The NFL’s tremendous wild-card weekend shouldn’t be but over, however there’s already been stunning upsets, streaming successes and superstorm delays. Plus, the divisional spherical schedule is ready.
The Houston Texans rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud shredded the No. 1 ranked protection within the Cleveland Browns to run away with a 45-14 win and restore the Texans’ place within the divisional spherical, which the crew has not reached in 4 years. Houston will both face the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs or the Baltimore Ravens, who Houston misplaced to 25-9 within the regular-season opener.
From one powerful take a look at to a different, the Inexperienced Bay Packers ousted the Dallas Cowboys 48-32 to earn an opportunity at one other upset in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on Saturday night time. If Love posts one other near-flawless recreation, like he did together with his 157.2 passer score Sunday, something is feasible.
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ wild-card conflict in opposition to the Buffalo Payments will happen in a snowed-out Highmark Stadium on Monday. If the Steelers win, they enterprise to Baltimore to tackle the top-seeded Ravens. A Payments win would carry the Chiefs to Buffalo for what can be the groups’ third playoff matchup in 4 years.
Wild-card weekend is capped off with the Philadelphia Eagles’ conflict with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night time. The winner advances to play the Detroit Lions, who nabbed their first playoff victory since 1992 with a slim 24-23 wild-card win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.
Full divisional-round schedule (all occasions Japanese)
Saturday, Jan. 20
- Texans at Ravens or Chiefs at 4:30 p.m. on ESPN/ABC, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes.
- Packers at 49ers at 8 p.m. on FOX and FOX Deportes.
Sunday, Jan. 21
- Eagles or Buccaneers at Lions at 3 p.m. on NBC, Peacock and Universo.
- Chiefs at Payments or Steelers at Ravens at 6:30 p.m. on CBS and Paramount+.
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The AFC and NFC championship video games happen Sunday, Jan. 28.
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