The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs are shifting on to the AFC Championship Recreation, with visions of the NFL’s first Tremendous Bowl three-peat nonetheless dancing of their heads. Kansas Metropolis survived on Saturday afternoon towards the Houston Texans, profitable by a remaining rating of 23-14.
For the Texans, their flight house can be full of ideas of “what if.” Kicker Kai’mi Fairbairn missed one discipline purpose, had one other blocked, and missed an additional level within the loss. Houston additionally outgained the Chiefs 336-212, had 18 first downs to Kansas Metropolis’s 12, received the time of possession battle 33:26 to 26:34, and didn’t flip the soccer over.
Normally once you accomplish issues like that in an NFL Playoff recreation, you come away with a victory. However not the Texans at present.
The truth is, Houston turned the primary workforce in NFL Playoff historical past to outgain their opponent by 100 yards or extra, not flip the soccer over, and lose the sport. In accordance with Benjamin Solak of ESPN, solely the Texans have finished that within the playoffs and misplaced.
The opposite 49 groups to outgain their opponents by 100 yards or extra and never flip the soccer over all received their playoff video games:
Per @ESPNStatsInfo, the Texans are the primary workforce to out-gain their opponent by 100+ yards (336-212), not flip the ball over, and lose a postseason recreation.
Earlier such groups had been 49-0 within the playoffs.
— Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak) January 19, 2025
That too will make for a troublesome flight house for the Texans.
