Sporting News' Bill Bender gives out its AFC and NFC Championship round picks and predictions for the 2026 playoffs.

Trips to the AFC and NFC Championship games will be on the line Saturday and Sunday as the NFL Playoffs continue with the Divisional Round.

Only four more teams remain in contention for Super Bowl 60 so the first-round of the 2026 NFL Draft is taking form. Here's the updated order.

Drake Maye led the Patriots — aided by five C.J. Stroud interceptions — to a 28-16 win over the Texans to earn a date in Denver. Oddsmakers are making the Broncos historic home underdogs. Denver opened as a 4.

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The Houston Texans have a championship-level defense, and they'll see if the offense can step up Sunday when they visit the AFC East champions New England Patriots in the NFL Divisional Round. The Patriots (15-3) showed last week that they have a pretty good defense of their own,