We have reached the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs, where the best eight teams will battle it out for spots in the AFC and NFC Championship Games. On the AFC side, we have the same four teams ...

Leading by a touchdown, Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans called ... Bengals in the wild-card matchup before losing to the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round. That was Ryans' last season in Houston ...

The Broncos (10-8) would have swept Kansas City (15-2) were it not for a blocked field goal as time expired in Week 10 that ...

Plus, the Texans kept it tight at Arrowhead in Week 16, falling 27-19 even as they were limping to the finish line.

This will be the fifth postseason where No. 1 seeds hold the only byes. The data reveals a mixed blessing. Football people are torn on its value.