The Chiefs’ 30-0 victory means that Kansas City advances to the AFC Divisional playoffs for the first time since 2003.
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The Chiefs won their first playoff game since January 16, 1994 after losing eight straight postseason games.
QB Brian Hoyer committed four first-half turnovers, but Texans coach Bill O’Brien said he did not consider removing Hoyer at halftime with Houston trailing just 13-0.
The Chiefs, who stormed into the postseason on a 10-game winning streak, got the AFC wild card contest off to an explosive start when Knile Davis returned the opening kickoff 106 yards for a touchdown to send a jolt through the capacity crowd at Houston’s NRG Stadium.
The Texans managed just 226 total yards in the first home playoff loss in team history.
The Kansas City Chiefs have not been underdogs since Week 10 when they visited the Denver Broncos.
“That was a pretty dominant performance by Kansas City”, Belichick told reporters on Sunday, a day after the Chiefs advanced by shutout to set up the second-round matchup.
And Hopkins was kept out of the end zone Saturday after catching nine passes for 98 yards and two touchdowns the first time he faced Peters, in the Chiefs’ 27-20 season-opening win over the Texans. Andy Reid still makes some head-scratching coaching decisions. It was curious to see him put Watt in the backfield for a goal-line rushing attempt in the first half; and when that failed, Hoyer eventually turned the ball over. There is no definitive word regarding just how long Watt battled the groin injury, but it might have begun nagging at him long before Saturday’s game.
When Burfict intercepted Landry Jones on Pittsburgh’s ensuing possession, Cincinnati and coach Marvin Lewis appeared ready to end the sixth-longest post-season drought in National Football League history.
The Chiefs are a determined team on a streak, but the Patriots undoubtedly still feel that shame from last season and a strong desire to prove a healthy Patriots team can take any opponent.
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“I was very happy”. Belichick essentially acted out the abbreviation “SMDH” in response, and his team went on to win Super Bowl XLIX. Maclin was in tears on the sideline and previously tore the ACL in that knee while with the Eagles.
