The Kansas City Chiefs defense made big plays in the Divisional victory over the Houston Texans on Saturday, punching a seventh consecutive trip to the AFC Championship game. The unit led by postseason captain Chris Jones combined for eight sacks of C.

Defensive tackle Chris Jones is listed on the Kansas City Chiefs’ injury report ahead of the team’s divisional-round showdown against the Houston Texans on Saturday, January 18. Will Jones be able to play this weekend?

The Washington Commanders defeated the Detroit Lions 45-31 in the NFC divisional round on Saturday night in Detroit. Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels improved to 2-0 in the playoffs with the win, and Washington headed to the NFC championship game for the first time…

Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones missed the team's final two regular-season matchups as he dealt with a calf injury, but the playoff bye week seemed to help him prepare to compete on the field again.

Aside from the performance, though, what caught the attention of many was Jones' reaction during the national anthem. The Chiefs' defensive tackle was seen in tears while Lightfoot was singing the anthem. ESPN caught the moment and shared a video on social media, writing, "Chris Jones got emotional ahead of Texans-Chiefs."

Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones sacks Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud for a 12-yard loss on third down to end the drive.

Now nearly a month removed from his calf injury, Jones addressed his looming return against the same Texans team.

The origin of one of the biggest plays by the Chiefs’ defense — Karlaftis’ 16-yard sack of Houston quarterback C.J. Stroud, on fourth down in the fourth quarter — could be traced to a practice session that took place two days earlier.

And of course, it involved Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. The Chiefs quarterback managed to get a throw off while falling to the ground, and it floated perfectly into the hands of Kelce in the end zone.

C.J. Stroud was pressured on a career-high 23 dropbacks on Saturday against the Chiefs. His pressure rate of 56% is the second-highest in an NFL playoff game since ESPN began tracking pressure in 2009 trailing only QB Tim Tebow (63%) in 2011.

Boyd stunned viewers in the first half when he ripped his helmet off, stormed to the sidelines and almost knocked special teams coach Frank Ross to the ground - and now he has explained why.