The two teams who advanced Saturday find themselves just one win away from a trip to the Super Bowl.
After losing Bo Nix to a season-ending ankle injury, Jarrett Stidham could be tasked with leading the Broncos past the AFC title game.
The Texans and Patriots will compete for the other spot in the conference championship game after taking out the Pittsburgh Steelers and Los Angeles Chargers, respectively, in the Wild Card round.
After allowing the fewest yards per game in the NFL during the regular season, the Texans’ defense once more shone by forcing two turnovers for touchdowns on Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers in the Wild Card win.
The Texans have now forced multiple turnovers from star quarterbacks including Rodgers, Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes this season.
A matchup with the Patriots would mean taking on one of the top passing offenses in the league.
New England is looking to make it to the AFC Championship game for the first time since the Tom Brady era behind Drake Maye, who led his team to victory over the Chargers with a clutch touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter of the Wild Card matchup.
The Seattle Seahawks will head to the NFC Championship game to take on the Rams or the Bears.
A matchup with the Rams would mean having to hold off any potential late-game heroics from Matthew Stafford, who led his team past the Wild Card round with a clutch fourth-quarter touchdown drive.
That drive, during which Stafford completed six of seven pass attempts for 71 yards, allowed the Rams to erase a late deficit to the Carolina Panthers.
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams similarly recently proved his ability to lead his team to a fourth-quarter comeback in the playoffs.
The Bears were trailing by 12 points in the fourth quarter before Williams led his team on three straight touchdown drives to clinch a comeback Wild Card victory over the Green Bay Packers.
No late lead against either of those teams will be counted as safe when the NFC Championship game kicks off next Sunday, just two weeks before Super Bowl LX takes place on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara.
