Taylor has been dealing with a knee injury, but it did not affect his ability to participate in drills with the Chiefs. He was a full participant in all of Kansas City’s practices this week. Barring an unforeseen setback before kickoff, Taylor will almost certainly start for the Chiefs in Kansas City’s divisional-round matchup against Houston.

The Kansas City Chiefs rely on starting offensive tackle Jawaan Taylor to keep pressure off star quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Taylor was listed on the Chiefs’ injury report this week ahead of Kansas City’s divisional-round playoff matchup against the Houston Texans on Saturday, January 18.

NFL fans were furious about two calls that went against Houston on Saturday during the Texans’ 23-14 loss to the Chiefs in an AFC Divisional playoff game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Houston defensive end Will Anderson Jr. was called for roughing the passer in the first quarter for this hit on quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

The Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans have released their inactive players for the AFC divisional round of the playoffs.

With only a couple of hours left before the Chiefs’ divisional showdown against the Texans, Travis Kelce sent a strong message to his teammates. Kelce was on the ‘New Heights podcast’ with brother Jason Kelce on Friday.

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Given his ability to log a full practice session Tuesday, Taylor seems like a very good bet to be able to suit up in Saturday's AFC divisional-round battle versus Houston.

The Kansas City Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes are squaring off against the Houston Texans in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs for a chase to reach their seventh straight AFC Championship.

On Saturday afternoon, the Kansas City Chiefs qualified for their seventh consecutive AFC Championship with a 23-14 win over the Houston Texans on GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City will now host the winner of Sunday’s Divisional round game between the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills.

The Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs kicks off on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 18, with a rematch from Week 16 of the regular season between the No. 1 seed Kansas City Chiefs and the No. 4 seed Houston Texans.

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