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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JANUARY 5: Joe Mixon #28 of the Houston Texans on the sidelines during a game against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on January 5, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Texans defeated the Titans 23-14. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

Chiefs safety Bryan Cook was evaluated for a concussion but was allowed to return to their playoff game against Houston on Saturday, while and Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair hurt his knee and was questionable to return.

Nico Collins was dominant, reeling in seven catches for 122 yards and a touchdown, which gave the Texans a lead they would never relinquish late in the first half. Joe Mixon rushed for 106 yards ...

#Texans Pro Bowl runner Joe Mixon on wanting Stefon Diggs to re-sign with team 'We would welcome him back with open arms. I'm sure he's probably going to want to come back here. He's got unfinished business and would take that into consideration' @KPRC2 pic.twitter.com/BsGyqq4510

C.J. Stroud, who dealt with a knee injury throughout the game after taking a hit in the first quarter, went 14-of-22 with 245 yards. He was sacked eight times, though, as Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo called several blitzes in the second half. He still had some nice scrambles, getting 42 yards on six carries.

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).

Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud's accuracy is 100 on sideline dime to tight end Dalton Schultz in fourth quarter for 18 yards.