Both quarterbacks are also looking to bounce back from uneven wild-card performances. Drake Maye threw two interceptions in a win over the Chargers, while C.J. Stroud is coming off a three-turnover outing against Pittsburgh. Houston still boasts one of the NFL's top defenses and showed it again Monday night against the Steelers .

The NFC West has three teams in the 2026 NFL divisional playoffs after San Francisco, Seattle and Los Angeles combined for 38 wins, the first time all three playoff teams from the same division had 12 or more wins.

Here is the schedule for the divisional round the NFL playoffs. The games will air on NBC/Peacock, CBS, FOX and ESPN/ABC. The AFC and NFC Conference Championship games will be played Sunday, Jan. 25. The AFC Championship Game will air on CBS, and the NFC Championship Game will be on FOX.

The NFL playoff picture cruises into Week 18, where four divisions are up for grabs. On Jan. 3, Panthers-Bucs could decide the NFC South. If Carolina wins, the Panthers clinch the division. If Tampa Bay wins, the Bucs need a Saints win over Atlanta to secure another division crown.

This season's NFC West is one of four divisions to ever have three teams reach the Divisional Round of the playoffs.

The Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Tennessee Titans to finish the regular season on an eight-game winning streak and win the AFC South title. The Carolina Panthers captured the NFC South by winning a three-way tiebreaker with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons thanks to the Falcons' victory against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.

Now that the Texans have beaten the Steelers in the wild-card round, the NFL has finalized the schedule for the divisional round. On Saturday, the Broncos will host the Bills at 4:30 p.m. ET on CBS. The Seahawks and the 49ers will play in Seattle at 8:00 p.m. ET on Fox.

With the Rams and 49ers both winning on Wild Card Weekend, that means the NFC West will now be sending three teams to the divisional round this year. San Francisco and Los Angeles will be joined by the Seattle Seahawks, who earned a bye to the divisional round as the No. 1 overall seed in the NFC.

The NFL has never experienced a playoff weekend quite like this. The first four games of the 2025 postseason featured a combined 12 lead changes in the fourth quarter, topping the record for the most in an entire playoffs.