Veteran linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair has been among the Houston Texans’ most productive defenders this season but was listed on the team’s injury report ahead of its divisional-round playoff matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs. Will Al-Shaair be able to play against the Chiefs on Saturday?

One of the teams will play in this season’s AFC Championship Game. Which will be decided when the fourth-seeded Texans and top-seeded Chiefs square off in a Divisional Round game at 3:30 p.m. CST Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. ABC and ESPN will televise the game.

The Houston Texans announced they elevated RB J.J. Taylor and FB Andrew Beck from the practice squad to the active roster ahead of the AFC Divisional Round.  Taylor, 26, wound up going undrafted out of Arizona back in 2020.

However, with the rematches this week in the NFL playoffs, I find myself breaking that rule, especially with Chiefs-Texans. Despite Houston’s defense looking like the second coming of the 2000 Ravens in their wildcard victory over the Los Angeles Chargers, I can’t pick against QB Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Chiefs fans might be surprised to learn the Texans actually hold a weather advantage in the Divisional Round, at least according to history.

By clinching the AFC’s No. 1 seed early, KC had more than three weeks to rest starters. And as our columnist Sam McDowell has noted, coach Andy Reid typically makes the most of his extra prep time, going 29-3 in his career when he has a bye week and the opposing team doesn’t.

The Houston Texans suffered a massive loss in Week 16 when star wide receiver Tank Dell went down with an extremely gruesome leg injury. Dell ended up suffering

As the Kansas City Chiefs gear up for their AFC Divisional Round matchup against the Houston Texans, tight end Travis Kelce is already preparing for what he expects to be a tough battle.

The Houston Texans are preparing to walk into the belly of the beast as they must face the Kansas City Chiefs in the divisional round. Heading into

Cornerback Jaylen Watson is officially off the injured reserve list and is on the 53 active player roster for Saturday’s game.

The Houston Texans have a nearly impossible task ahead of them in their divisional round matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs. Stopping Patrick Mahomes is something that every team tries to do and very few succeed.