Divisional Round losers postmortem: What's next for Bills, 49ers, Texans and Bears?

When you're one of the last eight teams playing football in a season, that final loss is hard to swallow. No matter how bright the future appears, there's no guarantee you get another shot quite like the one you just had. And yet, there's plenty of reason for optimism in 2026 and beyond for the Bills, 49ers, Texans and Bears after their respective Divisional Round losses. Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen consider what the offseason ahead looks like for each of those teams on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

Rundown (timestamps are approximate)

3:00 Buffalo Bills

33:57 San Francisco 49ers

43:49 Houston Texans

59:05 Chicago Bears

1:17:20 Jeff Hafley to the Dolphins

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