The NFL playoffs continue as eight teams do battle in the Divisional Round. Who won? Who lost? And how did this week’s games play out? Here is an updated look at everything you need to know surrounding the Divisional Round, including the latest results, stats, and insights.
Current NFL Playoff Bracket and Results
Let’s look at the results from Divisional Round and what that means regarding the 2024 NFL playoff bracket.
NFL Playoffs Divisional Round Results
Kansas City Chiefs Defeated Houston Texans 24-13
If you thought that the Divisional Round was going to be without controversy, my were you wrong. The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Houston Texans in the first game of the weekend. The Chiefs deserved the win, especially off of Travis Kelce’s massive game. But what this one will be remembered for is going to be a number of questionable calls, heavily favoring Kansas City.
It was a close game in the first half, but critical mistakes by the Texans put them behind the eight-ball against an elite Chiefs team. It all started with a huge kickoff return by the Chiefs, that ended with Kris Boyd throwing his helmet and getting an additional 15-yard penalty.
After that, missed field goals, missed extra points, and bad penalties put a nail in Houston’s coffin. It wasn’t all bad for Houston, they technically outplayed Kansas City in nearly all aspects. They outgained the Chiefs by more than 120 yards. Teams to be outgained by 120+ yards and forced 0 takeaways were 0-41 in NFL playoff history. The Chiefs are now the first to win.
Here is a fun one for the conspiracy theorists out there.
WATCH: Kris Boyd Pushes Coach on Sidelines
In the playoffs since 2018:
- The Chiefs have received 9 roughing the passer calls (including the Will Anderson Jr. one today)
- The rest of the NFL combined has gotten 18 roughing the passer calls and no team has more than 2
Back to Kelce.
He had a huge game and scored a big touchdown late in the third quarter. He now has 10 playoff games with 80 receiving yards and a TD. No other player has more than 7 (Jerry Rice). Kelce finished with 66.1% of the Chiefs’ receiving yards. The only TE to account for a higher percentage of his team’s receiving yards in a playoff game since 2000 is Travis Kelce (also vs. the Texans).
NFL Playoff Dates and Conference Championship Schedule
Conference Championship Round
Sunday, Jan. 26
- NFC Championship Game: 3 p.m.
- AFC Championship Game: 6:30 p.m.
Super Bowl 59
- Date: Feb. 9, 2025
- Location: Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
- Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
- TV: Fox
