The NFL playoff schedule for 2020 brings a unique set of national TV broadcasts, with four networks presenting four games over the span of two days in the wild-card round. Today's Patriots vs. Titans game in New England, scheduled to kick off at 8:15 p.m. ET, will be shown on CBS.
As the home team and the No. 3 seed in the NFL playoff bracket for the AFC, the Patriots are solid favorites (5 points) over the No. 6-seeded Titans, who snuck into the postseason in the final week. New England, of course, is limping into the postseason after falling out of a first-round bye position and into the wild-card round.
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New England quarterback Tom Brady, who has led the Patriots to 11 consecutive division titles and six Super Bowl championships, is the postseason’s all-time leader in games played (40), passing yards (11,179) and touchdown passes (73). But he is not the QB with the higher regular-season rating in Saturday night's wild-card game.
That would be Tennessee's Ryan Tannehill and his NFL-best 117.5 passer rating. He and league-leading rusher Derrick Henry will face a Patriots defense that led the NFL in total defense (275.9 yards per game) and scoring defense (14.1 points against per game) in 2019.
Tennessee is the fourth team since 1970 to have the league’s top rated quarterback and its leading rusher in the same season, and New England is the first team to allow an average of 15 or fewer points per game since the 2013 Seahawks (14.4). That Seattle team won Super Bowl 48 over the Broncos.
Below is all the info you need to watch Patriots vs. Titans on Saturday night, including the TV channels and kickoff time.
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What channel is Patriots vs. Titans on today?
- TV channel (national): CBS
- TV channel (Boston): WBZ
- TV channel (Nashville): WTVF
- Live stream: Yahoo!
Saturday night's Patriots vs. Titans game on CBS will be called by the network's No. 1 broadcast crew. That means Jim Nantz and Tony Romo will be on the call from New England. Tracy Wolfson will serve as CBS' sideline reporter, and Gene Steratore will provide analysis of the game's officiating.
For those who can't watch Patriots vs. Titans on TV and wish to find the game on the radio, the Tennessee call can be heard on Sirius channel 82 and XM channel 226, and the New England call can be heard on Sirius channel 83 and XM channel 225.
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Patriots vs. Titans: What time is kickoff?
- Date: Saturday, Jan. 4
- Start time: 8:15 p.m. ET
The 8:15 p.m. ET start time for Patriots vs. Titans makes it the second playoff game of the 2020 postseason and the second of two wild-card games scheduled to be played Saturday.
After the AFC side of the NFL playoff bracket is set Saturday, the NFC side will be decided Sunday with two games, Vikings at Saints and Seahawks at Eagles.
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NFL playoff schedule: Wild-card round
Below is the full NFL wild-card playoff schedule for 2020, complete with TV channels and live stream links.
- Saturday, Jan. 4
| Matchup | Start time | TV channel | Live stream |
| Bills at Texans | 4:35 p.m. ET | ESPN | ESPN app |
| Texans at Patriots | 8:15 p.m. ET | CBS | Yahoo! |
- Sunday, Jan. 5
| Matchup | Start time | TV channel | Live stream |
| Vikings at Saints | 1:05 p.m. ET | Fox | Yahoo! |
| Seahawks at Eagles | 4:40 p.m. ET | NBC | Yahoo! |