The NFL descends on Texas today as the Wild Card playoffs begin the road to Super Bowl LII. Both NFL teams in the state of Texas get to host postseason games Womens Nick Perry Jersey , starting with the Houston Texans this afternoon and finishing up with the Dallas Cowboys this evening.Houston hosts a divisional rival, as the Indianapolis Colts made the postseason as the AFC’s sixth and final seed. It took them a week 17 win on Sunday Night Football to get there, but Indy has made quite a turnaround thanks to a healthy Andrew Luck and a new head coach in Frank Reich. Furthermore, a great draft set them up well on defense as they try to make the Divisional round for the first time since 2014.The Cowboys, meanwhile, host the Seattle Seahawks, who surpassed most expectations in 2018. Many writers expected Seattle to drop off following an apparent purge of defensive personnel, but here they are at 10-6 and holders of the fifth seed in the NFC. Can the Cowboys’ solid defense keep Russell Wilson and Chris Carson in check? Tune in tonight to find out.#6 Indianapolis Colts at #3 Houston TexansVenue: NRG Stadium Dean Lowry Jersey White , Houston, TXKickoff time: 3:35 PM Central Time (4:35 PM Eastern)TV Networks: ESPN & ABCCommentators: Joe Tessitore, Jason Witten, Anthony “Booger” McFarland, Lisa SaltersRadio Broadcast: Westwood One Sports, Sirius 88/82/83, XM 88/225/226Odds: Texans favored by 1 point; over/under total 482018 Games: Week 4 — Texans 37, @Colts 34 (OT); Week 14 — Colts 24 http://www.packerslockerroom.com/authentic-jake-ryan-jersey , @Texans 21Previous Playoff Games: None#5 Seattle Seahawks at #4 Dallas CowboysVenue: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TXKickoff time: 7:15 PM Central Time (8:15 PM Eastern)TV Networks: FOXCommentators: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin AndrewsRadio Broadcast: Westwood One Sports, Sirius 88/82/83, XM 88/225/226Odds: Cowboys favored by 2 points; over/under total 43.5Last Game: Week 3 2018 — @Seahawks 24, Cowboys 13Previous Playoff Games: WC 2006 — @Seahawks 21 Womens Oren Burks Jersey , Cowboys 20 GREEN BAY, Wis. 鈥?Former Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy says he was surprised and stunned at the timing of his firing last December and believes his dismissal was handled poorly.McCarthy told聽ESPN聽in a story posted Wednesday he knew it might be in trouble if the Packers missed the playoffs. But he was fired with four games left after the Packers lost at home to Arizona, dropping the team to just 4-7-1.More Packers coverage from FOX Sports WisconsinGreen Bay Packers 2019 NFL draft capsulesPackers close out 2019 draft, select LB Summers in seventh roundPackers add CB Hollman, RB Williams in sixth roundPackers address defense in fifth round, select DL Kingsley KekePackers use third-round pick to select TE Jace Sternberger“If we missed the playoffs, I expected change might happen,” McCarthy said. “But the timing surprised me. It couldn’t have been handled any worse.”McCarthy said he was summoned to a meeting with team President Mark Murphy after the loss聽and fired聽in a discussion he said was impersonal and “hard to swallow.” He said he always tried to be gentle in releasing players and he didn’t get the same treatment.“Mark said it was an ugly loss Brett Favre Jersey , and it was time to make (a) change,” McCarthy said. “He said something about the offense and the special teams, and he didn’t think it was going to get any better. There was no emotion to it. That was hard.”Packers spokesman Aaron Popkey declined to comment.McCarthy was in his 13th season as coach and won the Super Bowl in the 2010 season. He finished his tenure in Green Bay with a record of 125-77-2.McCarthy said he is taking a year off but working hard to prepare for a possible coaching job next season.“Time provides the opportunity for reflection and clarity and that’s where I’m at now,” said McCarthy, who interviewed for the Jets’ coaching job that went to Adam Gase. “And it’s clear to me now that both sides needed a change.”
