Wild Card Round: RTL & DAZN Live Games Today

The NFL has been enjoying growing popularity for years – also in Germany. More and more fans are watching the games of the world’s largest football league live on free TV or via stream. There are now several providers that show NFL games.

We summarize here which games of the 2025/26 season can be seen when and where.

NFL playoffs on RTL, RTL+ and DAZN: These games are on TV in the Wild Card Round

The NFL regular season is over – now the crucial phase of the season begins. In the Wild Card Round der NFL-Playoffs 2025/26 The best teams fight for a place in the Divisional Round. Fans in Germany can also watch the first playoff games live again: RTL shows selected games on free TVwhile RTL+ and DAZN Offer all encounters in stream.

As usual, RTL is relying on extensive reporting in the playoffs German commentarypreliminary reports and analyses. In addition to the free TV games, other matches can be seen exclusively in the paid stream. This means that the NFL playoffs will remain widely present on German television and streaming services even in the knockout phase.

An overview of all NFL Wild Card games today on RTL on free TV

10.01.2026

• 10.30 p.m.: Carolina Panthers – L.A. Rams

11.01.2026

• 02:00: Chicago Bears – Green Bay Packers
• 7:00 p.m.: Jacksonville Jaguars – Buffalo Bills
• 10.30 p.m.: Philadelphia Eagles – San Francisco 49ers

12.01.2026

• 02:00: New England Patriots – L.A. Chargers

13.01.2026

• 02:15: Pittsburgh Steelers – Houston Texans

An overview of all NFL wild card games today on DAZN

DAZN shows all games of the Wild Card Round also live in the stream – each with German commentary.

10.01.2026

• 10.30 p.m.: Carolina Panthers – L.A. Rams

11.01.2026

• 02:00: Chicago Bears – Green Bay Packers
• 7:00 p.m.: Jacksonville Jaguars – Buffalo Bills
• 10.30 p.m.: Philadelphia Eagles – San Francisco 49ers

12.01.2026

• 02:00: New England Patriots – L.A. Chargers

13.01.2026

• 02:15: Pittsburgh Steelers – Houston Texans

NFL playoffs 2025/26: This is what’s coming up in the Wild Card Round

Overall are in the Wild Card Round six knockout games on the program. The starting signal is given on Saturday, January 10thwith the duel between the Carolina Panthers and the Los Angeles Rams. Two teams – the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks – have qualified as top seeds in their conferences Divisional Round qualified and only intervene in the action a week later.

Who will broadcast the NFL 2025/26 in Germany?

This will also remain in the 2025/26 season Distribution of rights largely unchanged in the NFL area. For all fans who want to follow football without a subscription, RTL is the central point of contact – numerous games are broadcast there on free TV. In addition, the station offers its premium offering RTL+ more exclusive live streams.

If you want even more choice, you can subscribe to the sports streaming service DAZN Watch several games per week – including exclusive Sunday games and the popular conference formats.

The broadcast of the 2025/26 NFL season at a glance:

• RTL / NITRO (Free-TV): Two games a week, the season opener and the Super Bowl
• RTL+: One exclusive 7pm game per week (paid)
• DAZN: Two exclusive Sunday games, NFL ENDZN & RedZone (conference of all games), plus the Thursday, Sunday & Monday Night Game and the season opener (chargeable)
• NFL Game Pass: All games live in the US original (paid)

Super Bowl 2026 live on TV and stream

The highlight of the NFL season is Super Bowl LXthe in February 2026 im Levi’s Stadium in San Francisco is carried out. This time too RTL, RTL+ and DAZN also involved: RTL will broadcast the final live on free TV, while RTL+ and DAZN will offer live streams. The event attracts around 200 million viewers worldwide.

NFL on German television: From ProSiebenMaxx to RTL

ProSiebenMaxx started in Germany. With well-known faces like Björn Werner and Patrick Esume, the station brought football to German free TV and made a significant contribution to the NFL boom in this country.

Since the 2023 season, RTL has been the new home of the NFL in Germany. Together with RTL NITRO and RTL+, the broadcasting group broadcasts numerous games live. The offer is supplemented by DAZN and NFL Game Pass, so that football fans in Germany can follow all matches between the 32 teams from Thursday to Monday.