The Houston Texans will take the field Saturday afternoon to advance to the AFC Conference Championship if they can secure a win over the Kansas City Chiefs.
Houston, which secured its second 10-win season under DeMeco Ryans, should be near full strength with the return of offensive lineman Shaq Mason.
Running back Joe Mixon was listed as questionable entering Thursday’s walkthrough but is expected to play. Linebackers Azeez Al-Shaair and Christian Harris are both cleared to play while Houston should have defensive end Will Anderson Jr. back at 100% following his dominant outing against the Los Angeles Chargers in the wild-card round.
Meanwhile, Kansas City is coming off a second bye after securing the No. 1 seed in the AFC with a 15-2 record. Patrick Mahomes has been near perfect in the divisional round, posting a 6-0 record with 16 touchdowns against zero interceptions.
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The Chiefs are the favorite entering Saturday’s contest, with some lines up to a near touchdown. Should the Texans win, they’ll travel to take on either the Buffalo Bills or Baltimore Ravens on the road in the conference title game.
Watch Texans vs. Chiefs on SlingHouston Texans 2024 schedule
- Week 1: at Indianapolis (W, 29-27)
- Week 2: vs. Chicago (W, 19-13)
- Week 3: at Minnesota (L, 34-7)
- Week 4: vs. Jacksonville (W, 24-20)
- Week 5: vs. Buffalo (W, 23-20)
- Week 6: at New England (W, 41-21)
- Week 7: at Green Bay (L, 24-22)
- Week 8: vs. Indianapolis (W, 23-20)
- Week 9: at New York Jets (L, 21-13)
- Week 10: vs. Detroit (L, 26-23)
- Week 11: at Dallas (W, 34-10)
- Week 12: vs. Tennessee (L, 32-27)
- Week 13: at Jacksonville (W, 23-20)
- Week 14: Bye
- Week 15: vs. Miami (W, 20-12)
- Week 16: at Kansas City (L, 27-19)
- Week 17: vs. Baltimore (L,31-2)
- Week 18: at Tennessee (W, 23-17)
- Wild Card: Los Angeles Chargers (W, 32-12)
- Record: 11-7
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