Sunday Night Football: Texans Host the Chiefs

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The Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans will square off on Sunday Night Football. The game will be played at NRG Stadium. Kickoff is set for 8:30 pm EST. NBC will broadcast the game to the entire nation on free TV.

The Texans offense has showed an ability to score with Rookie Quarterback Deshaun Watson. Watson claimed AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors. This was following his five-touchdown performance in a 57-14 victory.

The Texans offense has struggled since Bill O'Brien has been the coach, but that long drought may be worth it with Watson at the helm.

Oddsmakers opened the Chiefs as -3.5-point favorites versus the Texans, while the game's total opened at 47. The line now shows the Chiefs as a 2-point favorite. The total is down to 45.

Texans Look to Continue Improving Offense on Sunday Night Football

Last time out for Houston, they were a 57-14 winner as they battled the Tennessee Titans at home. The Texans covered in the match as a +2.5-point underdog, while 71 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

The Texans' 445-yard output against the Titans showcased the methodical precision in which they controlled the line of scrimmage. This effectively let them control the time of possession. That served as a huge aid to a defense that has performed unevenly so far this year.

The Texans were destroyed on the ground by Jacksonville in their opener. They were left vulnerable through the air by the Patriots two weeks later. Sandwiched around those losses were strong defensive performances against the Bengals and Titans. The Texans possessed the ball 19 seconds shy of 40 minutes in those games. Tennessee managed 41 offensive plays. That is a number that allowed for the Texans to remain fresh defensively throughout the blowout.

Chiefs High Powered Offense Will be Showcased on Sunday Night Football

Kansas City was a 29-20 winner in its last match at home against the Washington Redskins. They covered the -6.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 49 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

The Chiefs are pacing the NFL in point differential at plus-45. They rank third in points scored at 30.5 per game. They are tied for 10th in points allowed at 19.3. The Chiefs pummeled the Patriots to open the season. They  pulled a win out of the fire in a tense back-and-forth with the Redskins on Monday.

The Chiefs have been middle of the road defensively. They rank 22nd in yards per play at 5.5. Much of the credit for their fast start has rested at the feet of surprising rookie running back Kareem Hunt and veteran quarterback Alex Smith. Smith is playing the best football of his 12-year career.

Smith was faced with having to fend off rookie Patrick Mahomes for his starting job. Mahomes was selected 10th overall out of Texas Tech. Smith has responded by posting career highs in completing percentage with 76%. His touchdown percentage is at 6.6. His interceptions percentage is 0.0. Smith has a passer rating of 124.2. Smith leads the NFL in all four categories. The veteran QB also has three game-winning drives.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Kansas City	4-0	4-0	30.50	19.25	11.25	2-0	2-0	3-1	2-0	1-1
Houston	2-2	3-1	27.50	22.00	5.5	1-1	2-0	2-2	1-1	1-1

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
KC	13.29	18.68	-5.39
HOU	12.1	13.25	-1.15

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
KC	10.51	13.23	-2.72
HOU	9.53	11.88	-2.35

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
KC	6.41	4.29	2.12
HOU	4.23	3.75	0.48

Team Records

Kansas City Chiefs

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	4-0	2-0	2-0	4-0	2-0	2-0	30.50	19.25	11.25
vs Conf	2-0	0-0	2-0	2-0	0-0	2-0	33.00	18.50	14.50
vs Div	1-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	0-0	1-0	24.00	10.00	14.00
Last 3	3-0	2-0	1-0	3-0	2-0	1-0	26.67	16.67	10.00

Houston Texans

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	2-2	1-1	1-1	3-1	1-1	2-0	27.50	22.00	5.50
vs Conf	2-2	1-1	1-1	3-1	1-1	2-0	27.50	22.00	5.50
vs Div	1-1	1-1	0-0	1-1	1-1	0-0	32.00	21.50	10.50
Last 3	2-1	1-0	1-1	3-0	1-0	2-0	34.33	19.67	14.66

Sunday Night Football Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	30.50	3	22.00	17
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	237.00	15	117.00	3
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	187.00	1	120.50	22
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	27.50	4	19.25	10
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	191.00	25	236.50	17
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	133.00	11	114.00	18

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Kansas City	5-4	5-4	4-5	25.33	149.44	4.67	30.56	65.45	202.33	351.78	1.56
Houston	4-5	4-5	4-5	18.33	98.22	3.88	32.56	58.70	221.11	319.33	2.22

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Sep 18, 2016	KC	HOU	12-19	119	172	291	3	97	254	351	2
Jan 9, 2016	KC	HOU	30-0	141	173	314	1	114	112	226	5
Sep 13, 2015	KC	HOU	27-20	97	233	330	0	98	298	396	2
Oct 20, 2013	HOU	KC	16-17	73	221	294	1	126	231	357	2
Oct 17, 2010	KC	HOU	31-35	228	189	417	0	132	289	421	0
Sep 9, 2007	KC	HOU	3-20	72	147	219	4	109	206	315	2
Nov 20, 2005	KC	HOU	45-17	226	220	446	1	78	181	259	3
Sep 26, 2004	HOU	KC	24-21	76	220	296	1	168	198	366	1
Sep 21, 2003	KC	HOU	42-14	168	258	426	2	107	209	316	4

Sunday Night Football Betting Trends

Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Kansas City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games
Kansas City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Kansas City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Houston
Kansas City is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Houston

Houston Texans
Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
Houston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Houston is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Houston's last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Houston is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Kansas City

Team Last 5 Games

Kansas City Chiefs

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Oct 2, 2017	WAS	29-20	W	-6.5/47.5	W/O	168	261	429	111	220	331	-1	H
Sep 24, 2017	LAC	24-10	W	-3/47	W/U	189	122	311	104	226	330	-3	A
Sep 17, 2017	PHI	27-20	W	-4.5/46.5	W/O	112	232	344	107	299	406	-2	H
Sep 7, 2017	NE	42-27	W	8/47.5	W/O	185	352	537	124	247	371	1	A
Jan 15, 2017	PIT	16-18	L	-2.5/45	L/U	61	166	227	171	218	389	1	H

Houston Texans

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Oct 1, 2017	TEN	57-14	W	2.5/43	W/O	173	272	445	86	109	195	-4	H
Sep 24, 2017	NE	33-36	L	13.5/44	W/O	125	292	417	59	337	396	1	A
Sep 14, 2017	CIN	13-9	W	5.5/38.5	W/U	168	98	266	82	213	295	-1	A
Sep 10, 2017	JAC	7-29	L	-6/38	L/U	93	110	203	155	125	280	4	H
Jan 14, 2017	NE	16-34	L	16.5/44	L/O	104	181	285	98	279	377	0	A

Weather in
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Partially cloudy
Humidity is 65%
Wind is Northeast 2 mph
Visibility is 10.004077 mi
Pressure is N/A inHg

Forecast for Houston

Next up:
Kansas City home to Pittsburgh Sunday, October 15
Houston home to Cleveland Sunday, October 15

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