<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/christmas-day-nfl-games-schedule-how-to-watch-history');   ga('set', 'title', 'Christmas Day NFL games: Schedule, how to watch, history');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Schedule-how-to-watch-history.jpg"></figure><h1>Christmas Day NFL games: Schedule, how to watch, history</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T10:03:12-08:00">December 24th, 10:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T10:03:12-08:00">December 24th, 10:03am</time><address><a>Bailey Bassett</a>Bailey Bassett is a sports writer from Denver, Colorado, covering major sports events and athlete backgrounds at ClutchPoints. He has experience covering and writing on high school, collegiate, and professional sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NFL is getting more and more progressive with when they schedule games and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ian-rapoport-nfl-netflix-christmas-broadcast-exclusive-interview">who they have broadcast them</a>. During Week 17, for the first time ever, Netflix will live stream NFL games, and they will do so on Christmas Day. NFL games on Dec. 25 are increasing in popularity, and this year’s Christmas slate will feature four of the best teams in the league.</p><p>The Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Pittsburgh Steelers, and then the Baltimore Ravens will face the Houston Texans. In this article, we are going to preview both games, but we are also going to look at the history of Christmas Day NFL games.</p><h2><b>Christmas Day schedule 2024</b></h2><p>Chiefs vs. Steelers at 1 p.m. ET</p><p>Ravens vs. Texans at 4:30 p.m. ET</p><p>Both NFL games on Christmas Day will be broadcast exclusively on <a href="https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/nfl-christmas-gameday-hosts" rel="noopener">Netflix</a>, except in local markets, both games will be on CBS-affiliated channels. The Chiefs-Steelers game will be in Pittsburgh at Acrisure Stadium, and the Ravens-Texans game will be in Houston at NRG Stadium.</p><h2><b>Chiefs vs. Steelers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Travis-Kelce.jpg"><figcaption>Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-kansas-city-first-repeat-super-bowl-champions-since-tom-bradys-patriots">Chiefs are back-to-back defending Super Bowl Champions</a>, and they look fully capable of winning the big game for the third straight season. Kansas City is 14-1 despite a number of key injuries throughout the season. Now, they are starting to get healthy, too, which makes them even scarier.</p><p>Isiah Pacheco recently returned from a leg fracture, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-marquise-brown-eye-opening-take-first-game-back-injury">Hollywood Brown made his season debut</a> during Week 16. They make an offense led by Patrick Mahomes – the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ranking-50-best-nfl-players-2024-season">best player in the NFL</a> – even more versatile. Pacheco is still getting his legs under him, but at his best, he is a physical runner who provides great balance to the Chiefs’ offensive attack. Brown was one of the team’s biggest offseason additions. He is a burner with incredible speed, and that is a scary thought, considering Mahomes is one of the best deep ball passers in football.</p><p>Even with how much of a juggernaut the Chiefs have been as of recent, they are still vulnerable. Their offensive line play has been suspect, and Mahomes is still dealing with a tweaked ankle. Plus, the Steelers have had a pretty good season in their own right. Russell Wilson has had a bounceback season, and the team’s defense is dominant. T.J. Watt is currently the <a href="https://www.covers.com/nfl/nfl-defensive-player-of-the-year-odds" rel="noopener">odds-on favorite</a> to take home the Defensive Player of the Year award, but he is far from the only elite player on that end.</p><p>With back-to-back losses, though, the Steelers are fading, and they desperately need another win. The absence of George Pickens was a big reason for their struggles in Week 16, but it is looking like the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-george-pickens-status-steelers-showdown">receiver has a good chance to play</a>. The Chiefs have played on Christmas Day four times, and once they play against the Steelers, they will tie the Dallas Cowboys for the most Dec. 25 games. Kansas City is 2-2 on the holiday, while Pittsburgh is 2-0.