The Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs meet for a high noon showdown at Arrowhead Stadium. We start off the quest for 100 facts with a look at the series history between the two sides as well as dive into some figures surrounding Houston quarterback Deshaun Watson.
series facts
1. The Texans are 3-2 for the sixth time in team history. 2/5 of those teams ended up making the playoffs with all two winning the division (2011 and 2016).
2. Since 1990, when playoff formats were last reformatted, 124/247 teams that started 3-2 made the playoffs.
3. The Chiefs are 4-1 for the 11th time in team history. 8/10 of those previous teams made the playoffs with the 1997 team being the most recent.
4. Since 1990, when playoff formats were last altered, 114/150 of 4-1 teams made the playoffs and 78/114 of those qualifiers won the division.
5. The Texans are 4-5 against the Chiefs all-time with a 1-1 record on the road.
6. The Texans are 1-2 against the Chiefs in October with a 0-1 record on the road.
7. The Texans’ 4-5 record against the Chief is second-best against an AFC West opponent:
Raiders: 7-4
Chiefs: 4-5
Broncos: 3-4
Chargers: 2-5
8. The Chiefs are 1/4 teams that have defeated the Texans in the playoffs without reprisals. The other three are the Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots, and Indianapolis Colts.
9. The Texans are 32-34 in October with a 9-20 record on the road.
10. The Chiefs franchise is 125-112-3 in October with a 77-48 record at home.
11. The Texans are 96-113 in early afternoon games with a 34-60 record on the road.
12. The Texans are 11-20 in road games in the Central Time Zone with a 10-17 record in the early afternoon time slot.
13. Since 1970, the Chiefs are 192-171-1 in early afternoon games with a 135-84 record at home.
deshaun watson facts
14. Watson has the second-highest passer rating in the NFL at 115.9.
15. Watson has fallen from the third-most sacked quarterback in the league to fourth, tied with Jameis Winston, with 18 sacks.
16. Watson’s 69.2 completion percentage is fourth-highest among quarterbacks who have started every game since Week 1.
17. Watson is one of five quarterbacks this season who has at least three wins and has not yet engineered a fourth quarter comeback nor a game-winning drive.
18. Watson is tied with Lamar Jackson for the eighth-most times blitzed with 56.
19. Watson is tied with Case Keenum for the seventh-most hits this season with 15.
20. Watson has scrambled 11 times this season, the seventh-most in the NFL. His 8.7 yards per scramble are also the seventh-most in the league.
21. Watson’s seven red zone touchdown passes are tied with Matt Ryan for the third-most in the league.
22. Watson’s 68.8 red zone completion percentage is the third-highest among quarterbacks who have played every game since Week 1.
23. Watson has a 123.2 passer rating on third down, just 0.2 points lower than Derek Carr’s for the best in the NFL.
24. Watson is tied with Patrick Mahomes for the second-most touchdown passes for the second-most touchdowns in the NFL with 11.
25. Among quarterbacks who have thrown for 10-plus touchdowns, Watson has thrown the third-fewest interceptions with just one. Mahomes is tied with Russell Wilson for the fewest with zero.
