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The Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs concludes on Sunday with the Houston Texans facing the New England Patriots in the AFC and the Los Angeles Rams meeting the Chicago Bears in the NFC.
Use this thread to discuss all of Sunday’s playoff action.
New England defeated the Los Angeles Chargers, 16-3, on Wild Card Weekend to secure their first postseason win since Super Bowl LIII (Feb. 3, 2019, against the Los Angeles Rams). Houston earned its first road playoff win in franchise history with a 30-6 win at Pittsburgh and advanced to the Divisional playoffs for the third straight season, the longest such streak in team history.
What: AFC Divisional playoffs
When: Sunday, Jan. 18
Where: Gillette Stadium
Time: 3 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN/ABC
Announcers: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters / Laura Rutledge (field reporter)
Streaming: ESPN+/ESPN Deportes
Radio: Sirius XM — National: Channel 88 | Texans: Channel 812 | Patriots: Channel 821| Spanish Radio: Channel 832 ; Westwood One — John Sadak, Jason McCourty
Referee: Shawn Smith
FanDuel Odds: Patriots -3
Weather: 34 degrees. A chance of snow before 2 a.m.. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Last week, Chicago overcame an 18-point deficit – the largest comeback in Chicago postseason history – and scored 25 fourth quarter points – the third-most ever in a playoff game – to defeat Green Bay, 31-27, for its first postseason win since the 2010 NFC Divisional round (Jan. 16, 2011, against Seattle). In the Wild Card round, the Rams earned their first road postseason victory since the 2021 Divisional Playoffs (Jan. 23, 2022, at Tampa Bay) with a 34-31 win over the Panthers.
The two teams have not met in a postseason game in 40 years. The last meeting came when the Bears defeated the Rams 24-0 in the 1985 NFC Championship Game.
What: NFC Divisional playoffs
When: Sunday, Jan. 18
Where: Soldier Field
Time: 6:30 p.m.
TV: NBC
Announcers: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark / Kaylee Hartung (field reporters)
Streaming: Peacock
Radio: Sirius XM — National: Channel 88 | Rams: Channel 818 | Bears: Channel 805 | Spanish Radio: Channel 832; Westwood One — One: Kevin Harlan, Ross Tucker
Referee: Shawn Hochuli
FanDuel Odds: Rams -3.5
Weather: 18 degrees. A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