</p><h2><b>Ravens vs. Texans</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CJ-Stroud-after-Tank-Dell-injury.jpg"><figcaption>Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>As of now, the Ravens actually trail the Steelers in the AFC North standings. Both teams are 10-5, though, and the Ravens are riding a two-game winning streak. Lamar Jackson might not be the <a href="https://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/odds/mvp/" rel="noopener">odds-on favorite</a> to win the MVP again this year, but he is certainly playing like the best player in football.</p><p>The signal-caller is well known as one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/greatest-rushing-quarterbacks-nfl-history-ranked">best rushing quarterbacks ever</a>, but he also ranks top five in passing yards (3,787) and passing touchdowns (37) this season. The Ravens backfield also includes Derrick Henry, who has had one of the best running back seasons in the league this year in what has been a resurgence of a season.</p><p>The Texans have all of the talent in the world, but their loss to the Chiefs in Week 16 seemingly affected them greatly. Not only did the team lose, but they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-tank-dell-out-for-season-official-injury-diagnosis">lost Tank Dell to a season-ending injury.</a> The receiver is a favorite amongst his teammates, and players such as quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-cj-stroud-teammates-react-tank-dell-knee-injury">C.J. Stroud showed tons of emotion</a> when he went down.</p><p>The Texans can either respond by playing for their injured star, or they can falter and lose to yet another playoff team. The Texans are 0-1 on Christmas, losing their only game on the holiday to the Steelers back in 2017. The Ravens are 2-1 on Christmas Day.</p><h2><b>NFL on Christmas Day history</b></h2><p>The NFL first experimented with Christmas Day games back in 1971. At the time, the regular season schedule only consisted of 14 games, so the Dallas Cowboys-Minnesota Vikings and Miami Dolphins-Kansas City Chiefs matchups were a part of the Divisional Round in the NFL Playoffs. This proved unpopular, though, so the NFL didn’t play on Christmas again until 1989.</p><p>Since then, only regular season games have been played on Christmas Day, and there have been 30 total games on Dec. 25. Games have been played on the holiday in every season since 2020, and in the two seasons prior to this campaign, there were three Christmas Day games.</p><p>Prior to 2020, there were typically only Christmas games if the holiday lined up on a Saturday, Sunday, or Monday. Now, games are played regardless of the day of the week. The Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles are tied for the most Christmas wins with three. One of those Eagles victories came last season. The Ravens and Las Vegas Raiders also collected wins last Christmas.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Christmas Day NFL games: Schedule, how to watch, history

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/ravens-vs-texans-prop-predictions-for-nfl-christmas-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ravens vs. Texans Prop Predictions for NFL Christmas 2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Ravens-vs.-Texans-Prop-Predictions-for-NFL-Christmas-2024.jpg"></figure><h1>Ravens vs. Texans Prop Predictions for NFL Christmas 2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T15:58:42-08:00">December 23rd, 3:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T15:58:42-08:00">December 23rd, 3:58pm</time><address><a>Garrett Kerman</a>Garrett Kerman also goes by the name of The Fight Analyst. He covers all combat sports, from MMA, to boxing, to even bare-knuckle. He is also very well-versed in all American sports when it comes to news and betting analysis. Whether you want betting advice or some breaking news, Garrett is your guy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore Ravens head to Houston to take on the Texans as they look to capture the AFC North crown as we come down to the wire in the playoff race on Christmas Day. It is time to continue our NFL odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with Ravens-Texans prop predictions.