SEATTLE, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- The NFL playoffs begin Saturday with the first two of the 11 games that will eventually determine the Super Bowl champion.
St. Louis will play at Seattle to open the playoffs, after which the San Diego Chargers will host the New York Jets.
The wild card round will conclude Sunday with Denver playing at Indianapolis and Minnesota traveling to Green Bay.
The teams with the best and second-best records in each conference earned a bye past this weekend's opening round.
Philadelphia, Atlanta, Pittsburgh and New England will begin play next week. New England is trying to become the second team to win three Super Bowls in a four-year span.
All four of the first-round matchups will feature teams that met during the regular season.
The New York Jets defeated San Diego early in the regular season, Denver defeated Indianapolis last week, Green Bay defeated Minnesota twice and St. Louis downed Seattle twice.
