I’m actually quite intrigued by this matchup between the Chiefs and Texans, largely because I think the Texans’ defense is playing some of the best football in the NFL right now. What they did to the Chargers on Wild Card weekend might violate the Geneva Convention.

The NFL needs no help reaching maximum market penetration, particularly as, next week, we enter an uncertain and potentially terrifying new world in which one suspects a large swath of the populace is going to be particularly eager to dive face-first into whatever available distraction is within reach.

The AFC Divisional round of the NFL Playoffs will see the Houston Texans (10-7) and Kansas City Chiefs (15-2) take the field at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Jan. 18, starting at 4:30 p.m.