Houston Texans’ head coach DeMeco Ryans gave an eye-opening reaction to his team’s 23-14 Divisional Round loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The clash between the AFC’s No. 1 and No. 4 seed was mired in controversy with two penalties on hits to Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes that led to ten points.

The Houston Texans fell short against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Divisional Round. Here's what DeMeco Ryans said postgame.

Following a controversial divisional round against the Chiefs, Texans EDGE Will Anderson had similar comments to DeMeco Ryans on officiating.

Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans was not surprised that Patrick Mahomes got favorable calls, but admits his team made key mistakes

Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans accuses the refs of favoring the Chiefs during the divisional game against his team.

Houston Texans head coach Demeco Ryans showed discouragement after loss against Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL playoffs 2024-2025.

Houston Texans coach DeMeco Ryans made clear that the actions of cornerback Kris Boyd in Saturday’s AFC Divisonal Round playoff game were unacceptable.

Winning against the Chiefs in the playoffs is a difficult task. Since the 2018 season, when Patrick Mahomes became their starter, the team has made the conference championship every single season, and only two quarterbacks (Tom Brady and Joe Burrow) were able to win a playoff game against the Chiefs.

Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce connected on a fourth-quarter touchdown pass while Harrison Butker booted three field goals Saturday as the top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs subdued the visiting Houston Texans 23-14.

Mahomes, who threw for 177 yards and a score, improved 16-3 in the postseason, tying Joe Montana for the second-most wins by a starting QB in NFL history behind Tom Brady. That includes his peerless 7-0 mark in divisional playoff games. Meanwhile, Mahomes and Kelce helped Andy Reid become just the fourth coach in NFL history with 300 career wins.

Surprise, surprise, the Kansas City Chiefs won another home playoff game and will be participating in the AFC Championship Game. This will be the seventh straight year the back-to-back defending Super Bowl champions will play for an opportunity to fight for the Lombardi Trophy and the sixth time since 2019 they'll host it.