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The Chiefs battle the Texans in a crucial game this Sunday as Kansas City aims to keep its playoff hopes alive. They most likely have to run the table.

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All right, so if the Chiefs are gonna make the playoffs, Mike, they gotta win this week, right? Like then they can't lose this game in a head to head matchup against Houston. Um, Texans are playing fantastic. Their defense has been incredible. Chiefs got to be careful here. Total of 41.5. Do you think that Houston can pull off another upset? This would be one. That I mean, I, I gotta feel like this is it for KC. Like if, if KC wants to continue this dominance that they've had, I'm totally fine with them even just getting in the playoffs and going on the road, maybe against a team like Houston, but they cannot lose this game Sunday night and feel like they have a chance to go. That's correct. Uh, they can't lose and feel good about it. Obviously, it's always out there for a possibility if they go 6 and 7, they rip off their last 4, they can go 10 and 7 and make the playoffs. I think 10 wins can get you in this year, although, uh, it's a funky year in the NFL. You have so many teams that have so many, there's a bunch of teams that have so many losses. They are, they are creating these logjams of playoff teams. Uh, you're gonna get a real Mike Blut bet here. And I think these defenses are gonna get after one another, particularly in the second half. I think D'Amico Ryan's defense in Houston. Uh, Steve Spagnolo's defense in Kansas City will really limit the scoring in the second half. These two, these two defenses tend to choke opposing offenses out in the second half. You have a 20.5 total in the second half, and I think that goes under. So I think the teams can get off to a little bit of a better start, ultimately a low scoring game. And then really slow things down in the 3rd and 4th quarter when the defenses tighten up. I don't think CJ Stroud and Patrick Mahomes will have their best games by any means. The Chiefs are going to have to do as much as they can to play ball control here because Houston's going to try to do the same and shorten this game. I think we don't have a lot of points in the second half, so I'm under 20.5 in the second half. All right, so now here's the big question in the NFL. Is this the Eagles team, Mike, that we saw a couple of years ago that just completely fell down the stretch back door into the playoffs and lost immediately with the team that came back the next year and won the Super Bowl? I think we're gonna find out on Monday night. Eagles are 2.5 play favorites against the Chargers. The only reason why this line is Eagles minus 2.5 is because Justin Herbert is uncertain. So here's what's gonna happen if Herbert plays. Then this game is gonna be a pick them. And if Herbert doesn't, the Eagles are gonna go up to about 4 or 5 point favorites. So I'm not really sure yet. Probably we should wait to catch you on Sports grid this weekend to make the final decision, but I guess my bigger question is just what's going on with the Eagles here. Yeah. I would bet that he does play. So I think you, if you're a Philly backer, you can hang for a day or two and maybe get a better line. Uh, but again, uh, that remains to be seen. If you, if you push me on which team it is, it's the one from 2 years ago. I'm just not seeing enough consistently for them, and there's nothing. This isn't that the offensive line has fallen apart and guys are going to retire. Like Jason Kelsey ultimately retired after that season, and that's to say, it's not to say he was playing poorly, but he was near the end of the road. I don't necessarily think that's the case with any of these Philly offensive linemen, but they haven't been as dominant as they were. That's why Saquan doesn't look as dominant. The AJ Brown stuff is a distraction. But I rely on their defense to continue to make plays, albeit inconsistently. Now, keep in mind Jaylen Carter is out, big loss for them. So, you have to take that all into account, uh, really tricky game for Philly. I don't think, I think if they lose this one. You know what's up with this Philly, this version of this Philly team, but I think they can win. We'll still have a lot of question marks about them. I'm gonna lead towards them. I, I just think the Chargers continue to not play the way they want to play and Philly can win this on defense.

Chiefs Must Win Against Texans to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive

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