Joe Buck and Troy Aikman were on the call for the first game of the NFL's Divisional weekend on Saturday afternoon. ESPN had the AFC matchup between the top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans.

"Troy has won, lost, bled, sweated, and he's earned his opinion," Buck said. "That's what makes for great, honest TV."

Superstar singer Taylor Swift returned to Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday to watch Travis Kelce and the Chiefs take on the Houston Texans in an AFC Divisional playoff game.

Football fans noticed the same concerning-looking thing about Troy Aikman during the Texans-Chiefs playoff game.

Late in their divisional round win over the Houston Texans, the Kansas City Chiefs held an 11-point lead. After blocking a Ka'imi Fairbairn field goal attempt, Kansas City got the ball back with 1:46 remaining.

The final minutes of the divisional-round game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans featured no lead changes, but they were a whirlwind for bettors.

Rutledge will work the sidelines for the Texans on Saturday, while Lisa Salters will be handling the Chiefs. Play-by-play announcer Joe Buck and analyst Troy Aikman will call the game for ESPN from the booth.

Houston Texans vs. Kansas City Chiefs takes place at 4:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 18. The two teams will face off at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The game will air on ESPN and ABC, where Joe Buck is expected to do the play-by-play and Troy Aikman Will be the analyst.

With the Houston Texans trailing the Kansas City Chiefs 13–6 in the third quarter of Saturday's AFC divisional round playoff game, Houston running back Joe Mixon was on a mission to pull his team even in the biggest game of the season.

For the second consecutive year, the Houston Texans are playing the first game of the NFL's divisional playoff weekend. And for the second straight year, the same network will be airing the Texans' second-round game, this time against the Kansas City Chiefs at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium.

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