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.

Houston Texans fell short of expectations. Then they exceeded them. 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 just about had to be scraped off the field inside Arrowhead Stadium by the time the Kansas City Chiefs had sacked him for the eighth time Saturday, the Houston quarterback's jersey stretched and torn and covered in grass and mud.

Stroud’s 27-yard scramble was the biggest play in a field goal drive just before halftime, and the Texans turned a close game into a comfortable victory. The play also has given the Chiefs something extra to consider as they put together a defensive game plan for Saturday’s Divisional Round game.

The Texans visit the Chiefs on Saturday for the divisional round of the playoffs, five years after Kansas City rallied from an early 24-0 hole for a 51-31 victory.

Wild Card Weekend is almost over, and each AFC Divisional Round matchup has been set. C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 32-12 in the first game of the weekend.

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The Houston Texans made a big change to their coaching staff on Friday. They parted ways with offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik after two seasons. The offense had been up-and-down during his tenure and even though the Texans won two playoff games these last two years,

C.J. Stroud, who dealt with a knee injury throughout the game after taking a hit in the first quarter, went 14-of-22 with 245 yards. He was sacked eight times, though, as Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo called several blitzes in the second half. He still had some nice scrambles, getting 42 yards on six carries.

On Saturday, Stroud will be trying to stop Mahomes from winning a fourth as the Texans play the Chiefs in an AFC Divisional playoff game. Stroud was asked this week by reporters what it’ll be like to face off against Mahomes and the Chiefs in the postseason at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.