The opening round of the NFL playoffs concluded Sunday night when the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 17-9. The Minnesota Vikings and Tennessee Titans pulled off road upsets in the wild-card round. Titans running back Derrick Henry lifted his team to victory with 182 yards rushing and a touchdown. Minnesota’s Kyle Rudolph hauled in the game-winning touchdown pass from Kirk Cousins to send the Saints home earlier than many expected. The Houston Texans opened up the wild-card weekend, storming back from a 16-0 deficit against the Buffalo Bills. On what would be the game-winning drive, Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson eluded a sack, found running back Taiwan Jones for a 34-yard completion, which would set up Ka’imi Fairburn’s 28-yard field-goal. Watson’s late-game heroics would complete Houston’s ferocious comeback, advancing them to the Divisional round.
Four teams will advance to the Divisional round, where the top two teams in each conference await them. The six-seeded Titans and Vikings will travel Saturday to the conference’s No. 1 seed. After securing a home playoff win, the Texans will travel to Kansas City, where the Texans downed the Chiefs 31-24 in Week 6. The Seahawks will continue their road-warrior mentality in the postseason as the birds travel to Lambeau Field to play the Packers.
Below is the schedule of games for the Divisional round.
Saturday, January 11, 2020
No. 6 Minnesota Vikings @ No. 1 San Francisco 49ers, 4:35 p.m. ET.
No. 6 Tennessee Titans @ No. 1 Baltimore Ravens, 8:15 p.m. ET.
Sunday, January 12, 2020
No. 4 Houston Texans @ No. 2 Kansas City Chiefs, 3:05 p.m. ET.
No. 5 Seattle Seahawks @ No. 2 Green Bay Packers, 6:40 p.m. ET.
All of the Divisional round matchups and the rest of the NFL postseason will be broadcasted live on ESPN 105.1 The Zone.