Mon Jan 13 04:00:00 UTC 2025: ## Texans Upset Chargers in Wild Card Thriller, Setting Up Electrifying NFL Playoffs

**Houston, TX** – The Houston Texans kicked off the 2024 NFL playoffs with a resounding 32-12 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers in a wild-card matchup Saturday. This marks the second consecutive year the Texans have advanced past the wild-card round. The win sets the stage for a thrilling postseason, with five more wild-card games to be played this weekend.

The top seeds are already locked in, with the Detroit Lions securing the NFC’s number one seed and the Kansas City Chiefs claiming the top spot in the AFC. Both teams enjoy a bye to the divisional round and will have home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.

Wild-card weekend continues with a busy schedule: two games on January 11th, three on the 12th, and a Monday Night Football clash between the Minnesota Vikings and the Los Angeles Rams on the 13th. Due to ongoing wildfires in Southern California, the Vikings-Rams game has been relocated to Arizona for public safety.

The divisional round is slated for January 18th and 19th, leading to the Conference Championship games on January 26th. The Super Bowl LIX will be held on February 9th at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Specific game times for the divisional round will be announced later. The highest remaining seeds in each conference will host the Conference Championship games.

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