Saturday’s NFL playoff capsules

RECORD VS. SPREAD — Kansas City 9-8-0, New England 7-6-3

SERIES RECORD — Patriots lead 17-13-3

LAST MEETING — Chiefs beat Patriots 41-14, Sept. 29, 2014

LAST WEEK — Chiefs beat Texans 30-0; Patriots had first-round bye

AP PRO32 RANKING — Chiefs No. 3, Patriots No. 5

CHIEFS OFFENSE — OVERALL (27), RUSH (6), PASS (30).

CHIEFS DEFENSE — OVERALL (7), RUSH (8), PASS (9).

PATRIOTS OFFENSE — OVERALL (6), RUSH (30), PASS (5).

PATRIOTS DEFENSE — OVERALL (9), RUSH (9), PASS (17).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Only matchup in divisional round not rematch of regular-season meeting. ... Teams meeting in postseason for first time. ... With victory at Houston last weekend, Chiefs earned first playoff win since beating Houston Oilers in divisional round in January 1994. ... Kansas City has won 11 consecutive games, longest in team history and longest active streak in league. Chiefs are first NFL team to have 10-game winning streak and five-game losing streak in same season. ... Andy Reid has more victories (32) in first three seasons with Chiefs than any other head coach in franchise history in three-year span to start with team. ... QB Alex Smith has 10 TDs and just one INT in four career playoff games. He beat Patriots in only career start against them in teams' last meeting, going 20 of 26 for 248 yards with three TDs and no INTs for 144.4 rating. ... RB Knile Davis returned opening kickoff vs. Texans 106 yards for longest in AFC wild-card history and second-longest overall in postseason history, topped only by Baltimore's Jacoby Jones (108) in Super Bowl in 2013. ... Jeremy Maclin led Chiefs with career-high 87 catches in regular season, most in team history by Chiefs wide receiver, but status was uncertain because of sprained ankle. ... Chiefs rookie WR Chris Conley had 9-yard TD catch in playoff debut. ... Chiefs TE Travis Kelce had career-best 72 catches in regular season, joining Tony Gonzalez as only Chiefs TEs with 70 or more receptions in single season. He had career-high 128 yards receiving on eight catches vs. Texans. ... LB Justin Houston returned last week from hyperextended knee. ... Chiefs rookie CB Marcus Peters tied for first in NFL with eight INTs, including two returned for TDs. He has five INTs in last six games, including one last weekend vs. Texans. ... K Cairo Santos kicked 49-yard FG last week, longest in playoff game for Chiefs. ... Patriots tied for fourth in NFL history with 11 trips to AFC championship. They would clinch fifth consecutive appearance with win over Chiefs, and tie Oakland (1973-77) for most in row. ... New England won AFC East for seventh straight season, tying 1973-79 Los Angeles Rams for most consecutive division titles in NFL history. Also first team to win 12 division titles in 13 seasons. ... Patriots 17-4 at home in postseason. ... With 22 postseason victories, Bill Belichick has most in NFL history. Belichick and Tom Brady also have most postseason wins by coach-QB combination with 21. ... Brady's 21 playoff wins are most of any QB in NFL history. He holds league career marks in playoff yards passing (7,345), TDs (53), completions (683) and attempts (1,085). Brady is 21-8 in playoffs. ... TE Rob Gronkowski led Patriots with 11 TD catches during regular season and is only TE in NFL history with five career 10-TD seasons. He has 37 catches for 527 yards and six TDs in eight career playoff games, and needs one TD catch to tie Dave Casper and Vernon Davis for most by TE in postseason history. ... WR Julian Edelman likely to return after missing two months with broken foot suffered against Giants in Week 10. ... LB Chandler Jones was Pro Bowl selection who was fifth in NFL with career-high 12 1/2 sacks, but was admitted to hospital Sunday and released later that day with unspecified emergency that also involved Foxborough police. Team said in statement that he had not missed practice or any team meetings. ... K Stephen Gostkowski ranks seventh in NFL history with 117 career postseason points, tied with Adam Vinatieri for most in franchise history.

GREEN BAY (11-6) At ARIZONA (13-3)

8:15 p.m., ET, NBC

OPENING LINE — Cardinals by 6 ½

RECORD VS. SPREAD — Packers 10-7, Cardinals 9-7

SERIES RECORD — Packers lead 45-24-4

LAST MEETING — Cardinals beat Packers 38-8, Dec. 27, 2015

LAST WEEK — Packers beat Redskins 35-18, Cardinals had first-round bye

AP PRO32 RANKING — Packers No. 11, Cardinals No. 4

PACKERS OFFENSE — OVERALL (23), RUSH (12), PASS (25t)

PACKERS DEFENSE — OVERALL (15), RUSH (21), PASS (6)

CARDINALS OFFENSE — OVERALL (1), RUSH (8), PASS (2)

CARDINALS DEFENSE — OVERALL (5), RUSH (6), PASS (8)

STREAKS, STATS & NOTES — Arizona beat Green Bay 51-45 in 2009 wild-card game, highest-scoring playoff game in NFL history. ... Packers-Cardinals series second-oldest in NFL, dating to 1921, trailing only Bears-Packers. ... Arizona and Green Bay only 2015 teams with three players to have at least six TD catches apiece. ... Packers LB Clay Matthews has 10 career playoff sacks, Cardinals DE Dwight Freeney has nine. ... In December game vs Arizona, Packers didn't have one starting OT (David Bahktiari) and lost other one (Bryan Bulaga) during game due to injuries. Both are expected to play Saturday. ... Green Bay's 30 playoff appearances second only to Giants' 32. ... Green Bay LB Julius Peppers leads active NFL players with 136 career sacks. ... Cardinals never had playoff bye before this season. ... Arizona's Carson Palmer only one of eight QBs on remaining teams not to have playoff victory. ... Cardinals 25-6 under coach Bruce Arians in games against teams outside NFC West. ... Cardinals set franchise records for yards (6,533), points (489), TDs (58). ... Palmer set franchise records for yards passing (4,671) and TD passes (35). ... Palmer is 25-6 in last 31 starts. ... Larry Fitzgerald's 109 catches broke franchise mark he set in 2005. ... Arizona RB David Johnson fourth rookie in NFL history with at least 500 yards rushing, 400 yards receiving and 13 TDs in same season. ... Cardinals coaching staff has combined 166 playoff games, including 23 Super Bowls.