The Kansas City Chiefs are moving on to the AFC Championship Game, with visions of the NFL’s first Super Bowl three-peat still dancing in their heads. Kansas City survived on Saturday afternoon against the Houston Texans, winning by a final score of 23-14.
The Texans just made the wrong kind of NFL Playoffs history
Texans might be wondering what could have been after losing to the Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional Round
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Mark Schofield is a former college quarterback and attorney covering the NFL and F1.
For the Texans, their flight home will be filled with thoughts of “what if.” Kicker Kai’mi Fairbairn missed one field goal, had another blocked, and missed an extra point in the loss. Houston also outgained the Chiefs 336-212, had 18 first downs to Kansas City’s 12, won the time of possession battle 33:26 to 26:34, and did not turn the football over.
Usually when you accomplish things like that in an NFL Playoff game, you come away with a victory. But not the Texans today.
In fact, Houston became the first team in NFL Playoff history to outgain their opponent by 100 yards or more, not turn the football over, and lose the game. According to Benjamin Solak of ESPN, only the Texans have done that in the playoffs and lost.
The other 49 teams to outgain their opponents by 100 yards or more and not turn the football over all won their playoff games:
That too will make for a tough flight home for the Texans.
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