The playoff picture is set after the wild card round was completed Sunday. The Chargers and Eagles advanced with road wins.
Three of the four road teams won over the weekend.
The divisional winners advance to next week’s conference championship game. Those winners advance to Super Bowl LIII Feb. 3 in Atlanta.
NFL Divisional Playoff Schedule
Saturday
Colts (6) at Chiefs (1) , 4:35 p.m., NBC
• How it happened: Andrew Luck threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns as Indianapolis raced out to a big lead and cruised past Houston. Marlon Mack had 148 yards rushing and a TD for the Colts. Houston's Deshaun Watson was sacked three times in a disappointing playoff debut.
Cowboys (4) at Rams (2), 8:15 p.m., Fox
• How it happened: Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 137 yards and the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter, and Dallas hung on for a wild-card win over Seattle on Saturday night. The playoff win by the Cowboys (11-6) was the first for Elliott and quarterback Dak Prescott on their second try after losing a divisional game as rookies two years ago.
Sunday
Chargers (5) at Patriots (2), 1:05 p.m., CBS
• How it happened: Los Angeles kept Lamar Jackson grounded, and by the time the rookie got the passing game going it was too late for Baltimore. Michael Badgley kicked five field goals — a new franchise record — and Los Angeles harassed and hounded Jackson during a victory in the opening round of the NFL playoffs.
Eagles (6) at Saints (1), 4:40 p.m., Fox
• How it happened: Nick Foles hit Golden Tate with a 2-yard touchdown pass on fourth down with 56 seconds remaining against the NFL's stingiest defense, lifting the Philadelphia Eagles over the Chicago Bears 16-15 in the final wild-card game Sunday. Former Eagles kicker Cody Parkey hit the left upright and then the crossbar with a field-goal attempt from 43 yards with 10 seconds remaining, silencing the raucous crowd.
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