On Saturday afternoon, Kansas City will face Houston Texans in a divisional playoff game, after punching their ticket with an emphatic 32-12 thrashing of Chargers last week in wild-card round play. Kansas City enters this matchup well-rested after only playing backup players during an otherwise meaningless Week 18 matchup and taking full advantage of their first-round bye week; thus they're substantial favorites going into this contest.
It will be the inaugural postseason meeting between these two teams; Houston was victorious against Kansas City earlier in Week 16; it seems reasonable that Houston could repeat their performance against them on Saturday as well. For Kansas City to advance, they'll need more than just some stellar play from quarterback Patrick Mahomes alone.
The Texans are one of the best-coached and balanced teams in the NFL, as evidenced by their win against the Chargers last week. Joe Mixon and Nico Collins each recorded over 100 receiving yards while C.J. Stroud completed 22-of-33 passes for 282 yards - this type of balance should help the Texans compete offensively with Kansas City even though their offense has had difficulty breaking away this season.
The Texans defense has also been quite strong, and will need to remain so if they hope to prevent a blowout in this game. By keeping things close early on, they'll give themselves an opportunity to cover the over.
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