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Getty Images The Houston Texans continue to confuse and confound with a coaching search that unofficially started the moment Bill O’Brien was fired and that officially began 23 days ago. Significant questions remain, including: (1) who will they hire?; (2) when will the hire happen?; (3) will...

Getty Images Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll’s work the last couple of seasons moved him onto the list of head coaching candidates for several teams, but Daboll won’t be leaving Buffalo. The Texans have not filled their opening, but Daboll is not in the mix for that job and is set for...

Getty Images Bills quarterback Josh Allen didn’t end his 2020 season on the best of notes, but he won’t be facing the kinds of questions that he faced after the 2019 season. Allen didn’t convince everyone that he was the right quarterback for the Bills during his first two seasons, but the...

Getty Images Word over the weekend was that the Texans were moving on to a second round of head coaching interviews that they wanted to include Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier and Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy. Frazier is now out of the playoffs and Tom Pelissero of NFL...

Getty Images Josh Allen and the Bills fell short of reaching Super Bowl LV, falling to the Chiefs 38-24 on Sunday. Allen finished the game 28-of-48 passing for 287 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. He was also the Bills’ leading rusher, gaining 88 yards on seven carries. But...

Getty Images Just before halftime of Sunday’s AFC Championship Game, Bills quarterback Josh Allen took the snap, rolled to his right, and threw the ball away an instant before stepping out of bounds at the 9-yard line. The officials mistakenly ruled him out of bounds. And then the NFL...

Getty Images The Bills fell to the Chiefs 38-24 in the AFC Championship game, but the game didn’t feel that close. After punting on the first drive, Kansas City scored on essentially all of its possessions through the end of the game. The only exceptions were a kneel down at the end of the...

Getty Images Jack Youngblood has some company. The Hall of Famer who more than 30 years ago broke his leg in the divisional round of the playoffs and played with the injury through the Super Bowl and then the Pro Bowl — back when the Pro Bowl actually was a football game, not two-hand-touch in...

USA TODAY Sports Patrick Mahomes didn’t clear the league’s concussion protocol until Friday. He had to exit Kansas City’s divisional-round win over Cleveland in the second half and didn’t return. But safety Tyrann Mathieu had no doubt through the week that Mahomes would not only play in the...

USA TODAY Sports Travis Kelce set a tight ends record with 1,416 yards receiving in 2020. He’s kept up that level of production in the postseason, catching eight passes for 109 yards and a touchdown in the divisional round. Then he had 13 receptions for 118 yards and two TDs in the AFC...

Getty Images The last time that Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady matched up in a postseason game, a trip to the Super Bowl was on the line. A Super Bowl win will be on the line in their second playoff meeting. Mahomes threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns as the Chiefs took out the Bills for a...

Getty Images Bills quarterback Josh Allen had a splendid season, but he did not have a splendid AFC Championship Game. Allen went 28-of-48 for 287 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception in the 38-24 loss that sent the Chiefs to the Super Bowl. He also took four snaps and picked up an...

Getty Images The Chiefs are on their way to Super Bowl LV, but it looks like they’ll be without left tackle Eric Fisher once they get to Tampa. Fisher left the AFC Championship Game in the fourth quarter and the team quickly ruled him out with an Achilles injury. The team didn’t say it was a...

Getty Images The Chiefs made the first turnover of Sunday’s AFC Championship Game and they are down nine points as a result. Mecole Hardman muffed a Corey Bojorquez punt at the Chiefs’ 10-yard-line and Bills running back Taiwan Jones fell on the bal on the 3-yard-line. Josh Allen hit tight end...

Getty Images The Chiefs didn’t score any points in the first quarter of the AFC Championship Game, but they found their way onto the board early in the second quarter. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes hit wide receiver Mecole Hardman for a three-yard touchdown less than a minute into the second...

Getty Images Mecole Hardman made a big mistake in the first quarter, but he’s done a good job of making up for it in the second quarter. Hardman caught a touchdown to get the Chiefs on the board and then broke free for a 50-yard run on the first play of the ensuing drive. That put the Chiefs...

Getty Images The Chiefs made a habit of rallying from early deficits on their way to a win in Super Bowl LIV and they got to dust off those skills in the first half of the AFC Championship Game. Buffalo jumped out to a 9-0 lead in the first quarter, but the Chiefs got on the board in the first...

Getty Images The Chiefs are moving closer to a second straight Super Bowl appearance. Kansas City and Buffalo traded field goals to open the second half, but the Chiefs were able to grow their lead on their second possession of the third quarter. Tyreek Hill took a short toss from Patrick...

Getty Images Three well-known players on the Chiefs’ offense are questionable for today’s AFC Championship Game, and it’s likely that one will play while two will sit. Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire is likely to play, while wide receiver Sammy Watkins and running back Le'Veon Bell...

USA TODAY Sports All week long on PFT Live and PFT PM, we made this point regarding Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes: The concussion that removed him from the second half of last Sunday’s playoff win over the Browns may have helped him avoid doing more damage to his obviously injured toe...