TODAY’S GAMES

TAMPA BAY (12-5) at NEW ORLEANS (13-4)

Today, 3:40 p.m., Fox

Line — Saints by 3

Record vs. spread — Buccaneers 10-7; Saints 10-6-1

Series record — Saints lead 37-21

Last meeting — Saints beat Buccaneers 38-3 on Nov. 8, 2020, in Tampa Bay

Last week — Buccaneers beat Washington 31-23; Saints beat Bears 21-9

Notes – The combined ages on game day of Buccaneers QB Tom Brady (43) and Saints QB Drew Brees (42) will be 85, the highest in NFL history . ... The Saints are four-time NFC South champs and swept both regularseason meetings . ... The Bucs’ playoff win last week was their first since the Super Bowl at the end of the 2002 season . ... Brady has won a record 31 postseason games. He passed for 381 yards last week, setting a franchise postseason record . ... Brady is slated to make his NFL-record 43rd playoff start . ... Brees will make his 18th career playoff start and has won nine postseason games, all with New Orleans after going 0-1 in the playoffs with the Chargers . ... Tampa Bay ranked third in the NFL with 30.8 points per game while New Orleans ranked fifth at 30.1. ... The Buccaneers’ leagueleading run defense gave up 80.6 yards rushing per game, then 86 yards last week.

CLEVELAND (12-5) at KANSAS CITY (14-2)

Today, 12:05 p.m., CBS

Line — Chiefs by 10

Record vs. spread — Browns 7-10; Chiefs 7-9

Series record — Chiefs lead 13-11-2

Last meeting — Chiefs beat Browns 37-21 on Nov. 4, 2018, in Cleveland

Last week — Browns beat Steelers 48-37; Chiefs had bye, lost to Chargers 38-21 on Jan. 3

Notes — The Chiefs have won three straight and four of their last five against Cleveland. The teams have never met in the postseason. ... With a win, the Chiefs would be the first AFC team to host three consecutive conference title games . ... The Browns are coming off their first playoff win since the 1994season . ... The Browns’ Kevin Stefanski will make his playoff head coaching debut today after missing last week’s wild-card game due to COVID-19 . ... COVID-19has wreaked havoc with the Browns. They were also missing Pro Bowl left guard Joel Bitonio and top CB Denzel Ward against the Steelers. Both are expected to play against the Chiefs. … Ward’s return along with CB Kevin Johnson (COVID) will help a secondary that gave up 501yards passing to the Steelers. … The Chiefs won their fifth straight AFC West title while winning 14regularseason games for the first time in team history . ... The Chiefs tied a league-high with seven players picked for the Pro Bowl . ... Chiefs coach Andy Reid would tie the Steelers’ Chuck Noll for the fifth-most playoff wins with No. 16today.