The best week of actual football is here. The NFL divisional round, while not as lengthy as the wild-card round, typically features the best four games we get of the season. And I don't expect this week to be any different.

Lamar Jackson vs. Josh Allen highlights NFL playoff slate: Who deserves MVP? This weekend's divisional round of the NFL playoffs features two quarterbacks in remarkably similar positions. Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills and Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens are the leading MVP candidates this season.

The Los Angeles Chargers saw their season end on Saturday after a deflating 32-12 loss to the Houston Texans. One thing stood out: Justin Herbert just wasn't himself at all. After throwing just three interceptions all season, he ended up with four against the Texans alone.

The NFL divisional round games are Saturday and Sunday. Three underdogs made it out of the wild-card — will we see more upsets?

"Goff is coming off a season that saw him post a career-best 111.8 passer rating, which was second-best in the NFL behind Jackson. He completed 72.4% of his passes, including an early-season game during which all 18 of his throws were completed, and logged a career-high 37 touchdown passes.

Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens (13-5) will visit Allen and the Buffalo Bills (14-4) in the divisional round while Patrick Mahomes and the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs (15-2) will host C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans (11-7). The winners face off on Jan. 26 for a berth in the Super Bowl.

Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. CT on ESPN and ABC. Joe Buck (play-by-play) and Troy Aikman (analyst) will serve as the crew in the booth. On the field, Lisa Salter (field reporter) and Laura Rutledge will conduct interviews and provide injury updates from the sidelines.

The weekend opens with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs hosting the Texans and closes with two MVP candidates squaring off in prime time.

Follow live text commentary from the divisional round of the NFL play-offs as the Houston Texans take on the Kansas City Chiefs before the Washington Commanders travel to face the Detroit Lions.

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Texas vs. Chiefs and Ravens vs. Bills are rematches of regular-season games with some pivotal factors that could be the difference.