The Kansas City Chiefs host the Houston Texans to kick off the divisional round. Follow along for the live updates, scores and analysis.

The divisional round of the NFL playoffs kicked off with Texans-Chiefs. Here's what happened after the first play of the game.

The Houston Texans had an eventful start to their divisional round game against the Kansas City Chiefs. It's tough to have a total breakdown on a play, a dumb penalty and a shove from a player to coach all within the first 13 seconds of the game.

Kansas City Chiefs' Nikko Remigio, left, runs the opening kickoff past Houston Texans' Ka'imi Fairbairn (15) during the first half of an NFL football AFC divisional playoff game Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Boyd proceeded to shove Ross on the sideline.

Here’s who is out for the Houston Texans in Saturday’s divisional round matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.

After a long layoff, quarterback Patrick Mahomes and No. 1 seed Kansas City face the Houston Texans, a team plenty of momentum -- and a star QB of their own in C.J. Stroud -- in an AFC Divisional matchup today.

The Kansas City Chiefs (15-2) square off with the Houston Texans (10-7) in the AFC Divisional round of the playoffs on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Date: Jan. 18

The Houston Texans will take the field Saturday afternoon to advance to the AFC Conference Championship if they can secure a win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Houston, which secured its second 10-win season under DeMeco Ryans, should be near full strength with the return of offensive lineman Shaq Mason.

Superstar singer Taylor Swift has a history of sitting with some of the biggest stars while rooting on boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs and the divisional round was no exception. Swift was seen sitting next to WNBA star Caitlin Clark at the Chiefs divisional home game against the Houston Texans.

Texans defensive tackle Mario Edwards Jr. disengaged from his blocker and attempted to bring Mahomes down as he stepped into the pocket. Before being taken down for a sack, Mahomes flung the ball into the end zone, where Kelce stood between two defenders.

Even fans are tired of watching every play go in favor of Patrick Mahomes getting away with every play against the Houston Texans