TV: ESPN – Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters (field reporter), Laura Rutledge (field reporter) National Radio: Westwood One – Kevin Harlan, Ross Tucker
All-Time Series History Regular Season: KC leads series, 8-5 (won 4 of past 5) Postseason: KC leads series, 2-0
The Last Time… Regular Season: 12/21/24: HOU 19 at KC 27 Postseason: AFC-D 1/12/20: HOU 31 at KC 51

HEAD COACHES
Demeco Ryans vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-1 Reg. Season: 20-14 (.588) Postseason: 2-1 (.667)
Andy Reid vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 11-2 Reg. Season: 273-146-1 (.651) Postseason: 26-16 (.619)
TEXANS NOTES
Championships: 0 Playoff Record: 6-7 Last Postseason Game: AFC-WC 1/11/25: LAC 12 at HOU 32
• TEXANS can advance to 1st Conf. Champ. Game in franchise history. • HC DEMECO RYANS is 5th HC since 2000 to win playoff game in each of 1st 2 seasons. • QB C.J. STROUD became 7th QB all-time with 3,500+ pass yards & 20+ TD passes in each of 1st 2 seasons. Is 6th starting QB in NFL history to win playoff game in each of 1st 2 seasons. Totaled 324 yards (282 pass, 42 rush) in AFC-WC & has 4 TDs vs. INT with 102.2 rating in 3 career playoff starts. Passed for 244 yards & 2 TDs in Week 16 meeting. • RB JOE MIXON was 1 of 4 AFC RBs with 1,000+ rush yards (1,016) & 10+ rush TDs (11) this season, 5th-career season with 1,000+ rush yards. Is only player in NFL with 1,250+ scrimmage yards in each of past 4 seasons. Rushed for 106 yards & TD in AFC-WC & has 701 scrimmage yards (87.6 per game) in 8 career playoff games. Had 71 scrimmage yards (57 rush, 14 rec.) in Week 16 meeting. • WR NICO COLLINS led team with 68 catches, 1,006 rec. yards & 7 rec. TDs in 2024 & selected to 1st-career Pro Bowl, 2nd-straight 1,000-yard season. Had 50+ rec. yards in 10 of his 12 games in 2024, ranking 4th in NFL with 83.8 rec. yards per game. Led team with 7 catches for 122 yards & TD in AFC-WC & has 5+ catches in each of 3 career playoff games, with rec. TD in 2 of 3. Had 7 catches for 60 yards in Week 16 meeting. • TE DALTON SCHULTZ is 1 of 2 TEs (Travis Kelce) with 50+ catches & 500+ rec. yards in each of past 5 seasons. Had TD catch in Week 16 meeting. • DE DANIELLE HUNTER ranked tied-5th in NFL with 12 sacks in 2024, 6thcareer season with 10+ sacks. Has sack in each of his 3 career road playoff games. Has 0.5+ sacks in 3 of 4 career games vs. KC. • DE WILL ANDERSON totaled career-high 11 sacks this season. Had 2 PD & 1.5 sacks in AFC-WC & has TFL in each of 3 career playoff games. • DT MARIO EDWARDS had 1.5 sacks in AFC-WC & aims for 3rd in row with sack. • CB DEREK STINGLEY ranked 2nd in NFL with career-high 18 PD in 2024. Had 5 PD & became 4th player since 2000 with 2 INTs & FF in a playoff game last week. • S ERIC MURRAY had 7 tackles & 38-yard INT-TD in AFC-WC, 1st-career TD.
CHIEFS NOTES
Championships: 5 [1960, 1969 (SB IV), 2019 (SB LIV), 2022 (SB LVII), 2023 (SB LVIII)] Playoff Record: 24-21 Last Postseason Game: SB LVIII: SF 22 vs. KC 25 (OT)
• CHIEFS can become 2nd team ever to reach 7 straight Conf. Champ Games (NE – 8 straight from 2011-18). Won franchise-record 15 games in reg. season. • HC ANDY REID ranks 2nd in NFL history with 26 career playoff wins. • QB PATRICK MAHOMES totaled 3,928 pass yards & 26 TD passes in 2024 & joined HOFer Peyton Manning (8 seasons) as the only player ever with 3,500+ pass yards & 25+ TD passes in 7 of 1st 8 seasons. Has 0 INTs in 8 of his past 9, incl. each of his past 6. Is 1 of 6 QBs all-time with 5,000+ pass yards (5,135) & 40+ TD passes (41) in playoff career. Is 10-2 with 35 TDs (31 pass, 4 rush) vs. 3 INTs & 112.6 rating in 12 career home playoff starts. Is 4-1 in 5 career starts vs. Hou, with 16 TDs (14 pass, 2 rush) vs. INT & 115.8 rating, with 90+ rating in each game. • RB KAREEM HUNT led team with 728 rush yards & 7 rush TDs in 2024, 6th-career season with 5+ rush TDs. Aims for his 3rd in row with rush TD. Has 6 TDs (5 rush, 1 rec.) in 4 career playoff games & can become 3rd player ever with rush TD in each of 1st 5 career playoff games. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Hou. with rush TD. • RB ISIAH PACHECO has 75+ scrimmage yards in each of his 7 career playoff games & has rush TD in 4 of past 5. • TE TRAVIS KELCE ranked 3rd among TEs with 97 catches in 2024, becoming 1st player ever with 90+ catches in 7 straight seasons. Ranks 1st in NFL postseason history with 165 catches & 2nd with 1,903 rec. yards & 19 rec. TDs. Has 70+ rec. yards in each of the past 13 playoff games, longest streak ever. Has 5+ catches in 8 of 9 career games vs. Hou., incl. 5 in Week 16 meeting. • WR XAVIER WORTHY ranked 6th among rookies with 6 rec. TDs & has rec. TD in 2 of past 3. • WR MARQUISE BROWN has 85+ rec. yards in each of 3 career playoff games. • DT CHRIS JONES is 1 of 4 in NFL with 5+ sacks in each of past 8 seasons. • DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS led team with 8 sacks this season. Has 0.5+ sacks in 3 of his past 4 in playoffs, with FR in each of his past 2. • LB NICK BOLTON led team with 106 tackles in 2024. Has TFL in 6 of his past 7 at home. Had TFL & FF in Week 16 meeting. • CB TRENT MCDUFFIE has PD in each of his past 4 & INT in 2 of past 3. Has 10 PD in 7 career playoff games, with 2+ PD in 3 of past 4. Had 2 TFL & INT in the Week 16 meeting.