The quarterback scrambled for a yard on third down but had his ankle caught underneath on the tackle. Stroud is one of the only Texans to avoid the injury bug this season, starting all 17 games. If Houston wants to pull off the upset, it rests on the right arm of Stroud.

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).

Mayfield is the quarterback of record for the Cleveland Brown’s lone playoff win since 1995. That on its own should bump him up a notch or two.

Though there is no guarantee, the Chiefs are attempting to return to the Super Bowl to become the first-ever team to three-peat. No NFL team in history has been able to win three consecutive championships in a row, and Kansas City could be the team to do that.

Saturday’s game ended in a familiar way, with the Chiefs securing a 23-14 win and a spot in the AFC Championship Game. The Texans kept it close and had their chances but didn't capitalize. Kicker Kaʻimi Fairbairn struggled, missing three kicks — a field goal wide right, a missed an extra point and a late blocked field goal.

Just as the football-watching world was ready to count C.J. Stroud out, the Texans’ sophomore quarterback reminded everyone what he’s capable of. And now, on the heels of a 32-12 victory in the

The Houston Texans will visit the Kansas City Chiefs in an AFC Divisional Round showdown at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday.

The Kansas City Chiefs held off the Houston Texans to reach the AFC championship game for the seventh season in a row.

The top-seeded playoff teams had wildly divergent experiences on Saturday, as the Chiefs rolled to another win before the Lions' season was upended.

Patrick Mahomes has never lost in the divisional round of the playoffs with the Kansas City Chiefs. The Houston Texans still have never won. With the Chiefs’ star quarterback hitting best buddy Travis Kelce seven times for 117 yards and a touchdown and a pass

Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans understood that his team entered their 23-14 playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs as clear underdogs. "We knew