For the second time since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, a conference welcomes back the same four teams from to the divisional round of the playoffs as the year before.
The matchups are different than a year ago. The Houston Texans took on the Baltimore Ravens last season, and will face the Kansas City Chiefs this time around. The Ravens get the Buffalo Bills, who lost to the Chiefs in the divisional round a year ago. But the teams are familiar. All four repeated as division champs, as well.
The Texans were the shakiest of the four teams after some struggles in the second half of the season.