This weekend’s other NFL Playoff Games

January 9, 2016 at 12:00a.m.

AFC

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (11-5) vs. HOUSTON TEXANS (9-7)

KICKOFF: Today at 4:35 p.m. at name of stadium here in khfdskjdfskjsdfjks

TV: ESPN/ABC

OPENING LINE: Chiefs by 4

RECORD VS. SPREAD: Chiefs 8-8, Texans 9-7

SERIES RECORD: Chiefs lead 4-3

LAST MEETING: Chiefs beat Texans 27-20, Sept. 13, 2015

LAST WEEK: Chiefs beat Raiders 23-17; Texans beat Jaguars 30-6

AP PRO32 RANKING: Chiefs No. 3, Texans No. 12

CHIEFS OFFENSE: OVERALL (27), RUSH (6), PASS (30).

CHIEFS DEFENSE: OVERALL (7), RUSH (8), PASS (9).

TEXANS OFFENSE: OVERALL (19), RUSH (15), PASS (18).

TEXANS DEFENSE: OVERALL (3), RUSH (10), PASS (3).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES: Mahoning Valley products John Simon (Cardinal Mooney, Ohio State). Kurtis Drummond (Hubbard, Michigan State) and Cecil Shorts (Mount Union) are with the Texans. ... Chiefs look for first playoff win since 1994. They have won franchise-record 10 straight games, longest current streak in NFL. ... QB Alex Smith has thrown for 873 yards with nine touchdowns and no interceptions in three career playoff games. ... Smith is 3-0 against Texans as starter. ... WR Jeremy Maclin set franchise record with career-high 87 catches for 1,088 yards and eight touchdowns. ... TE Travis Kelce had career-high 72 catches to join Tony Gonzalez as only Kansas City tight ends with 70 or more receptions in single season. Kelce had six receptions for season-high 102 yards with two touchdowns in first meeting with Houston. ... Rookie CB Marcus Peters tied for first in NFL with eight interceptions and had two interception returns for touchdowns. Peters led NFL with franchise-record 280 interception return yards. ... LB Justin Houston has 221/2 sacks, four forced fumbles and two interceptions in his last 21 games. He is expected to return on Saturday after missing last five games with knee injury. ... LB Tamba Hali had 61/2 sacks to give him 86 in career, ranking second in franchise history. ... Houston won AFC South for third time and first since 2012. ... Saturday will be third playoff appearance in franchise history. Texans are 2-0 at home in postseason. ... QB Brian Hoyer, who threw for a career-high 19 TDs in 2015, will make playoff debut. ... RB Alfred Blue leads Texans with career-high 698 yards rushing. ... WR Nate Washington had 47 catches for 658 yards and four TDs in first season in Houston. ... DE J.J. Watt led NFL with 171/2 sacks. ... LB Whitney Mercilus had career-high 12 sacks to make Houston only team with two players with at least 12 sacks. ... LB Brian Cushing led team with 110 tackles. ... S Andre Hal led Texans with career-high four interceptions. ... LB Jadeveon Clowney, who should play after missing last week’s game with foot injury, has 21/2 sacks in last three home games. ... Fantasy Tip: Houston WR DeAndre Hopkins could be good play after having 12 receptions for 174 yards and three touchdowns in two career meetings against Kansas City.

NFC

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (10-6) vs. MINNESOTA VIKINGS (11-5)

KICKOFF: Sunda, 1 p.m. at TFC Bank Stadium in Minneapolis

TV: NBC (21)

OPENING LINE: Seahawks by 7

RECORD VS. SPREAD: Seahawks 8-7-1, Vikings 13-3

SERIES RECORD: Seahawks lead 9-5

LAST MEETING: Seahawks beat Vikings 38-7, Dec. 6, 2015

LAST WEEK: Seahawks beat Cardinals 36-6; Vikings beat Packers 20-13

AP PRO32 RANKING: Seahawks No. 6, Vikings No. 8

SEAHAWKS OFFENSE: OVERALL (4), RUSH (3), PASS (20)

SEAHAWKS DEFENSE: OVERALL (2), RUSH (1), PASS (2)

VIKINGS OFFENSE: OVERALL (29), RUSH (4), PASS (31)

VIKINGS DEFENSE: OVERALL (13), RUSH (17), PASS (12)

