Clowney upset he couldn’t play Saturday, not mad at team

On the season, the New England Patriots average 286.7 yards in passing and 87.8 yards in rushing.

Davis levied a seismic blow on the opening kickoff and the Kansas City Chiefs defense dominated throughout in a 30-0 victory over the miscue-prone Houston Texans in an AFC wild-card game at NRG Stadium.

Boswell drilled his fourth field goal of the game on the next snap to give the Steelers their first playoff win since the 2010 AFC championship game. But next Saturday may be a different story when they take on the defending Super Bowl champions.

With all that pressure and the fact that the score basically made the Texans offense one-dimensional as the game grew on, the situation lent itself to guys pinning their ears back and getting after the quarterback.

The Patriots figure to be somewhat healthier than they have been in recent weeks.

The health of Julian Edelman may prove crucial in this one.

The Chiefs overcame a 1-5 start and have won 10 straight games entering the playoffs. Increasing the challenge, the Patriots will have to do it with a banged-up offense that could be vulnerable up against the Chiefs’ swarming defense.

Will Alex Smith shine bright when it matters most?

Following the game there were questions on Tom Brady’s future, is it time for the Jimmy Garoppolo era to begin and the Patriots’ overall status.

The Steelers are on to Denver while the Chiefs are heading to New England. He is such a leader for us on and off the field. Kansas City receiver Jeremy Maclin strained his right knee on the same play and didn’t return.

Alex Smith has a good tight end in Travis Kelsey but Maclin is his only real threat at the wide receiver position. Even after 4 turnovers in 30 minutes of play, the Chiefs were only up 13-0. We know enough by now to understand the lack of importance in all that though.

While the game will get some attention from the Patriots, it won’t be everything the team looks at as a lot has changed for both teams since.

“It just wasn’t good”, coach Bill O’Brien said of Hoyer’s day.

There is also that whole blowout to settle. “They pretty much dominated that game from the opening kickoff and all the way through the fourth quarter”.

The Kansas City Chiefs entered Saturday’s NFL Wild Card game having lost their last eight playoff games and had not won a playoff game since 1994. Either game has appeal to the red-hot Chiefs right now. Kansas City could very well extend their winning streak to 11 against Houston.

Clowney played most of the 2015 season, missing only three games with an ankle injury, a back injury and this mid-foot sprain. The Broncos have opened as a three-point favorite.

“Well, we’€™ll definitely look at that game”, Belichick said on a conference call Sunday.