NFL Divisional Round Sunday Pre-Gamin’: Texans at Chiefs (2:05 CT), Seahawks at Packers (5:40 CT)

So much good quarterbacking will take center stage today. Who’s ready for it?

AFC Game #2

Houston Texans (10-6, 1st AFC South) at Kansas City Chiefs (12-4, 1st AFC West) – 2:05 p.m. CT, CBS-TV (Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson, Jay Feely), Westwood One Radio (Kevin Kugler, Trent Green, James Laurinaitis)

Site: Arrowhead Stadium

Referee and crew: Shawn Hochuli (referee), Paul King (umpire), Ed Camp (down judge), Carl Johnson (line judge), Michael Banks (field judge), Chad Hill (side judge), Brad Freeman (back judge)

Odds: Chiefs (-10), Over/Under 51

Coaches

Texans Bill O’Brien (52-44, 2-3 playoffs) vs. Chiefs Andy Reid (207-128-1 overall, 77-35 with Chiefs; 12-14 playoffs, 2-5 with Chiefs)

Starting Quarterbacks

Texans: Deshaun Watson: 3,852 yards, 26 TD, 12 INT, 67.3 completion pct., 98.0 rating

versus

Chiefs: Patrick Mahomes: 4,031 yards, 26 TD, 5 INT, 65.9 completion pct., 105.3 rating

NFC Game #2

Seattle Seahawks (11-5, 2nd NFC West) at Green Bay Packers (13-3, 1st NFC North) – 5:40 p.m. CT, FOX-TV (Joe Buck, Erin Andrews, Chris Myers), Westwood One Radio (Kevin Harlan, James Lofton, Hub Arkush)

Site: Lambeau Field

Referee and crew: Clete Blakeman (referee), Ramon George (umpire), Dana McKenzie (down judge), Jeff Bergman (line judge), Aaron Santi (field judge), Dale Shaw (side judge), Perry Paganelli (back judge)

Odds: Packers (-4.5), Over/Under 46.5

Coaches

Seahawks Pete Carroll (133-90-1 overall, 100-59-1 with Seahawks; 11-8 in playoffs, 10-6 with Seahawks) vs. Packers Matt LaFleur (13-3 overall, making playoff coaching debut today)

Starting Quarterbacks

Seahawks: Russell Wilson: 4,110 yards, 31 TD, 5 INT, 66.1 completion pct., 105.3 rating

versus

Packers: Aaron Rodgers: 4,002 yards, 26 TD, 4 INT, 62.0 completion pct., 95.4 rating

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Luis C. Medina, who you can find on Twitter at lcm1986, has been covering the Chicago Bears at Bleacher Nation since 2017. Since then, he has written about 3 head coaches, 5 play-callers, and 11 starting quarterbacks. Previously, Luis wrote about the Cubs and MLB at BN (2015-16) and worked in the Chicago Tribune sports department (2011-16). He also co-hosted a Cubs postgame show, Outside the Ivy, in 2019.

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