The Houston Texans made history on Saturday afternoon at Arrowhead Stadium.
It’s too bad it was history for the wrong reason.
The Texans became the first team in playoff history to lose despite outgaining their opponent by 100-plus yards and not having a turnover. Prior to Saturday’s 24-13 loss against the Kansas City Chiefs, teams were 49-0 when accomplishing the feat.
Even with the two egregious penalties, the Texans’ inability to protect C.J. Stroud resulted in the AFC South champions’ demise. Stroud was sacked eight times, including four on the final full offensive drive.
Per @ESPNStatsInfo, the Texans are the first team to out-gain their opponent by 100+ yards (336-212), not turn the ball over, and lose a postseason game.
Previous such teams were 49-0 in the playoffs.
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Patrick Mahomes found Travis Kelce seven times for 117 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to push the Chiefs ahead by eight. Houston was flagged eight times, including two calls against Mahomes that led to scoring drives.
“We knew going into this game that it was us versus everybody. When I say everybody, I mean everybody,” Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said. ‘The naysayers that doubt, everybody we had to go against today. With that knowledge going into this game and who we were up against, we can’t make the mistakes that we made. We had a lot of self-inflicted mistakes that happened. Whether it was special teams not converting our kicks, defensively not being where we were supposed to be in coverage, offensively not protecting the quarterback and keeping him clean.”
The Texans finish the season with an 11-8 record. They’ll pick 25th overall in the upcoming NFL draft on April 25.