The Chiefs recorded eight sacks and hit Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud six other times. George Karlaftis had three of the sacks.

The first test of the 2025 NFL playoffs is drawing nearer for Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes, with the Kansas City Chiefs set to host C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans on Saturday. It’s almost time for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid loves this time of year as his team embarks on yet another playoff journey.

Houston’s 10-7 record was as much a function of playing in a toothless AFC South as anything else. The Texans offense took a step backward after 2023’s emergence. C.J. Stroud backslid, a robust receiving corps was waylaid by injuries and the team had exactly one regular season win over a fellow playoff team (in Week 5 over the Buffalo Bills).

There comes a time in a person’s life, when the student becomes the master. That is what Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans is hoping to happen on Saturday, when he faces off against his

Daniels, who’s one game away from being the first rookie in league history to play in the Super Bowl, has been on a tear this postseason. After guiding Washington to a 12-5 record, Daniels has thrown for 567 yards and four touchdowns and has yet to have a turnover.

C.J. Stroud 's dream of winning the Super Bowl will be on hold for at least one more year after the Houston Texans lost to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC divisional round. Stroud has a clear choice for who he wants to see hoist the Lombardi Trophy after Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans next month.

Ahead of a big NFL Playoffs matchup between the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs, CJ Stroud knows he won't have a key player available to help take down Patrick Mahomes' team.

But even according to Arrowhead's standards, C.J. Stroud had a very ... Safety Justin Reid and linebackers Drue Tranquill and Nick Bolton all got hits on Stroud as well. Not only will Stroud's ...

The Texans can still look back on a second consecutive AFC South title and that win over the Chargers. But they still have never won consecutive playoff games in a season, something that is sure to fester within Ryans, who was part of the first team to win a playoff game for the franchise when it beat Cincinnati in January 2012.

Andy Reid remembers quite well the previous time ... The Texans had Deshaun Watson, rather than C.J. Stroud, under center and he threw a pair of touchdown passes to help Houston race to a 24-0 ...

DeMeco Ryans and the Houston Texans were left unhappy by the refereeing during the loss to Andy Reid's Kansas City Chiefs in the 2025 NFL playoffs. Andy Reid‘s Kansas City Chiefs took care of business against the Houston Texans to remain alive in the 2025 NFL playoffs.