Impending battle between quarterbacks for the Ravens and Bills enables season’s two most exciting players to face off

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.

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.

Jan. 18, the Divisional Round opens with doubleheaders from the top seeds in the AFC and NFC. ESPN will begin coverage of the first matchup — the Chiefs-Texans game. The No. 1 seed Kansas City Chiefs will host the No.

The quarterbacks aren’t realistically attempting to chase down Patrick Mahomes in the Lombardi Trophy department, but what they are trying to be is this era’s Peyton Manning.

"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.

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

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce shakes free of Houston Texans for 49-yard catch and run. Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Nikko Remigio opens divisional round loudly with a 63-yard kickoff return.

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.

For the sixth year in a row quarterback Josh Allen has led the Buffalo Bills to the playoffs and for the fifth year in a row he's taken them to the Divisional Round. Allen leads the Bills in what will likely be a very hard-fought game against the Baltimore Ravens and reigning NFL MVP Lamar