Now nearly a month removed from his calf injury, KC Chiefs DT Chris Jones addressed his looming return against the same Houston Texans team.
If the Texans are going to produce a historical performance, two things are essential: Stroud has to play great and the defense has to contain Patrick Mahomes.
The Kansas City Chiefs have been the best team in football over the last few years and will have a chance to add even more talent this offseason.
Several of the critical pieces with injury questions heading into the Kansas City Chiefs’ first playoff game this season got positive signs on Tuesday.
Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs are preparing for their high-stakes Divisional Round showdown, but a crucial piece of Patrick Mahomes' arsenal might not make it to the field.
However, with the rematches this week in the NFL playoffs, I find myself breaking that rule, especially with Chiefs-Texans. Despite Houston’s defense looking like the second coming of the 2000 Ravens in their wildcard victory over the Los Angeles Chargers, I can’t pick against QB Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.
On Friday, in a social media post, the Chiefs revealed who the six-team captains would be for their first playoff game of the season. Those captains are quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce, defensive tackle Chris Jones, linebacker Nick Bolton, kicker Harrison Butker, and long snapper James Winchester.
This is a rematch of a Week 16 game in which the Chiefs closed as 3.5-point favorites at Arrowhead. The market has massively downgraded the Texans, evident in the wild-card round when they closed as three-point underdogs at home to the Chargers.
As he proved against the Vikings, Matthew Stafford is a blitz beater but the Eagles don’t blitz. Vic Fangio brings pressure with his fearsome front and in Week 12, that led to five sacks and just 4.8 yards per pass attempt.
The MVP race between Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen? Thrilling. Saquon Barkley's chase for the single-season rushing record? Incredible. The Detroit
Houston will have to contain Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes and slow the Chiefs' pass rush in rematch of a 27-19 loss in December.