The most talented team doesn't always win the Super Bowl, and you should never count the Kansas City Chiefs out.  Against my better judgment last year, I tabbed the Chiefs as the NFL's fourth-best remaining team ahead of the divisional round of the playoffs.

The Bengals, Cowboys and Dolphins are among those well-positioned for a better year ahead — if they make the right moves.

Which contender is more trustworthy in its pursuit of an NFL title: the Lions or the Chiefs? Where do the Ravens, Bills and Eagles factor in? NFL.com's editors present their confidence rankings of the playoff field heading into the Divisional Round.

Plus, the Texans kept it tight at Arrowhead in Week 16, falling 27-19 even as they were limping to the finish line. Quarterback C.J. Stroud finished 23-of-39 passing for 244 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in that game.

That’s right, dearest readers. Jerry Jones’ Dallas Cowboys, the one and only “America’s Team,” are the only franchise to lose to a No. 7 seed in half a decade. And not only did the Cowboys lose to the 2023 Packers, they also got blown out of the water in a 48-32 game where they barely bothered to show up:

The Detroit Lions enjoyed a bye week during the wild-card round of the postseason playoffs after clinching the NFC's No. 1 playoff seed in the regular season. Now that the conference's wild-card round is complete,

NFL divisional playoff round gets underway this weekend! What is the current NFL playoff schedule? Start times, channel, streaming and more.

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