Patriots To Play Chiefs In AFC Divisional-Round Playoff Game Saturday

Sunday’s games are (6) Seahawks vs. (3) Vikings and (5) Packers vs. (4) Redskins. The winners will move on to face the Carolina Panthers and Arizona Cardinals in the divisional round of the NFC Playoffs.

The Chiefs also could be without their top receiver following a 30-0 win at Houston.

The Chiefs have won 11 in a row, but to win a 12th straight game, they’ll have to beat the Patriots at Gillette Stadium. The Chiefs scored in each of the four quarters, intercepting Texans quarterback Brian Hoyer four times and taking care of the ball on offense. The Chiefs aren’t the most impressive team but isn’t 11 straight impressive? The Patriots finished the season 12-4 and are the defending Super Bowl champions.

The last time the Chiefs and Patriots met, some people wondered if the Patriots’ dynasty might be slowing down. As the lowest seed in the AFC wild-card, Pittsburgh will play Denver. With starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger knocked out of the game with a shoulder injury, things looked bleak. The Bengals would score 16 unanswered points to take what seemed like a safe lead with less than two minutes left in the game.

This will be Manning’s first start since then. The victor of Houston/Kansas City will play Denver.

New England went on to win last season’s Super Bowl, and are back with the AFC’s No. 2 seed this season.

It’s official. It will be the New England Patriots vs. the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC divisional round next weekend.

The Patriots and Chiefs will kickoff at 4:25 pm on Saturday, while the Broncos will host the Steelers at 4:40 pm on Sunday.

“We wanted to come in and dominate”, Chiefs safety Eric Berry said after the game. That game will be broadcast on FOX.