Running back Joe Mixon has been a workhorse for the Hosuston Texans’ offense, but is listed on the team’s injury report ahead of its divisional round playoff matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday, January 18. Could the Texans be without their leading running back this weekend?

The Chiefs activated Jaylen Watson from injured reserve for their divisional-round playoff game against the Texans.

After getting some time to rest during the wild-card round, the Kansas City Chiefs will take the field for their first game of the postseason on Saturday. The Houston Texans defeated the Los Angeles Chargers in their wild-card showdown, and they'll now look to stage a stunning upset of Patrick Mahomes and Co. in the divisional round.

SportsLine's Larry Hartstein just revealed his Houston vs. Kansas City expert picks for Saturday's NFL Divisional Round 2025 matchup

For the first time in nearly a month, the Chiefs will roll out their full group of starters. The Chiefs will host the AFC Divisional Round game against the Houston Texans on Saturday. With a win, the Chiefs will keep their hopes of a three-peat alive and advance to their seventh straight championship game.

To close the 2024-25 regular season, the Kansas City Chiefs sat their stars. With Patrick Mahomes, Kareem Hunt and Travis Kelce watching from the sidelines to protect them from potential injury, the 2023 and ’24 Super Bowl champions — who went 15-2 this past year — essentially took a four-quarter kneel and let the Denver Broncos steamroll them 38-0.