NFL playoffs schedule 2017: Patriots, Falcons get in postseason action on Saturday

The Divisional round of the 2017 NFL playoffs will get underway with two games on Saturday, followed by two more games on Sunday. The Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, and Dallas Cowboys will all be in action after sitting out the Wild Card round on a bye week.

Of those teams, the Falcons are up first. The second seed in the NFC, Atlanta will host the Seattle Seahawks at the Georgia Dome. That game will kick off at 4:35 p.m. ET and will be broadcast by FOX. That means a live stream will be available online at FOX Sports GO.

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan has only managed one playoff win in his career, but that win did come over the Seahawks in the Divisional round. Unfortunately, it came back in 2012, and since then, the Seahawks have won a Super Bowl and are a much more experienced team.

That being said, Atlanta is better now than it has been in a long time. For years, Ryan and Julio Jones combined for a good offense, but the team lagged behind on the defensive side of the ball. They are a more complete team this year, and Saturday’s game should be a good one.

Time: 4:35 p.m. ET

Location: Georgia Dome, Atlanta

TV: FOX

Announcers: Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch, Pam Oliver, Peter Schrager

Online Streaming: Sunday Ticket, Fox Sports Go

In the second game of the day, the Patriots will host the Houston Texans. These two teams met once this season, and it was a pretty perfect setup for the Texans because Tom Brady wasn’t in action. Still serving a suspension for his role in the DeflateGate scandal, Brady was on the sidelines, but the Patriots dominated anyway.

More than that, backup Jimmy Garoppolo was also out with an injury. Instead, rookie Jacoby Brissett started the game and the Texans were unable to force him into any miscues. Brissett threw for just 103 yards, but had 48 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Brock Osweiler turned in a 196-yard, one-interception performance that unfortunately has become common for him.

The Texans have had good luck when it comes to opposing quarterbacks this season. In their wild card playoff game, they played an Oakland Raiders team that was without starter Derek Carr and backup Matt McGloin. So they faced Connor Cook and picked him off three times.

Needless to say, getting interceptions off Brady will be quite a bit harder. Brady threw just two interceptions all season, with six touchdowns in the team’s final two regular season games. He threw for 28 touchdowns overall and completed 67.4 percent of his passes.

Below is all you need to watch the second game on Saturday.

Time: 8:15 p.m. ET

Location: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass.

TV: CBS

Announcers: Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Tracy Wolfson, Jay Feely

Online Streaming: Sunday Ticket, CBS All-Access