
Wild card weekend began with the Indianapolis Colts, the No. 6 seed in the AFC, upsetting the Houston Texans, the No. 3 seed after winning the AFC South division title, 21-7, on Saturday at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.
That followed with the Dallas Cowboys, the No. 4 seed in the NFC, beating the Seattle Seahawks, 24-22, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
On Sunday, the Los Angeles Chargers, the No. 5 seed in the AFC, defeated the Baltimore Ravens, the No. 4 seed as the AFC North champions, 23-17, at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md.
The late game featured the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, the No. 6 seed in the NFC, upsetting the Chicago Bears, the No. 3 seed as the NFC North champions, 16-15, at Soldier Field.
Here is the latest on playoff matchups and schedules:
NFC
No. 1. New Orleans Saints (13-3, NFC South): First-round bye, home-field advantage
No. 2. Los Angeles Rams (13-3, NFC West): First-round bye
No. 3 Chicago Bears (12-4, NFC North): Lost to Eagles, 16-15
No. 4 Dallas Cowboys (10-6, NFC East): Defeated Seahawks, 24-22
No. 5 Seattle Seahawks (10-6, wild card): Lost to Cowboys, 24-22
No. 6 Philadelphia Eagles (9-7, wild card): Defeated Bears, 16-15
AFC
No. 1. Kansas City Chiefs (12-4, AFC West): First-round bye, home-field advantage
No. 2. New England Patriots (11-5, AFC East): First-round bye
No. 3. Houston Texans (11-5, AFC South): Lost to Colts, 21-7
No. 4 Baltimore Ravens (10-6, AFC North): Lost to Chargers, 23-17
No. 5 Los Angeles Chargers (12-4, wild card): Defeated Ravens, 23-17
No. 6. Indianapolis Colts (10-6, wild card): Defeated Texans, 21-7
Saturday, Jan. 5
4:35 p.m. Colts def. Texans, 21-7, on ESPN/ABC
8:15 p.m. Cowboys def. Seahawks, 24-22, on FOX
Sunday, Jan. 6
1:05 p.m. Chargers def. Ravens, 23-17, on CBS
4:40 p.m. Eagles def. Bears, 16-15, on NBC
Divisional playoffs schedule (betting lines via FanDuel):
Saturday, Jan. 12
4:35 p.m. Colts @ Chiefs (-5, over/under 57) on NBC
8:15 p.m. Cowboys @ Rams (-7.5, over/under 49.5) on FOX
Sunday, Jan. 13
1:05 p.m. Chargers @ Patriots (-4, over/under 47) on CBS
4:40 p.m. Eagles @ Saints (-8, over/under 51) on FOX
Conference championships schedule:
Sunday, Jan. 20
3:05 p.m. NFC Championship on FOX
6:40 p.m. AFC Championship on CBS
Sunday, Feb. 3
6:30 p.m. Super Bowl LIII on CBS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga.
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