NFL playoffs bracket and schedule 2017: Seahawks advance with win over Lions

Seattle will head to Atlanta to take on the Falcons in divisional play.

Updated Jan 8, 2017, 4:15 AM UTC

NFL: NFC Wild Card-Detroit Lions at Seattle Seahawks

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Jeanna Kelley has been covering the Falcons for The Falcoholic since 2011 and the NFL for SB Nation since 2015.

The Lions couldn’t hold off the Seattle Seahawks at Century Link Field in the wild card round. Seattle dominated time of possession, and running back Thomas Rawls ran all over the Lions en route to a 26-6 victory.

With the win over Detroit, the Seahawks advance to the Divisional Round of the playoffs. Seattle will travel to Atlanta and take on the Falcons next Saturday.

Earlier on Saturday, the Houston Texans beat the Oakland Raiders to move on to the divisional round. The Raiders were excellent this season up until quarterback Derek Carr went down with a broken fibula in Week 16, but with backup Matt McGloin also sidelined by injury, Oakland had to rely on third string rookie Connor Cook.

Cook, making his first NFL start ever in the wild card round, was stymied by Houston’s dominant defense. He was sacked three times and threw three interceptions. The Raiders, after appearing poised to make a Super Bowl run prior to Carr’s injury, have been eliminated from playoff contention, and the Texans will face either the New England Patriots or the Kansas City Chiefs, depending on how Sunday’s AFC wild card matchup goes.

On Sunday, the Steelers will face off against the Miami Dolphins in Pittsburgh. The Dolphins will be without quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who is recovering from a knee injury. Backup Matt Moore will get the start again. The last time the Steelers faced the Dolphins, Miami got the best of them, winning 30-15.

The Green Bay Packers will welcome the New York Giants to Lambeau Field on Sunday to further shape the NFC postseason slate and determine who will face the Dallas Cowboys in the Divisional Round.

The Patriots and Cowboys will face the lowest remaining seeds, which means that the winner of the Packers’ matchup with the Giants will head to Dallas. The Falcons will face the Seahawks, and the Chiefs will play the highest remaining AFC seed in the Divisional Round.