC Championship on FOX

Sunday, January 31, 7:00 p.m. EST Pro Bowl on ESPN

Sunday, February 7, 6:30 p.m. EST Super Bowl 50 on CBS