The New England Patriots still need to win in their wild-card matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.
It’s starting to become clear who their next playoff opponent could be, however…
New England would host either the four-seed Pittsburgh Steelers or five-seed Houston Texans in the divisional round should they take care of business on Sunday Night Football, with their next opponent revealed after the six-seed Buffalo Bills defeated the three-seed Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
The Bills will stay on the road following their come-from-behind victory — which featured another tremendous performance by Josh Allen that was capped off with the greatest tush push of all time — and, in that scenario, take on the one-seed Denver Broncos.
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The Steelers and Texans will fight for the right to advance on Monday Night Football, with kickoff scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET.
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