AFC Divisional Round: Houston (10) @ Baltimore (34)
Houston
Stroud threw for 175 yards and didn’t take a single sack against a tough Baltimore defensive front, but the Texans dropped to 0-5 in the divisional round of the playoffs. They’re the only current franchise that hasn’t reached a conference championship game. Penalties held the Texans back all day. Sims’ return was the only TD for the Texans, whose offense never did reach the end zone in 120 minutes against the Ravens this season.
Baltimore
Lamar Jackson threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores. Jackson rushed for 821 yards during the regular season, which is a big part of the case for his second MVP award. Jackson also passed for 152 yards. He won a playoff game for the second time in five starts. Now Baltimore will host the AFC title game for the first time since January 1971, when the Colts beat the Oakland Raiders on their way to a Super Bowl championship.
NFC Divisional Round: Green Bay (21) @ San Francico (24)
Green Bay
The Packers moved the ball easily in the first half, getting into the red zone on three straight drives to open the game. But they couldn't finishing any of them off, setting for two field goals and getting stopped on a fourth-and-1 sneak. They became the first team in 20 years to reach the red zone on their first three drives of a playoff game without getting a TD.
San Francisco
Christian McCaffrey scored his second touchdown on a 6-yard run with 1:07 to play, and the San Francisco 49ers mounted their first second-half comeback of the season to beat the Green Bay Packers. Purdy went 6 for 7 for 47 yards on the decisive drive, converting a third down to Brandon Aiyuk and then a 17-yarder to Chris Conley. The Niners were the first team to make the playoffs in 13 seasons without overcoming a second-half deficit to win a game. Click Here For Full Story
2024 nfl playoff bracket and schedule:afc, nfc seeding
Wild-card weekend will feature games on Saturday, Jan. 13, Sunday, Jan. 14 and Monday, Jan. 15. The game on Monday. The divisional round will take place Jan. 20-21 and include four games that will determine who moves on to the conference championships on Jan. 28. Here is what we know about the AFC and NFC brackets, including seeding, TV times and the schedule of games from wild-card weekend up through Super Bowl LVIII, which will be played Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
NFC Divisional Round: Tampa Bay (23) @ Detroit (31)
Tampa Bay
Baker Mayfield threw three TD passes for Tampa Bay (10-9), including a 16-yard toss to Mike Evans that got the Bucs within one score with 4:37 left. Detroit couldn't run out the clock on offense, giving Tampa Bay one last chance, but Mayfield's pass over the middle was intercepted by linebacker Derrick Barnes, the QB's second pick of the day.
Detroit
Jared Goff threw two touchdown passes and in a divisional-round playoff game on Sunday, lifting the long-suffering franchise into the NFC championship for the first time in 32 years and just the second time in franchise history. The Lions (14-5) won two playoff games in a season for the first time since 1957, the last year they won the NFL title.
AFC Divisional Round | Kansas City (27) @ Buffalo (24)
Kansas City
Travis Kelce caught two touchdown passes from Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs advanced to their sixth straight AFC championship game. Kansas City has never lost in the divisional round since Mahomes took over as starter in 2018, and the Chiefs have now won five consecutive playoff games since a 27-24 overtime loss to Cincinnati in the AFC championship game during the 2021 season. Isiah Pacheco scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 4-yard run 40 seconds into the fourth quarter in a game the teams traded leads five times.
Buffalo
The Bills (12-7) had their third consecutive postseason end in the divisional round, following losses to Cincinnati last year and the Chiefs in 2021. And the Chiefs ended Buffalo’s season for the third time in four years, including a 38-24 decision at Kansas City in the 2020 season AFC championship game. It was another disappointing finish for a Bills team that won its fourth consecutive AFC East title, and was on a six-game roll since a 20-17 win at Kansas City on Dec. 10.
The divisional round of the 2023 NFL playoffs is over, as the Ravens topped the Texans (34-10) and the 49ers held off the Packers (24-21) on Saturday. On Sunday, the Lions took down the Buccaneers (31-23) and the Chiefs held off the Bilss (27-24) in Buffalo.
