Texans look to derail Kansas City’s winning streak

“You just try to keep it as consistent as you possibly can”.

“It’s amusing how that happens”, he said, “back to back”. “And we said, ‘if he’s going to be that faithful towards us, we’re going to play as hard as we can for him'”. I know Jamaal Charles is on IR now, but they’ve still got running backs, Kelce the tight end, a really good offensive line. “But whenever you let an opportunity pass you by like we did a couple years ago, you learn from it. And I think this team’s learned from it”.

Reid deserves a bit of a pass, though.

“Not at all”, Reid said of his concern. Brian Hoyer threw for 249 yards and one touchdown with one interception in 25 of 40 passes. “I’m talking about time schedules”.

They did get the ball back with 1:34 left, but Carr took one final sack that helped time expire.

Plus, it’s not as if non-division champions can’t win Super Bowls. They had constant pressure on the quarterback.

Six different players pulled Carr down on this Sunday: defensive linemen Jaye Howard and Mike DeVito, linebackers Dee Ford and Frank Zombo and safeties Ron Parker and Tyvon Branch.

In the third quarter, thanks to a special teams play and the offense, the Chiefs preserved their victory. Despite their struggles in the early part of the season, the KC defense has turned in around during their winning having forced 24 turnovers during that span. One can argue that they have been the best defense during that time and could be a force in any matchup vs any team in this years playoffs.

On orders from Reid, the folks inside Arrowhead Stadium were kept in the dark about developments in Denver until the victory was assured for the Chiefs. The Chiefs average 27.0 points on the road (fourth) compared to 20.6 at home (22nd). He was glad to have a game under his belt before starting in the playoffs against the Chiefs on Saturday afternoon. Chiefs coach Andy Reid claims they didn’t care. “We’re going to see how he does”, Reid said of Houston.

“They’re a better football team than we played at the beginning of the season”. The offense slumped, the Chiefs lost 14-10 to the Broncos, and Marty Schottenheimer’s quarterback call remains one of the most controversial coaching decisions in franchise history. “He got out and he got some reps in, knocked some of the rust off. And at the same time, get it at game speed, which I thought was important”. Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (99) celebrates after he cause Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles to fumble during the second half an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, in Houston. On November 29, he left the Chiefs game against Buffalo with a concussion and then did not play the following week.

Jeremy Maclin, who did not practice on Tuesday due to a hip contusion, also looks at Saturday’s game in a fresh, new light.