Houston Texans vs. Kansas City Chiefs: How to watch, TV channel, streaming, start time and stats

The Houston Texans advanced in the NFL Playoffs to face the Kansas City Chiefs, who had last weekend off after earning the first-round bye as the AFC's No. 1 seed.

Houston blew out the Los Angeles Chargers in the last round by a 32-12 score. In the regular season, they ranked 19th in points scored per game and 14th in points allowed per game, averaging 21.9 points in both categories.

The Chiefs went 15-2 in the regular season. They beat the Texas 27-19 in Week 16 in one of QB Patrick Mahomes' best performances of the 2024 season.

How to watch Houston Texans vs. Kansas City Chiefs, TV channel and streaming

Houston Texans vs. Kansas City Chiefs will be broadcast on ESPN and ABC.

ESPN can be viewed through cable TV and streamed via live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV. ABC can be viewed through linear or cable TV and streamed via live TV streaming apps.

Streaming will also be available via ESPN+.

Houston Texans vs. Kansas City Chiefs start time, date and venue

Houston Texans vs. Kansas City Chiefs is scheduled to start at 4:30 PM ET/3:30 PM CT/1:30 PM PT on Saturday, January 18th from GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Houston Texans vs. Kansas City Chiefs stats

• The Houston Texans forced the fifth-most turnovers (29) in the 2024 NFL regular season, but they allowed the third-most passing TDs (30).
• The Kansas City Chiefs led the NFL in both time per drive and plays per drive, with their average possession lasting three minutes and eight seconds over 6.67 plays.
• Texans QB CJ Stroud completed 63.2 percent of his passes for 3,727 yards and a 20-12 TD-INT ratio in 17 regular season games, and he completed 22/33 pass attempts for 282 yards and a 1-1 TD-INT ratio in the first round against the Los Angeles Chargers.
• Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes completed 67.5 percent of his passes for 3,928 yards and a 26-11 TD-INT ratio in 16 regular season games, and he posted career-lows in TD passes and passing yards while posting a career-high completion percentage.
• Houston CB Derek Stingley Jr. had two interceptions, five passes defended and a forced fumble against the Chargers in the Wild Card round.
• Despite appearing in just 13 of 17 games, Chiefs RB Kareem Hunt led the team in total offense with 904 yards along with seven total TDs.

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