A lot has changed since previous Atlanta-Seattle matchup (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2017, file photo, Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Jarran Reed (90) gestures after being ejected during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers, in Santa Clara, Calif. The Seahawks rookie is among a handful of young players seeing how the college football playoffs translates to the NFL playoffs. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

Then again, so much will be different when the Atlanta Falcons host Seattle in an NFC divisional playoff game Saturday. Seattle found a running game in its playoff opener, and quarterback Russell Wilson appears as healthy as he’s been all season. Most significantly, this game will be at the Georgia Dome, costing the Seahawks perhaps the most imposing home-field advantage in the NFL.


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Underdog Texans face big challenge on road against Patriots (Yahoo Sports)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, center, warms up with quarterbacks Jimmy Garoppolo, left, and Jacoby Brissett, right, during an NFL football practice, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

The Houston Texans face an enormous challenge against the New England Patriots on Saturday night. The Texans are 1-7 against the Patriots. The Patriots enter the game as 15 1/2-point favorites over the visiting Texans – just the sixth time since 1966 that a team has been favored by at least 15 points in a playoff game.


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Report: Oakland Raiders To File Relocation Papers For Move To Las Vegas 

After months of gross negotiations between craven billionaires, what was all but official is reportedly one step closer to being actually official: the Oakland Raiders are preparing to file relocation papers for their move to Las Vegas, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com.

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