When will the Carolina Panthers play their first playoff game?

After completing the 2015-16 season with a record of 15-1 - the NFL's best - The Carolina Panthers get a bye in the first round of the NFC playoffs, and then will play at 1:05 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 17. The game will be televised by Fox.

The Panthers opponent will be the lowest-seeded team remaining in the NFC playoffs after the NFC's wild card games are played next Sunday. If Seattle, the No. 6 seed, defeats Minnesota (No. 3), then the Panthers will play the Seahawks. But if Minnesota wins, the Panthers would play the winner of the Green Bay (No. 5) vs. Washington (No. 4) game.

If the Panthers win on Jan. 17, their next game would be the NFC Championship, Sunday, Jan. 24 at 6:40 p.m., televised by Fox.

As the No. 1 seed, the Panthers will play at Bank of America stadium in Charlotte throughout the playoffs. Super Bowl 50 will be played at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., home of the San Francisco 49ers.

Wild Card Weekend

Saturday, Jan. 9

4:35 p.m. ET - Kansas City at Houston (ESPN/ABC)

8:15 p.m. ET - Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (CBS)

Sunday, Jan. 10

1:05 p.m. ET - Seattle at Minnesota (NBC)

4:40 p.m. ET - Green Bay at Washington (FOX)

Divisional Weekend

Saturday, Jan. 16

4:35 p.m. ET - 3/4/5 at New England (CBS)

8:15 p.m. ET - 3/4/5 at Arizona (NBC)

Sunday, Jan. 17

1:05 p.m. ET - 4/5/6 at Carolina (FOX)

4:40 p.m. ET - 4/5/6 at Denver (CBS)

Championship Weekend

Sunday, Jan. 24

3:05pm ET - AFC Championship (CBS)

6:40pm ET - NFC Championship (FOX)

Super Bowl 50

Sunday, Feb. 7

6:30 pm ET - AFC vs. NFC (CBS)

This story was originally published January 4, 2016 at 8:29 AM with the headline "When will the Carolina Panthers play their first playoff game?."