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.

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.

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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.

The Kansas City Chiefs can eliminate the rival Denver Broncos from playoff contention by beating them in Sunday's Week 18 game, but they can't return to Missouri immediately following the contest. A day after their scheduled takeoff from Kansas City International Airport was delayed due to rapid ice accumulation on the airfield,

Jarring and unsightly as it was, the Chiefs achieved all they needed with a 38-0 loss at Denver: Key players rested for the postseason.

Detroit and Kansas City are the only playoff teams with a first-round bye. Here are their potential Divisional Round opponents.