STREAKS, STATS & NOTES: Youngstown native and Miami of Ohio graduate Sherman Smith is the Seahawks running backs coach. ... Forecast calling for high temperature near zero degrees. ... Teams have never met in postseason. Seahawks have won three straight vs. Vikings, by total score of 109-47. ... Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is 7-3 in playoffs, qualifying for fourth year in row. ... Seahawks QB Russell Wilson, one of seven Pro Bowl picks on team, led NFL with 110.1 passer rating. He’s first in league history with 4,000-plus yards passing, 500-plus yards rushing and 30-plus TDs passing in one season. Wilson’s career postseason average of 9.01 yards per pass attempt is best in NFL history. ... RB Marshawn Lynch, expected to return from abdominal injury that kept him out of last seven games, has met 100-yard rushing mark in six of 10 career playoff games. ... Seahawks WR Doug Baldwin tied for league lead with 14 TDs. ... Seattle finished first in NFL in points allowed (17.3 per game) for fourth straight year. ... Vikings reached playoffs for first time since 2012 and won NFC North for first time since 2009. ... Vikings are 11-5 in two seasons at TCF Bank Stadium at University of Minnesota, best winning percentage in league history by team in temporary home. ... Vikings RB Adrian Peterson led league in rushing (1,485 yards) for third time in career. Peterson rushed for 125-plus yards in five games this year and has 30 in career, sixth most in league history. ... Vikings WR Stefon Diggs had team-high 52 catches in 13 games, third most by rookie in franchise history behind Randy Moss (69, 1998) and Percy Harvin (60, 2009). .. Vikings kicker Blair Walsh led NFL with 34 FGs made in 39 tries. ... Vikings had fewest penalties (88) accepted against them in league. ... Fantasy Tips: Seahawks WR Tyler Lockett had season-high seven catches vs. Vikings on Dec. 6 for 90 yards, his second most of season, and also had 47-yard kickoff return. Vikings RB Jerick McKinnon, who totaled 231 yards and three TDs over last three games, could be worth pickup for depth at RB or flex spot.

GREEN BAY PACKERS (10-6) vs. WASHINGTON REDSKINS (9-7)

KICKOFF: Sunday at 4:40 p.m. at name of stadium here in kjdfskjfsjksjks

TV: FOX

OPENING LINE: Redskins by 2

RECORD VS. SPREAD: Packers 9-7, Redskins 9-7

SERIES RECORD: Packers lead 19-14-1

LAST MEETING: Packers beat Redskins 38-20, Sept. 15, 2013

LAST WEEK: Packers lost to Vikings 20-13; Redskins beat Cowboys 34-23

AP PRO32 RANKING: Packers No. 11, Redskins No. 10

PACKERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (23), RUSH (12), PASS (25).

PACKERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (15), RUSH (21), PASS (6).

REDSKINS OFFENSE: OVERALL (17), RUSH (20), PASS (11).

REDSKINS DEFENSE: OVERALL (28), RUSH (26), PASS (25).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES: Green Bay features C Corey Linsley (Boardman, Ohio State) and Washington features WR Pierre Garcon (Mount Union). ... Wild-card Packers, NFC’s No. 5 seed, are making seventh consecutive trip to playoffs, including appearance in last season’s conference championship game, and Super Bowl championship in 2011. ... NFC East champion Redskins, conference’s No. 4 seed, hadn’t been to postseason since 2012, and haven’t won playoff game since 2006. ... Green Bay opened season 6-0, tailed off, going 4-6 rest of way, including losses in last two regular-season games, costing team NFC North title. ... Washington began 2-4, then was only 5-7 — including 0-5 on road — heading into Week 13 game at Chicago, before finishing on four-game winning streak. ... Packers QB Aaron Rodgers is two-time NFL MVP and one-time Super Bowl MVP, but he’s struggled at times this season without top WR Jordy Nelson. Rodgers’ numbers: 31 TDs, 8 INTs, 3,821 yards, 60.7 completion percentage and 92.7 passer rating. ... Still, Rodgers was one of four Packers picked for Pro Bowl, along with LB Clay Matthews, FB John Kuhn, G Josh Sitton. ... Kuhn is only player in these playoffs with at least four TDs rushing and at least three receiving in postseason career. ... Rodgers’ career passer rating of 104.1 is best in league history. ... WR Randall Cobb led Green Bay with 79 catches. ... Green Bay’s offensive line has had problems, allowing 47 sacks; only four clubs allowed more. Rodgers was sacked 13 times in Weeks 16 and 17. ... Over last eight years, Redskins have two NFC East titles and six last-place finishes, including going 4-12 last season, Jay Gruden’s first as NFL head coach. ... Redskins QB Kirk Cousins got first chance as full-time starter this season and thrived: especially over closing stretch. He was NFC offensive player of month for December/January after leading league with 127.3 passer rating and compiling other impressive stats as Washington went 4-1 — 73.5 completion percentage, 1,379 yards, 13 TDs, one INT. He also ran for pair of scores. ... Over last 10 games, Cousins had 23 TDs, three INTs. He led NFL passers with a 69.8 completion percentage all season and set franchise record with 4,166 yards passing. His 74.7 completion percentage set NFL mark for highest at home over full season. In final seven home games, he had 15 TDs, zero INTs. ... Cousins is one of two QBs (Seattle’s Russell Wilson) with at least one TD pass in all 16 games this season. ... LT Trent Williams was team’s only Pro Bowl selection. ... RB Alfred Morris ran for 100 yards in Week 17 victory at Dallas; he hadn’t reached that number since Week 1. ... WR DeSean Jackson’s 21 career TDs of at least 60 yards — including playoffs — rank third in NFL history. ... WR Pierre Garcon has TD catch in three of past four postseason games. ... WR Jamison Crowder topped NFC rookies with 59 catches. ... LB Ryan Kerrigan led Redskins with 9 1-2 sacks. ... Rookie LB Preston Smith has five sacks in last three games to finish season with eight. ... Fantasy Tip: Redskins TE Jordan Reed is Cousins’ favorite target and most defenses have found him impossible to cover. He led team with 87 catches, 952 yards receiving, and 11 TDs.