The first of four divisional round games will be played on Saturday.
While the New England Patriots are focused on building a staff around new head coach Mike Vrabel, the NFL playoffs are down to eight teams. Four of those will take the field on Saturday for the first two games of the divisional round.
Here is all you need to know about those two contests.
4:30 p.m. ET
4 Houston Texans at 1 Kansas City Chiefs: The Chiefs’ quest for the first ever three-peat will start against a familiar foe. The Texans, who beat the Los Angeles Chargers in the wild card round, visited Kansas City just four weeks ago. Back then, the team of head coach DeMeco Ryans was beaten 27-19. | ESPN/ABC, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes
8:00 p.m. ET
6 Washington Commanders at 1 Detroit Lions: The Lions will enter the NFC side of the playoffs as big favorites over the lowest-seeded team remaining in the tournament. While Washington was able to beat Tampa Bay on a walk-off field goal, the task at hand this week is a significantly more difficult one. | FOX, FOX Deportes
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