JJ Watt expects to have groin surgery Tuesday

“I’l know exactly what it is when we get it looked at further.” explained Watt of his injured groin. That can be fixed but the Chiefs were fortunate enough to get some really good news Sunday about Maclin.

WR DeAndre Hopkins had a pedestrian game with six receptions for 69 yards on 11 targets.

Cincinnati lost running back Giovani Bernard for the rest of the game with a concussion, and cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick is out with a thigh injury.

However, as the Bengals endeavored to run out the clock and secure a first playoff victory since 1991, running back Jeremy Hill fumbled after a hit by linebacker Ryan Shazier and the Steelers recovered deep in their own territory.

Defense kept the Texans close in the first half, but All-Pro end J.J. Watt left with an injury in the third quarter and Jadeveon Clowney never even put on his jersey.

Pittsburgh surged 15-0 ahead in the rain-soaked defensive struggle with the game’s outstanding offensive play – a remarkable third-quarter touchdown catch by Martavis Bryant.

O’Brien was asked after the game if the Texans will bring Hoyer back next season as their starter.

I like this Chiefs team but I don’t bet against Tom Brady at home in the playoffs.

Quarterback Brian Hoyer fumbled once and threw three interceptions – including one with the Texans poised to score at the two-yard line – in a miserable first 30 minutes. Hoyer’s performance cast more doubt on his future as the starter. And it was a change nobody could have predicted after Kansas City’s 41-14 victory on “Monday Night Football” at Arrowhead Stadium Sept. 29, 2014. “They’ve won a lot of games pretty much doing that”.

Hoyer was intercepted on the next play. 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. The Texans got a first down at the 2 and Watt and defensive tackle Vince Wilfork came in on offense, with Watt lined up as the wildcat quarterback and Wilfork blocking.

Chiefs right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is being evaluated for a concussion and has been replaced by Zach Fulton.

The Patriots used that loss as motivation and embarked on a seven-game winning streak en route to winning 10 of their final 12 games and Super Bowl XLIX.

Perhaps the tone for the game was set right away when the Texans kickoff unit allowed a 106-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to open the game.