Los Angeles and Houston will face off on wild-card weekend, with the winner advancing to the divisional round. Which opponents could await the winner?

If the Buffalo Bills discard the Denver Broncos from the playoffs on Sunday, they'll likely get a chance at revenge in the divisional round. Buffalo could welcome three different teams to Highmark Stadium in the second round: the Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans or Los Angeles Chargers.

The final meeting of the season between the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots doesn’t have any playoff implications. But both teams have plenty to play for.

While they won't be the cheapest tickets, they're also not astronomically high compared to other playoff sites.

The Chargers come into the playoffs on their best run as an offense. In the past 10 quarters — dating to halftime of their Dec. 19 game against the Denver Broncos — the Chargers have put up 95 points and scored on 18 of 25 possessions, including 10 touchdowns.

Coach Jim Harbaugh returns to Houston on Saturday with the Los Angeles Chargers for a wild-card playoff game against the Texans, a little more than a year after leading the Michigan Wolverines to a national championship at NRG Stadium.

Coordinator Joe Brady's coaching trajectory is back on the rise after year-and-a-half of overseeing the Buffalo Bills' dynamic, Josh Allen-led offense.

Texans quarterback leads AFC South champions into AFC wild-card round game against Chargers in his third career playoff game

The NFL playoffs are set with a 14-team field, including four new teams compared to last season. The Minnesota Vikings , Washington Commanders , Los Angeles Chargers, and Denver Broncos are back in the postseason and have a chance of making Super Bowl 59.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James shared his predictions for the NFL playoffs Wild Card round, and while he has largely taken the favorites to win, he did name one team that he expects to pull off an upset.

They signed safety Brandon Jones, defensive lineman Malcolm Roach and inside linebacker Cody Barton to modest deals. During the NFL draft, they traded a future sixth-round pick for John Franklin-Myers and quickly signed him to a reworked, two-year deal worth $15 million.