Official Texans vs. Chiefs Game Thread, 10/8/2017

[Arky]

The 2-2 Texans will host the 4-0 Kansas City Chiefs this Sunday night in a nationally televised game. The Texans are coming off a 57-14 home win vs. the Tennessee Titans and the Chiefs are coming off a 29-20 home win over the Washington Redskins on MNF. The Chief's defense has a good pass rush and they are 10th in pts allowed with 19.2/game. Though the Chiefs allow 274.2 passing yards/game (25th), they get stingy in the red zone. This may be another game where the Texans might be better served to go to the pass more than the run.......

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TV = NBC (channel 2 local), 7:30 pm, Sunday, 10/8/2017

Announcers = Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth

The line = pickem to Chiefs -1

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Other Sunday viewing in the Houston area:

CBS (early) = Jacksonville @ Pittsburgh, Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon

FOX (early) = Arizona @ Philadelphia, Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston

FOX (late) = Green Bay @ Dallas, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman

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Other Prime Time:

TNF = New England @ Tampa Bay (CBS/NFLN)

MNF = Minnesota @ Chicago (ESPN)

[HPF Bob]

Both teams have taken turns manhandling each other in recent contests. Texans will need to establish the run early and stop those screens and passes in the flat that Reid loves to pummel us with. We also need Hal to come up big against Kelce.

Would thoroughly enjoy it if somebody came up to Andy Reid and thanked him for taking "that kid from Texas Tech" in the draft instead of Watson.

[Arky]

Found these trends posted in another forum:

Chiefs 13-0 ATS when visiting a non-divisional opponent with a lower winning percentage.
Chiefs 8-0 SUATS L8 on the Road.

Chiefs playing in Houston for the 4th time in just over 2 years, going 3-1, losing last season 19-12 in Week 2.
Texans 0-16 SU and 1-15 ATS as a dog vs a team that has averaged more than 392 yards of offense per game season to date.
Texans 0-12 SU in franchise history as a dog vs a non-divisional opponent when they are off a win in which they had at least two more
minutes of possession time than their season-to-date average.
Texans 0-12 SU vs a non-divisional opponent when they are off a win in which they rushed for 150-plus yards.

SU = straight up
ATS = against the spread

Not good. About the only positive thing to say here is that the data wasn't assembled in the Deshaun Watson "era".....

[Arky]

Video: Teddy Covers breaks down Houston vs. Kansas City.... TRT = 5:11

Teddy's stats guy calls it a preview of the AFC championship game.... I'd like to see that...

[HPF Bob]

I distinctly remember home wins over both the Colts (during the Manning era) and the Patriots where I doubt we were favorites. Not sure this tout has his facts together.

[Arky]

I remember those games but who ya talking about? Which tout, which trend?

Even so, I'd be very reluctant to bet the house on KC........