NFL PLAYOFF CAPSULES
TEXANS (11-7) AT RAVENS (13-4)
When: Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ESPN, ABC
OPENING LINE: Ravens by 8⁄, according to Fanduel 1
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SERIES RECORD: Ravens lead 11-2.
KEY MATCHUP: C.J. Stroud vs. Baltimore’s pass rush. The Ravens led the league in sacks and had five in their first meeting with Houston.
ODDS and ENDS: Houston is 0-4 in the divisional round. … The Texans are the fourth team in NFL history and first since 2009 to win a playoff game with a first-year head coach and rookie quarterback. … A win Saturday would make Houston’s Demeco Ryans the first rookie coach to advance to a conference championship game since Matt Lefleur did it in 2019 with Green Bay. … … WR John Metchie III, who missed all of last season undergoing treatment for leukemia, had a career-high 44 yards receiving last week. …The Ravens have won two Super Bowls, but have never hosted the AFC championship game . ... ... All-pro Lamar Jackson passed for a career-high 3,678 yards this season for Baltimore. He also led all QBS with 821 yards rushing.
PACKERS (10-8) AT 49ERS (12-5)
When: Saturday, 8:15 p.m., FOX
OPENING LINE: 49ers by 9⁄, according to Fanduel 1
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SERIES RECORD: Packers lead 38-33-1.
KEY MATCHUP: Packers offensive tackles vs. Niners DE Nick Bosa. Green Bay silenced Micah Parsons last week, allowing one pressure on 19 pass rush snaps, according to NFL Nextgen stats.
ODDS and ENDS: The Packers have reached the divisional round of the playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons under coach Matt Lafleur despite not having any Pro Bowl selections this season. … The Packers’ victory over the Cowboys enabled them to tie the New England Patriots for most postseason wins (37) in league history. The 49ers rank just behind them with 36 playoff wins. … The Packers have an Nfl-leading 13 playoff road wins in franchise history. … Packers RB Aaron Jones has rushed for at least 111 yards in four straight games. He rushed for 118 yards and three TDS against the Cowboys.… Packers WR Dontayvion Wicks has four TD catches this season, all in his past three games . ... San Francisco won the NFC West for a second straight season and earned a first-round bye . ... The Niners have made it to the NFC championship game in three of the past four seasons . ... The Niners became the sixth team with four players with at least 1,000 yards from scrimmage: Christian Mccaffrey, Brandon Aiyuk, Deebo Samuel and George Kittle.