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The opening weekend of the NFL playoffs features the Super Bowl champions (New England Patriots), a 13-3 team (New Orleans Saints) and several other strong teams that surged into the postseason.
On Saturday, the Wild Card Round will begin with the two AFC matchups, and then the pair of NFC games will take place on Sunday. The winners will advance to the divisional round to face the four teams that earned first-round byes this season.
The Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers await the four winners from the Wild Card Weekend.