When do the 2022 NFL playoffs start? How do they work, and how many teams make it? Schedule, start times, bracket, how to watch

The 2022 regular season has come to an end and now we know which 14 teams will be battling it out for place at Super Bowl LVII next month. 

Just like last season, it all gets underway with Super Wild Card weekend, which commences this coming Saturday. 

DAZN breaks down the full playoff schedule and the road to Super Bowl LVII at the State Farm Stadium in Arizona. 

When do the NFL playoffs start? 

The NFL playoffs start on Saturday, January 14 when the Seattle Seahawks travel to the San Francisco 49ers. 

The game will get underway at 4:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 p.m. GMT. 

How do the NFL playoffs work?

This upcoming weekend sees six teams from both the AFC and NFC battle it out on Super Wild Card Weekend for a place in the divisional round.

Unlike previous seasons where two teams receive a first round bye, it's just the number one seed in each conference who are given the week off. For 2022, the AFC's Kansas City Chiefs and NFC's Philadelphia Eagles are awarded the bye.

Once the wildcard games conclude, the three winners from each conference will advance to the divisional round and then those victorious in the division round will compete for their respective conference championships. Whichever team is crowned AFC and NFC conference champion will play at Super Bowl LVII.

2022 NFL playoffs schedule

Super Wild Card Weekend

Saturday, January 14

• San Francisco 41 - 23 Seattle Seahawks
• Jacksonville Jaguars 31 - 30 Los Angeles Chargers

Sunday, January 15

• Buffalo Bills 34 - 31 Miami Dolphins
• Minnesota Vikings 24 - 31 New York Giants
• Cincinnati Bengals 24 - 17 Baltimore Ravens

Monday, January 16

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 - 31 Dallas Cowboys  

Divisional Round

Saturday, January 21

• Kansas City Chiefs 27 - 20 Jacksonville Jaguars
• Philadelphia Eagles 38 - 7 New York Giants

Sunday, January 22

• Buffalo Bills 10 - 27 Cincinnati Bengals
• San Francisco 49ers 19 - 12 Dallas Cowboys

Championship Sunday

Sunday, January 29

• Philadelphia Eagles 31 - 7 San Francisco 49ers
• Kansas City Chiefs 23 - 20 Cincinnati Bengals

Super Bowl LVII

Sunday, February 12

• Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles: 6:30 p.m. ET on Fox  

How to watch the 2022 NFL playoffs 

• U.S.: CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN and ABC
• UK: Sky Sports
• Canada: DAZN

The games will be broadcast across CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN and ABC in the U.S., while Sky Sports will show the 2021 NFL Playoffs in the UK.

Fans in Canada meanwhile can watch every game of the playoffs and Super Bowl LVII on DAZN.