Both quarterbacks are also looking to bounce back from uneven wild-card performances. Drake Maye threw two interceptions in a win over the Chargers, while C.J. Stroud is coming off a three-turnover outing against Pittsburgh. Houston still boasts one of the NFL's top defenses and showed it again Monday night against the Steelers .

The NFL is whittling its playoff bracket from 14 teams to eight during wild-card weekend. Here's how the divisional round is shaping up.

Monday's matchup between the Houston Texans and the Pittsburgh Steelers closed out Wild Card Weekend, setting the AFC and NFC Divisional Round matchups for next weekend.

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Boy oh boy, have the 2025 NFL playoffs been interesting.

The 2025-26 NFL wild card round is in the books, and eight teams remain in the playoffs. We will be continually updating the schedule, scores and playoff bracket here: 1. Denver Broncos: First-round bye, will play at home against the Bills in the divisional round. 2. New England Patriots: beat Los Angeles Chargers 16-3 in wild card round.

Fourteen teams, seven in each conference, make the postseason. The number of playoff teams has varied from as few as two teams (from 1933 to 1966) to as many as 16 teams (in 1982). The NFL expanded from 12 to 14 playoff teams in 2020.

Even after Saturday's round of NFC Wild Card games, there are still plenty of unknowns in the NFL playoff bracket.

After 272 games of an entertaining regular season, only 14 teams out of 32 remain on the hunt for the Lombardi Trophy.