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NFL Playoff Picture Finalized

Here's the complete NFL playoff picture.

Pat Lovell-USA TODAY Sports

We've been tracking the NFL playoff picture for several weeks now, but as the 2014 regular season is officially over, the playoff picture if officially finalized.  Below is the complete playoff schedule:

AFC:

In the wild card round, the Pittsburgh Steelers (11-5, 3 seed) will host the Baltimore Ravens (10-6, 6 seed) on Saturday night (January 3) at 8:15 on NBC.  The next day, the Indianapolis Colts (11-5, 4 seed) will host the Cincinnati Bengals (10-5-1, 5 seed) at 1:05 on CBS.  The New England Patriots (12-4, 1 seed) and Denver Broncos (12-4, 2 seed) earned the first round byes and will have the weekend off.  The two winners from this weekend's games will then face the Patriots and Broncos the following week, with the lower seed heading to New England and the higher seed traveling to Denver.  The winners of those two games will then play for the AFC Championship.

NFC:

In the wild card round, the Carolina Panthers (7-9, 4 seed) will host the Arizona Cardinals (11-5, 5 seed) on Saturday, January 3, 2015, on 4:35 on ESPN.   On Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys (12-4, 3 seed) will host the Detroit Lions (11-5, 6 seed) at 4:40 on FOX.  The Seattle Seahawks (12-4, 1 seed) and Green Bay Packers (12-4, 2 seed) both earned the first round byes.  The two winners from this weekend's games will face the Seahawks and Packers the following week, with the lower seed going to Seattle and the higher seed going to Green Bay.  The winners of those two games will then play for the NFC Championship.