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Getty Images The Texans will need all hands on deck against the Chiefs Sunday, and it appears they’ll have a key member of the secondary back. According to James Palmer of NFL Network, veteran cornerback Johnathan Joseph is “good to go” for Sunday’s divisional round game. Joseph missed last...

Getty Images Wide receiver Will Fuller has missed the last two games with a groin injury and the Texans aren’t ready to say whether he’ll be able to play against the Chiefs on Sunday or not. Fuller is dealing with a groin injury and has been able to practice all week on a limited basis. Head...

Getty Images The Chiefs played without defensive tackle Chris Jones when they lost to the Texans in the regular season and there’s some uncertainty about his availability for this Sunday’s game as well. Jones was added to the injury report on Thursday after injuring his calf during practice...

Getty Images Texans outside linebacker Jacob Martin returned to a limited practice Thursday. Martin missed Wednesday’s work with an illness. That was the only change to the Texans’ practice report. Receiver Will Fuller (groin) and cornerback Johnathan Joseph (hamstring) were among those who...

Getty Images The Chiefs added defensive tackle Chris Jones to their practice report Thursday. They list Jones as limited with a calf injury. It is unclear how Jones was injured. He missed the Week Six loss to the Texans with a groin injury and played 13 games. Tight end Travis Kelce popped...

Getty Images The Texans were able to get past the Bills despite the absences of wide receiver Will Fuller and cornerback Johnathan Joseph, but their chances of getting another win against the Chiefs this weekend would be much better with those players in the lineup. As of now, the Texans...

Getty Images Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson were both first-round draft picks in 2017, but their friendship goes back well before that. As they prepare to face each other in the playoffs on Sunday, Mahomes and Watson talked this week about the mutual...

Getty Images Tyrann Mathieu spent only one season in Houston. He now is in Kansas City, which hosts the Texans in the divisional round of the playoffs. Texans coach Bill O’Brien made it clear he wanted to keep the safety but couldn’t afford him. Mathieu signed a three-year, $42 million deal...

Getty Images Last week, MDS and I went 2-2 in the wild-card round, properly believing in the Texans and Seahawks but blowing it as to the Patriots and Saints. This week, we agree on three of the four picks, with one of us having the guts to call for an upset. Our picks for the best NFL...

Getty Images There’s still one vacancy, and Eric Bieniemy has already interviewed for it. But the Chiefs offensive coordinator is close to missing out on another window of opportunity for a head coaching job, at a time of growing concerns about the lack of progress for minority candidates. “I...

Getty Images Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said that the team has “no injuries right now” on Tuesday and that he anticipated having everyone at practice this week. As it turns out, Reid was incorrect. Cornerback Morris Claiborne did not practice on Wednesday. Claiborne has missed time with a...

Getty Images The Chiefs announced Tuesday they placed rookie safety Juan Thornhill on injured reserve. Thornill tore an anterior cruciate ligament in Week 17 against the Chargers. The second-round choice finished his rookie season with 58 tackles, three interceptions and a touchdown in 16...

Getty Images With a big postseason, Chiefs pass rusher Terrell Suggs could break the NFL’s record for career sacks in the playoffs. So far in his career, Suggs has recorded 12.5 sacks in 18 postseason games, all with the Ravens. Now with the Chiefs, Suggs will face Deshaun Watson and the...

Getty Images Special-teams coordinators rarely get the respect and consideration that they should, when teams are hiring head coaches. The Giants decided to reverse that trend on Tuesday, making Patriots special-teams coach Joe Judge their new head coach. It’s about time. John Harbaugh has...

Getty Images After the Chiefs lost the AFC Championship in overtime, the Chiefs proposed a rule that would allow the team that kicks off to start the extra session a chance to match a first-possession touchdown. It wasn’t passed. It still needs to be, as evidenced by Sunday’s first-possession...

Getty Images The NFL announced the four head referees that will lead the officiating crews for this weekend’s Divisional Round playoff matchups. Walt Anderson will have the Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers matchup in the Saturday afternoon window with Bill Vinovich leading the...

Getty Images The Chiefs are back at it this week and the time off since the regular season has been good for the team on the health front. Three players missed the final weekend of the regular season with injuries, but left guard Andrew Wylie, cornerback Morris Claiborne and defensive tackle...

Sometimes, the people who are closest to Deshaun Watson have a hard time describing how he does things. So maybe, it actually is just magic. Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle took an in-depth look at Watson’s ridiculous sack-escape against the Bills, in which he bounced off a pair of sack...

Getty Images Safety Ron Parker didn’t land with a team during the 2019 season and he’s not going to be signing with anyone this year either. Parker announced his retirement in a social media post on Monday. He thanked Chiefs coach Andy Reid for believing in him and helping him have an...

Getty Images Texans defensive end J.J. Watt came through his first game back from a torn pectoral without any sign of a medical issue, so he’s set to play again in Kansas City this weekend. The question of how much he’ll be playing was asked of Texans head coach Bill O’Brien on Monday. Watt...