January 12th or 13th?

[jzcowboy]

Anybody know what day we would play the divisional game? I would think from a network standpoint they would want us on Sunday but I really don't have any historical background on how they make the choice.

 

[Danny White]

Anybody know what day we would play the divisional game? I would think from a network standpoint they would want us on Sunday but I really don't have any historical background on how they make the choice.

I've been wondering that myself.

I don't know the answer, but in looking back at previous years, I've learned one thing...

This year, the NFC games will be the early game on Saturday and the late game on Sunday, while the AFC games will be the late game on Saturday and the early game on Sunday.

But I don't know which seed gets which game. Hopefully someone else does know that.

Also, does anyone know when the "early" games typically start for that round of the playoffs? If I recall correctly, the "early" game is usually a 3:00 kickoff (as opposed to a noon) and the "late" game is a night kickoff. Can anyone confirm?

 

[kmd24]

I think they decide it as the previous week's games are played.

 

[lurkercowboy]

They usually try to let the teams that play on Sunday in the first round play on Sunday in the second round and vice versa.

One notable exception to that was in the 1982 playoffs when Dallas played the divisional round late game on Sunday and had to play an early afternoon game the next Saturday in Washington. The Commanders played the early game on Saturday in the divisional round and had a full week to prepare for Dallas, while the Cowboys had a short week.

 

[dbair1967]

it wont be decided until the wild card round games are done

David

 

[joseephuss]

They usually try to let the teams that play on Sunday in the first round play on Sunday in the second round and vice versa.

One notable exception to that was in the 1982 playoffs when Dallas played the divisional round late game on Sunday and had to play an early afternoon game the next Saturday in Washington. The Commanders played the early game on Saturday in the divisional round and had a full week to prepare for Dallas, while the Cowboys had a short week.

Are you sure? I don't believe the NFC championship game was played on a Saturday that year.

 

[joseephuss]

I've been wondering that myself.

I don't know the answer, but in looking back at previous years, I've learned one thing...

This year, the NFC games will be the early game on Saturday and the late game on Sunday, while the AFC games will be the late game on Saturday and the early game on Sunday.

But I don't know which seed gets which game. Hopefully someone else does know that.

Also, does anyone know when the "early" games typically start for that round of the playoffs? If I recall correctly, the "early" game is usually a 3:00 kickoff (as opposed to a noon) and the "late" game is a night kickoff. Can anyone confirm?

They have been doing that for the wildcard round and divisional round games the last few seasons. Then they go back to a 12 PM CST and 3:30 PM CST format for the championship games.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Also, does anyone know when the "early" games typically start for that round of the playoffs? If I recall correctly, the "early" game is usually a 3:00 kickoff (as opposed to a noon) and the "late" game is a night kickoff. Can anyone confirm?

At least last year, it was that way (later) on Saturday but not on Sunday... Right? I remember Saturday night games, but Sunday having the more or less regular noon and 3:15 schedule.

 

[Next_years_Champs]

Are you sure? I don't believe the NFC championship game was played on a Saturday that year.

Well I'm not lurkercowboy but you question interested me so I checked. The game was on saturday 1-22-83. Then I went to Cowboys history site and that was a players strike year, as a result the playoffs were called "The Super Bowl Tournament" and the normal way of seeding was done differently.

 

[lurkercowboy]

Are you sure? I don't believe the NFC championship game was played on a Saturday that year.

Yes, it was and amazingly, the AFC championship game was played on Sunday. It is rare and almost unheard of in modern times to have the conference championship games on different days. I still don't know why that happened. Does anyone know?

 

[joseephuss]

Well I'm not lurkercowboy but you question interested me so I checked. The game was on saturday 1-22-83. Then I went to Cowboys history site and that was a players strike year, as a result the playoffs were called "The Super Bowl Tournament" and the normal way of seeding was done differently.

Thanks. I did not remember that, but I was only 10(almost 11) at the time. I guess they experimented with not playing both championship games on the same day.

 

[Doomsday101]

Anybody know what day we would play the divisional game? I would think from a network standpoint they would want us on Sunday but I really don't have any historical background on how they make the choice.

I don't that would be announced until a week before the game

 

[peplaw06]

I've been wondering that myself.

I don't know the answer, but in looking back at previous years, I've learned one thing...

This year, the NFC games will be the early game on Saturday and the late game on Sunday, while the AFC games will be the late game on Saturday and the early game on Sunday.

But I don't know which seed gets which game. Hopefully someone else does know that.

Also, does anyone know when the "early" games typically start for that round of the playoffs? If I recall correctly, the "early" game is usually a 3:00 kickoff (as opposed to a noon) and the "late" game is a night kickoff. Can anyone confirm?

If that's true I would guess that we'd be the late game on Sunday. They usually have the westernmost teams playing the later games. It may be more fluid since Dallas isn't all that much further West than Green Bay. But if it were NE and Indy with the byes over in the AFC, I'd bet that the game in Indy would be the later game on Saturday.

 

[DALLAS D]

Im going to be away from home for sometime and i was wondering if anyone knows when would be the earliest date they would played?