The best week of the NFL playoffs is here, as divisional round football will be played this weekend. Two teams have already punched their ticket to Championship Sunday as the Kansas City Chiefs knocked off the Houston Texans and the Washington Commanders stunned the Detroit Lions.
Kentrell Garnett's 18 points helped Louisiana defeat UL Monroe 65-60 on Saturday. Garnett shot 6 of 9 from the field, including 5 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 1 for 3 from the line for the Ragin' Cajuns (6-13,
No. 3 Duke got off to a slow start Saturday against Boston College but used a monster second-half performance paced by star freshman Cooper Flagg to exit with a 88-63 win. Flagg finished with 28 points,
Trailing by 10 points in the second half, the Lions ran a "toss-shovel" that led to a 20-yard gain by wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown, whom Tom Brady moments earlier compared to former Steelers receiver Hines Ward. Ironically, Ward's former teammate, Lions receivers coach Antwaan Randle El, was on the receiving end of a similar play 20 years earlier.
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) Oscar Cluff's 21 points helped South Dakota State defeat Oral Roberts 84-70 on Saturday night.
While the Chiefs played well enough to win, penalties certainly played a role in Kansas City's 23-14 win over the Houston Texans in Saturday's AFC divisional round game. Houston was flagged eight times for 82 yards,
The Miami Heat, still in the middle of a Jimmy Butler controversy, are set to host the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday afternoon.
Late in their divisional round win over the Houston Texans, the Kansas City Chiefs held an 11-point lead. After blocking a Ka'imi Fairbairn field goal attempt, Kansas City got the ball back with 1:46 remaining.
Once the NFL playoffs start, the Kansas City Chiefs always find a way to win, and once again, that was the case on Saturday during their 23-14 divisional round playoff win over the Houston Texans.  The Chiefs didn't force a single turnover and they got outgained by 124 yards (336-212),
In one of the wildest playoff games in recent memory, Jayden Daniels and the No. 6-seed Washington Commanders pulled off a stunning upset, defeating the top-seeded Detroit Lions 45-31. Daniels was nearly flawless in repeatedly staring down Detroit's blitz-happy defense,