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NFL Week 18 Overreactions<\/p>\n

USAT’s Prince Grimes breaks down the NFL playoff picture after closing out the regular season.<\/p>\n

Sports Seriously<\/p>\n

Who would the Houston Texans<\/a> and Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> play next in the NFL playoffs<\/a> if they win their NFL playoff wild-card game<\/a> on Jan. 12?<\/p>\n

NFL coaches don’t like their teams to look ahead, but there’s nothing wrong with fans planning ahead in the NFL postseason<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When would the Texans or Steelers play in the NFL divisional round<\/a>? Where could they play? Who could they play?<\/p>\n

Here’s what to know about the potential second-round game scenarios<\/a> for the Steelers and Texans, if they win their first-round game, which is being played at 6 p.m. MST on ESPN and ABC on Monday (stream with FUBO<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Both teams could end up playing several different opponents in the NFL playoff divisional round<\/a>, depending on the results of the NFL postseason wild-card games<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NFL playoff scenarios: Rams at Panthers<\/a> | Packers at Bears<\/a> | Bills at Jaguars<\/a> | 49ers at Eagles<\/a> | Chargers at Patriots<\/a> | Texans at Steelers<\/a> | Broncos next game<\/a> | Seahawks next game<\/a> | NFL playoff bracket<\/a><\/p>\n

Watch NFL playoff games on FUBO (free trial)<\/a><\/p>\n

Who would Pittsburgh Steelers vs Houston Texans winner play next?<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh Steelers NFL playoff scenarios:<\/p>\n

The Steelers would play either the No. 6 Buffalo Bills, No. 3 Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>, No. 2 New England Patriots or No. 1 Denver Broncos<\/a> in their second playoff game.<\/p>\n

Here’s the NFL playoff scenarios for how they could face each of those teams in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs:<\/p>\n

No. 6 Bills at No. 4 Steelers (if Chargers beat Patriots, Bills beat Jaguars, Steelers beat Texans)No. 4 Steelers at No. 3 Jaguars (if Chargers beat Patriots, Jaguars beat Bills, Steelers beat Texans)No. 4 Steelers at No. 2 Patriots (if Patriots beat Chargers, Bills beat Jaguars, Steelers beat Texans)No. 4 Steelers at No. 1 Broncos (if Patriots beat Chargers, Jaguars beat Bills, Steelers beat Texans)<\/p>\n

Houston Texans NFL playoff scenarios:<\/p>\n

The Texans would play either the No. 6 Buffalo Bills, No. 3 Jacksonville Jaguars, No. 2 New England Patriots or No. 1 Denver Broncos in their second playoff game.<\/p>\n

Here’s the NFL playoff scenarios for how they could face each of those teams in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs:<\/p>\n

No. 6 Bills at No. 5 Texans (if Chargers beat Patriots, Bills beat Jaguars, Texans beat Steelers)No. 5 Texans at No. 3 Jaguars (if Chargers beat Patriots, Jaguars beat Bills, Texans beat Steelers)No. 5 Texans at No. 2 Patriots (if Patriots beat Chargers, Bills beat Jaguars, Texans beat Steelers)No. 5 Texans at No. 1 Broncos (if Patriots beat Chargers, Jaguars beat Bills,\u00a0Texans beat Steelers)<\/p>\n

The Texans and Steelers couldn’t face the No. 7 Los Angeles Chargers in the next round because they would face the No. 1 Broncos if they upset the Patriots, because of seeding.<\/p>\n

NFL playoff picks: Rams at Panthers<\/a> | Packers at Bears<\/a> | Bills at Jaguars<\/a> | 49ers at Eagles<\/a> | Chargers at Patriots<\/a> | Texans at Steelers<\/a> | The Republic’s score predictions<\/a> | Win probabilities<\/a> | Super Bowl projection<\/a><\/p>\n

When would the Houston Texans vs Pittsburgh Steelers winner play next?<\/p>\n

The winner of the Texans at Steelers NFL postseason wild-card game will play in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs on Saturday, Jan. 17, or Sunday, Jan. 18.<\/p>\n

NFL playoff odds: Rams at Panthers<\/a> | Packers at Bears<\/a> | Bills at Jaguars<\/a> | 49ers at Eagles<\/a> | Chargers at Patriots<\/a> | Texans at Steelers<\/a> | Wild-card odds<\/a> | Super Bowl odds<\/a><\/p>\n

Where would the Pittsburgh Steelers vs Houston Texans winner play next?<\/p>\n

The Steelers are the No. 4 seed in the NFC playoffs, while the Texans are the No. 5 seed, meaning that they would only play at home in the divisional round or the conference championship game if they were the higher seed.<\/p>\n

The only chance each team would have to play at home would be if they ended up playing the No. 6 Buffalo Bills, otherwise the winner of the Steelers-Texans game will be at either the Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots or Denver Broncos in the next round.<\/p>\n

NFL playoff schedule: Rams at Panthers<\/a> | Packers at Bears<\/a> | Bills at Jaguars<\/a> | 49ers at Eagles<\/a> | Chargers at Patriots<\/a> | Texans at Steelers<\/a> | TV channels, streaming<\/a> | NFL playoff announcers<\/a> | When is Super Bowl?<\/a><\/p>\n

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