The NFL playoffs schedule is into the divisional round and games in the AFC and NFC will be on Saturday and Sunday for the next round of the postseason.
The New England Patriots will be hosting the Kansas City Chiefs, while the Denver Broncos will play the Pittsburgh Steelers for the AFC games. The Carolina Panthers will host the Seattle Seahawks, while the Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers will play in the other NFC game. Three of the four matchups will be rematches of games in the regular season apart from the Patriots and the Chiefs.
The Denver Broncos lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers towards the end of the season, while the Seattle Seahawks lost to the Carolina Panthers back in Week 6. The Packers were dominated by the Arizona Cardinals last month, but now the team has a chance to get some revenge in the playoffs. All four of the road teams during wild card weekend won, but heading into the divisional round, Pro Football Talk reports that all the home teams are favored in the divisional round matchups.
The first game on the schedule has the Kansas City Chiefs visiting the New England Patriots and that will be at Gillette Stadium. The game starts at 4:35 pm ET and will have TV coverage from CBS. The second game on the schedule is an NFC matchup with the Green Bay Packers taking on the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale. The game starts at 8:15 pm ET and will have TV coverage from NBC.
The Sunday schedule starts with the NFC and has the Seattle Seahawks visiting the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium. The game starts at 1:05 pm ET and will have TV coverage from FOX. The last game of the divisional round has the Pittsburgh Steelers taking on the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The game will start at 4:40 pm ET and has TV coverage from CBS for the matchup.
The Chiefs dominated the Texans in the wild card round to win their 11th game in a row and the victory was the first in the postseason for Kansas City in over 20 years. The Patriots had a week off with a bye in the first round and that should give Tom Brady and Julian Edelman the chance to get to 100 percent for the game. The Packers won big over the Washington Redskins on the road and now they will head into a rematch with the Cardinals with some confidence.
The Cardinals dominated the Packers the last time these teams played, but Green Bay has some confidence back after the win over Washington. Aaron Rodgers lost to the Cardinals in one of the most exciting games in postseason history back in 2010, falling 51-45 in overtime and now he has a chance to get some revenge in the playoffs. The Seahawks lost to the Panthers earlier this season and will try and turn that around on Sunday, while the Steelers will face off against Peyton Manning, who regained his starting job for the Broncos.