Super Wild Card Weekend AFC
No.4: Cleveland (14) at No.5: Houston (45)
No.6: Miami (7) at No.3: Kansas City (26)
No.7: Pittsburgh (17) at No:2: Buffalo(31)
No.1: Baltimore (Bye) NFC No.7: Green Bay (48) at No.2: Dallas (32)
No.6: Los Angeles Rams (23) at No.3: Detroit (24)
No.5: Philadelphia (9) at No.4: Tampa Bay (32)
No.1: San Francisco (Bye)
Divisional Round AFC
No.4: Houston (10) at No.1:Baltimore (34)
No.3: Kansas City (27) at No.2: Buffalo (24) NFC
No.7: Green Bay (21) at No.1:San Francisco (24)
No.4: Tampa Bay (23) at No.3:Detroit (31)
Conference Championship- Sunday, Jan. 28 AFC
No.3: Kansas City at No.1: Baltimore NFC
No.3: Detroit at No.1: San Francisco
NFL playoff conference title games: Lions-49ers, Chiefs-Ravens
All four divisional roumd games are in the books as the NFL playoffs keep rolling along, and next weekend's conference championship game matchups are set. In the NFC Championship Game, the Lions will play the 49ers in the San Francisco Bay Area for a chance to go to the Super Bowl. On the other side of the bracket, the Ravens will host the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game. To get you ready for the two-game slate, Stephen Holder picked out the biggest thing to watch in both matchups, and Seth Walder explored how all four teams can win to reach Super Bowl LVIII. Game lines are via ESPN BET.
NFL divisional round averages record 40 million viewers, up 7%
Last weekend's four NFL divisional round playoff games averaged 40 million viewers on television and digital platforms, the highest on record dating to 1988. The viewer average is a 7% increase over last year and a 5% jump from two years ago.
Sunday night's game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills on CBS averaged a divisional round record 50.39 million viewers, according to Nielsen. The previous mark was 48.52 million for the Jan. 15, 2017, game between the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers on Fox.
Chiefs-Bills was the most-watched program on any network since last year's Super Bowl. At one point during the fourth quarter, the game was averaging 56.25 million.
The Houston Texans-Baltimore Ravens game, which kicked off the weekend Saturday afternoon, drew 31.77 million on ESPN, ABC, ESPN+, making it the most-watched ESPN game since it started doing games in 1987.
The audience for the Ravens' victory peaked at 36.2 million during the third quarter.
Saturday night's contest between the Packers and San Francisco 49ers averaged 37.5 million, the most-watched Saturday telecast on any network since the 1994 Winter Olympics on CBS. The 49ers' comeback victory peaked at 40.9 million late in the fourth quarter.
The Detroit Lions' win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday afternoon was the most-watched divisional round game on NBC since the 1993 season, averaging 40.4 million. It peaked at 49.1 million viewers as the Bucs mounted a final drive late in the fourth quarter.
2024 NFL playoff schedule, bracket: Dates, times and TV for every round of AFC and NFC postseason
When the NFL season started, there were 32 teams aiming to get to the Super Bowl, and now, we're down to just four after a wild weekend. The divisional round ended with a bang. Patrick Mahomes will be traveling to Baltimore to face Lamar Jackson and a Ravens team that will be hosting the AFC title game for the first time in franchise history. In the NFC, the Detroit Lions are headed to the NFC championship game for just the second time in franchise history.
Conference Championship
Sunday, Jan. 28
AFC (3) Chiefs at (1) Ravens. The Ravens will be hosting an AFC title game for the first time in franchise history and it's going to be a monumental showdown with Lamar Jackson facing off against Patrick Mahomes. These two teams haven't met in a game since 2021 on a day where the Ravens beat the Chiefs 36-35.
NFC (3) Lions at (1) 49ers. This will be the 49ers' 19th trip to the NFC title game, which is the most NFL history, and they'll be facing a Lions team that will be making just their second appearance ever in the NFC championship game. The Lions will be trying to get their first road win over the 49ers since 1975 and if they can do that, they'll advance to the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history.
