32 things we learned from NFL playoffs' wild-card round: A truly wild opening

The 32 things we learned from the wild-card round of the 2025 NFL playoffs:

0. The number of times the Houston Texans have reached a conference championship game – the only team in the NFL never to do so.

1. The number of road playoff wins the Texans have in their 24-season history, the first coming in Monday night’s 30-6 rout of the Steelers in Pittsburgh. Houston can continue a string of firsts by winning its first divisional round matchup at New England this weekend … which would vault the Texans to that maiden appearance in the AFC title round.

2. The number of teams remaining in the playoffs which have never won the Super Bowl: the Texans and Buffalo Bills.

3. The number of teams that have never won the Super Bowl ... which remained on brand by losing in the wild-card round: the Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars and Los Angeles Chargers.