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Getty Images The Texans downgraded safety Jahleel Addae and Jordan Akins, announcing neither traveled with the team to Kansas City. Addae started against the Bills after starting three regular-season games, and he played 30 snaps before injuring his knee. The Texans have Mike Adams to fill...

Getty Images The Chiefs have suffered a big loss on their defensive line. Chris Jones, who was listed as questionable with a calf injury, tried to work out in pregame warmups and couldn’t do it, and the Chiefs have made him inactive today against the Texans. Jones is a key piece in the Chiefs’...

Getty Images The NFL’s discipline process for on-field infractions from time to time falls victim to considerations unrelated to whether discipline of a certain type is warranted. It looks like it has happened again this week, twice. The first example came from the decision of the league...

Getty Images The Texans expect to have wide receiver Will Fuller back on the field on Sunday in Kansas City. Fuller is expected to play against the Chiefs despite a groin injury, James Palmer of NFL Network reports. The Texans’ offense typically plays much better with Fuller in the lineup and...

Getty Images Chiefs fans won’t have to sit through a snowstorm Sunday, but the grounds crew will have to deal with it a day earlier. Kansas City is forecast to receive up to six inches of snow Saturday. The storm will end well before kickoff Sunday, and the Chiefs have a plan how to keep the...

Getty Images The Chiefs list tight end Travis Kelce and defensive tackle Chris Jones as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Texans. Kelce was limited in the three practices this week because of a knee injury. Chiefs coach Andy Reid called it “more a bruise than anything.” “He was out...

Getty Images Texans receiver Will Fuller said Friday he is doing everything possible to play Sunday, calling it “the biggest game in team history.” But his groin will have to cooperate to make that happen. Texans coach Bill O’Brien called Fuller a game-time decision, and the team lists the...

In 1990, the NFL expanded the playoff field from 10 to 12 teams, resulting in four (not two) teams earning a bye. More often than not, the home team that has had a week off wins. But the road teams still have a chance to get lucky. For the 29 postseasons since the change was made, the home...

Getty Images The Texans beat the Chiefs 31-24 during the regular season in a game that saw the Chiefs play without defensive tackle Chris Jones and linebacker Anthony Hitchens. Defensive end Frank Clark did play in that game, but was suffering from a neck injury that eventually cost him two...

Getty Images The Texans will need all hands on deck against the Chiefs Sunday, and it appears they’ll have a key member of the secondary back. According to James Palmer of NFL Network, veteran cornerback Johnathan Joseph is “good to go” for Sunday’s divisional round game. Joseph missed last...

Getty Images Video surfaced today of Texans coach Bill O’Brien screaming obscenities at a fan who heckled him at halftime of Houston’s home loss to Denver last month. Shortly after the video became public, O’Brien apologized. At his press conference today, O’Brien opened by acknowledging that...

Getty Images Wide receiver Will Fuller has missed the last two games with a groin injury and the Texans aren’t ready to say whether he’ll be able to play against the Chiefs on Sunday or not. Fuller is dealing with a groin injury and has been able to practice all week on a limited basis. Head...

Getty Images The Chiefs played without defensive tackle Chris Jones when they lost to the Texans in the regular season and there’s some uncertainty about his availability for this Sunday’s game as well. Jones was added to the injury report on Thursday after injuring his calf during practice...

Getty Images Texans outside linebacker Jacob Martin returned to a limited practice Thursday. Martin missed Wednesday’s work with an illness. That was the only change to the Texans’ practice report. Receiver Will Fuller (groin) and cornerback Johnathan Joseph (hamstring) were among those who...

Getty Images The Chiefs added defensive tackle Chris Jones to their practice report Thursday. They list Jones as limited with a calf injury. It is unclear how Jones was injured. He missed the Week Six loss to the Texans with a groin injury and played 13 games. Tight end Travis Kelce popped...

Getty Images The Texans were able to get past the Bills despite the absences of wide receiver Will Fuller and cornerback Johnathan Joseph, but their chances of getting another win against the Chiefs this weekend would be much better with those players in the lineup. As of now, the Texans...

Getty Images Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson were both first-round draft picks in 2017, but their friendship goes back well before that. As they prepare to face each other in the playoffs on Sunday, Mahomes and Watson talked this week about the mutual...

Getty Images Tyrann Mathieu spent only one season in Houston. He now is in Kansas City, which hosts the Texans in the divisional round of the playoffs. Texans coach Bill O’Brien made it clear he wanted to keep the safety but couldn’t afford him. Mathieu signed a three-year, $42 million deal...

Getty Images Last week, MDS and I went 2-2 in the wild-card round, properly believing in the Texans and Seahawks but blowing it as to the Patriots and Saints. This week, we agree on three of the four picks, with one of us having the guts to call for an upset. Our picks for the best NFL...

Getty Images Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said that the team has “no injuries right now” on Tuesday and that he anticipated having everyone at practice this week. As it turns out, Reid was incorrect. Cornerback Morris Claiborne did not practice on Wednesday. Claiborne has missed time with a...