The NFL has named Bill Vinovich as its lead referee for Super Bowl LVIII, Vinovich's third such assignment and his second in the past five years. The league has kept a tight circle of referees in recent seasons for its most important game of the year. In addition to Vinovich, referee Carl Cheffers has also worked two Super Bowls in that five-year time period, with Ron Torbert receiving the other assignment. Vinovich's regular-season crews typically average the fewest, or close to the fewest, flags per game. In 2023, his crew averaged 13.4 flags per game, tied for the seventh fewest, according to ESPN Stats & Information. Vinovich also worked Super Bowls XLIX and LIV. His full crew for next month's game is as follows:
Umpire: Terry Killens
Down judge: Patrick Holt
Line judge: Mark Perlman
Field judge: Tom Hill
Side judge: Allen Baynes
Back judge: Brad Freeman
Replay official: Mike Chase
Perlman, Hill and Chase all have previous Super Bowl experience.
Last 5
LVII (2023): Kansas City (38) - Philadelphia (35)
LV (2022)I: Los Angeles Rams (23) - Cincinnati (20)
LV (2021): Tampa Bay (31) - Kansas City (9)
LIV (2020): Kansas City (31) - San Francisco (20)
LIII (2019): New England (13) - Los Angeles (3)
AFC Championship | Kansas City (17) @ Baltimore (10)
Kansas City
With an 11-6 record entering the playoffs, the Chiefs lost more games than they ever have in a season with Mahomes as their starter. The Chiefs will be seeking to be the first team to repeat as Super Bowl champions since the 2004 New England Patriots. Mahomes in many ways had the worst statistical season of his career, posting a 63 QBR, 7.0 yards per attempt and a career-high 14 interceptions. Baltimore
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NFC Championship | Detroit (31) @ San Franciso (34)
Detroit
Goff added a TD pass to Jameson Williams with 56 seconds to play, but the 49ers recovered the onside kick to seal the win. Goff finished 25 for 41 for 273 yards and a touchdown. Campbell bypassed a chance at a game-tying field goal on fourth-and-3 from the Niners 30 midway through the fourth quarter. Goff threw an incomplete pass and the Niners drove to the insurance touchdown.
San Francisco
The 49ers (14-5) scored 17 points in an eight-minute span of the third quarter to tie the NFC championship game and then pulled away in the fourth quarter to earn a rematch against Kansas City after losing to the Chiefs in the Super Bowl four years ago. McCaffrey had two TD runs and little-used backup Elikah Mitchell scored on a 3-yard run to make it 34-24 with 3:02 to play as the Niners got over the conference title game hump after losing the past two seasons.
The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers are headed to Super Bowl LVIII in a rematch of Super Bowl LIV. In the AFC Championship Game, the Chiefs defeated the Baltimore Ravens on the road (17-10 to advance to their fourth Super Bowl in five seasons. In the NFC Championship Game, the 49ers came from behind to beat the Detroit Lions (34-31).
Super Wild Card Weekend AFC
No.4: Cleveland (14) at No.5: Houston (45)
No.6: Miami (7) at No.3: Kansas City (26)
No.7: Pittsburgh (17) at No:2: Buffalo(31)
No.1: Baltimore (Bye) NFC No.7: Green Bay (48) at No.2: Dallas (32)
No.6: Los Angeles Rams (23) at No.3: Detroit (24)
No.5: Philadelphia (9) at No.4: Tampa Bay (32)
No.1: San Francisco (Bye)
Divisional Round AFC
No.4: Houston (10) at No.1:Baltimore (34)
No.3: Kansas City (27) at No.2: Buffalo (24) NFC
No.7: Green Bay (21) at No.1:San Francisco (24)
No.4: Tampa Bay (23) at No.3:Detroit (31)
Conference Championship- Sunday, Jan. 28 AFC No.3: Kansas City (17) at No.1: Baltimore (10) NFC
No.3: Detroit (31) at No.1: San Francisco (34)
Super Bowl - Sunday Feb. 11 NFC: No.1:San Francisco at AFC No.3L Kansas City
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