The Texans thumped the Chargers 32-12 to advance to the Divisional Round. If the Bills and Ravens win their Wild Card Round games, the Chiefs will host the Texans. The Chiefs won’t know their opponent until Broncos-Bills concludes on Sunday.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) was fired up after making a reception in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Tammy Ljungblad [email protected]

The NFL playoffs are finally here. The wild-card weekend opener will be Chargers vs. Texans in Houston. The game was against the Chiefs' backups, but Denver was very sharp to close the regular season. Jahmyr Gibbs scored four touchdowns to help the Lions clinch their first-ever No. 1 seed in the NFC.

Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix, right, rolls out of the pocket against the Kansas City Chiefs during the teams’ NFL Week 18 game at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. Isaiah J. Downing Imagn Images

The Kansas City Chiefs are taking some well-deserved time off after securing a 15-2 record in the regular season, which earned the team a first-round bye in the AFC playoffs. Though Kansas City's players may have been looking forward to spending some time around

Factoring in crowd noise, weather, field conditions and more, here are our picks for the five toughest places to play this postseason.

The NFL playoffs begin on Saturday afternoon, with the first game of the wild-card round between the Chargers and Texans.

Grant Halverson/Getty Images The first round of the NFL postseason kicks off this weekend with Wild Card Playoffs in both the AFC and the NFC conferences — but the reigning Super Bowl champs will not be playing a game.

NFL Playoffs get underway with wild card round games being played Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The Kansas City Chiefs earned the No. 1 seed in the AFC and the Detroit Lions earned the No. 1 seed in the NFC for the first time in franchise history.