In the other AFC wild - card game , the No. 5 seed Raiders were two games better than the No. 4 seed Texans , but the Raiders have to go on the road to play them .
The NFL rewards division winners with home games .
In the other AFC wild - card game , the No. 5 seed Raiders were two games better than the No. 4 seed Texans , but the Raiders have to go on the road to play them because the NFL rewards division winners with home games .