NFL Playoff Bracket 2019: Updated

      NFL Playoff Bracket 2019: Updated 

The NFL playoffs started on Saturday, when two teams notched victories to advance past the Wild Card Round. The Indianapolis Colts beat the Houston Texans 21-7. Later, the Dallas Cowboys held on to beat the Seattle Seahawks 24-22.

The Colts carried over momentum from their strong finish to the regular season, and they have now won 10 of their past 11 games. Quarterback Andrew Luck passed for 222 yards and two touchdowns, while Marlon Mack rushed for 148 yards and a score.

Indianapolis scored all three of its touchdowns in the first half. Houston didn't score until Deshaun Watson threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Keke Coutee with 10:57 to go in the fourth quarter.

This was the second time since Dec. 9 that the Colts went to NRG Stadium and beat the Texans.

"Right now, it's all about the team that's hot," Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton said, according to Mike Wells of ESPN.com. "The team that gets hot makes a lot of noise in the playoffs."

It was Indianapolis' first playoff win since the 2014 season, which was also the last time it made the postseason.

The Colts, who are the No. 6 seed, will play the No. 1-seeded Kansas City Chiefs in the divisional round on Saturday.

In the NFC matchup, the Cowboys took control in the fourth quarter. They took a 17-14 lead on an Ezekiel Elliott 1-yard touchdown run. Then, a Dak Prescott 1-yard touchdown run pushed Dallas' lead to 24-14 with 2:08 to go.

Elliott totaled 137 yards on the ground, while Prescott passed for 226 yards and a touchdown in addition to his rushing score.

The Cowboys will play either the New Orleans Saints or the Los Angeles Rams in the second round, depending on the outcome of Sunday's game between the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles.

Dallas hasn't made it past the divisional round since the 1995 season, when it last won the Super Bowl. The Cowboys lost in the divisional round in each of the previous four times they made the playoffs, dating back to 2007.