The Chiefs recorded eight sacks and hit Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud six other times. George Karlaftis had three of the sacks.

Saturday’s game ended in a familiar way, with the Chiefs securing a 23-14 win and a spot in the AFC Championship Game. The Texans kept it close and had their chances but didn't capitalize. Kicker Kaʻimi Fairbairn struggled, missing three kicks — a field goal wide right, a missed an extra point and a late blocked field goal.

C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans were able to solve the Los Angeles Chargers in the Wild Card Round, coming away with a 32-12 victory. However, now, Stroud an

Many Houston Texans fans and players pointed to the purportedly poor officiating as a leading cause of Houston's 23-14 defeat in the divisional round to the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday.

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The origin of one of the biggest plays by the Chiefs’ defense — Karlaftis’ 16-yard sack of Houston quarterback C.J. Stroud, on fourth down in the fourth quarter — could be traced to a practice session that took place two days earlier.

Houston’s 10-7 record was as much a function of playing in a toothless AFC South as anything else. The Texans offense took a step backward after 2023’s emergence. C.J. Stroud backslid, a robust receiving corps was waylaid by injuries and the team had exactly one regular season win over a fellow playoff team (in Week 5 over the Buffalo Bills).

Stroud was drafted by the Texans in 2023 and signed a 4-year, $36,279,243 fully guaranteed contract that came with a generous signing bonus of $23,384,904. His base salary in 2024 was somewhat low at $915,000. He was also paid a roster bonus of $1,484,057 which made his total pay for the season $2,399,057.

Here are some key stats and trends to see before placing any wagers on C.J. Stroud’s player props for Saturday’s game, which starts at 4:30 PM ET on ABC/ESPN. The Houston Texans (10-7)

C.J. Stround and the Houston Texans will attempt to shock the entire NFL. Tomorrow afternoon, they are set to take on the two-time defending champion Kansas Cit

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Texans second-year quarterback leads team back to AFC divisional round, division title in each of his first two NFL seasons, looks forward to matchup against defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.