The Kansas City Chiefs insist they are not thinking about last year’s opener against Detroit, when they played flat in a loss to the Lions.

The underdog role has worked out for the Kansas City Chiefs with Patrick Mahomes.

Travis Kelce caught two touchdown passes and the Kansas City Chiefs advanced to their sixth straight AFC championship game following a 27-24 divisional round playoff win over the Buffalo Bills.

Although this forecast is dangerously cold, THE TEXANS ARE BRINGING THE HEAT! Also, remember that C.J. has experience playing in frigid weather from back in his college days.

Eight teams remain.

The Cleveland Browns saw the best of Joe Flacco up close last season with the New York Jets.

Coaching changes paid off in a big way for several teams this season.

The NFL’s schedule changes for Week 18 will feature a Sunday night showdown for a playoff berth.

(AP Photo/Mark Tenally)The Latest on Week 16 in the NFL (all times EST):___8 p.m.For the first time since 2014 there will be an NFL playoff team with a losing record. The winner will remain alive in the NFC East playoff race if Washington loses to Carolina. ___6:05 p.m.Washington is well on the way to blowing its first chance to clinch the NFC East. ___6 p.m.Eleven teams in the NFC are still harboring hopes of making a playoff run with Week 16 winding down. 1 seed in the NFC with a win Sunday night against the Titans and a Seattle loss or tie.

The Texans again struggled to stop the Ravens, now being outscored 74-23 in their past two games against Baltimore. Here are three things the Texans need to fix if the team wants to win its week 3 game vs. Pittsburgh:Run defenseThe Ravens ran up 230 rushing yards Sunday and broke several big runs. The Texans receivers may be in trouble, depending on what happens with Will Fuller’s hamstring. Offensive line strugglesFor the second straight week, Deshaun Watson got beat up, taking 4 sacks for the second straight week. None of the three have been as solid as the Texans need them to be in pass blocking.