</p><figure><img src="https://a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/3065-2113640"></figure><figure><img src="https://paramountplus.qflm.net/i/492408/2113640/3065"></figure><p>The Week 17 Christmas Day matchup between the <b>Baltimore Ravens</b> and <b>Houston Texans</b> is set to be a crucial contest for both teams. The Ravens, currently 10-5, are vying for the AFC North title, while the Texans, at 9-6, have clinched the AFC South. Expect Lamar Jackson to lead a potent offense that has been clicking, especially in the run game, where they previously dominated the Texans with 229 rushing yards in their last encounter. However, the Texans’ defense has improved, ranking 11th in run defense this season. With Houston missing key receivers like Tank Dell and Stefon Diggs, C.J. Stroud will face a tough Ravens secondary. This matchup promises to be intense as both teams aim for playoff positioning, making it a must-watch on Christmas Day.</p><p><i><b>Here are the Ravens-Texans <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nfl" rel="noopener">NFL Prop odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </b></i></p><h2><b>NFL Odds: Ravens-Texans Prop Odds</b></h2><p><b>Mark Andrews Anytime TD Scorer (+160)</b></p><p><b>Lamar Jackson 50+ Rushing Yards (+112)</b></p><p><b>CJ Stroud 250+ Passing Yards (+108)</b></p><p><b>Nico Collins Anytime TD Scorer (+125)</b></p><h2><b>Why Mark Andrews Will Score A Touchdown</b></h2><p>Mark Andrews is primed to score a touchdown against the Houston Texans on Christmas Day to keep his touchdown streak intact. Andrews has been a key target for the Ravens, leading the team with nine touchdown receptions this season, and he has scored in four straight games. His ability to find the end zone is further highlighted by his efficiency in the red zone, where he has converted 9 of 12 targets into touchdowns.</p><p>Andrews has seen an increase in targets recently where he has now scored in 8 out of his last 10 games. The Texans’ defense has struggled against tight ends, allowing 4.20 receptions, 38.47 yards, and 0.40 touchdowns per game to opposing tight ends. Given these dynamics, Andrews is not only a reliable option but also a prime candidate to find the end zone this Christmas, continuing his impactful role in the Ravens’ offense.</p><h2><b>Why Lamar Jackson Will Have 50+ Rushing Yards </b></h2><p>Lamar Jackson is well-positioned to exceed 50 rushing yards against the Houston Texans on Christmas Day. This season, Jackson has been a dominant force on the ground, leading all quarterbacks with 765 rushing yards and averaging 51.0 rushing yards per game. His ability to escape pressure and make plays with his legs is a hallmark of his game, particularly against defenses that struggle to contain mobile quarterbacks.</p><p>The Texans have had difficulty defending against dual-threat quarterbacks, which bodes well for Jackson’s chances. With the Ravens likely to rely on their ground game to control the tempo, Jackson’s rushing ability will be crucial. Additionally, his recent performances indicate a readiness to take advantage of defensive gaps, further enhancing his likelihood of surpassing the 50-yard mark. Expect Jackson to utilize his speed and agility effectively in this pivotal matchup.</p><h2>Why <b>CJ Stroud Will Have 250+ Passing Yards</b></h2><p>C.J. Stroud is poised to throw for over 250 passing yards against the Baltimore Ravens on Christmas Day. Throughout this season, Stroud has consistently demonstrated his ability to move the ball effectively, averaging 232.8 passing yards per game.</p><p>The Ravens’ defense, while formidable, has shown vulnerabilities in their secondary where they are the 2nd worst in the NFL giving up 254.9 passing yards per game.. Stroud’s quick release and accuracy allow him to exploit mismatches, especially if he can connect with his top targets like Nico Collins and Tank Dell. Additionally, with the Texans likely needing to keep pace with the Ravens’ high-powered offense, Stroud will be encouraged to air it out more frequently. Given these dynamics, expect Stroud to surpass 250 passing yards in this crucial Christmas matchup.</p><h2><b>Why Nico Collins Will Score A Touchdown</b></h2><p>Nico Collins is a strong candidate to score a touchdown against the Baltimore Ravens on Christmas Day. This season, Collins has emerged as a Stroud’s top target with the loss of both Stefon Diggs and now Tank Dell for the season. Collins has recorded 67 receptions for 909 yards and 6 touchdowns on the season. His impressive performance highlights his ability to find the end zone consistently.</p><p>Collins’s size and speed make him a matchup nightmare for opposing defenses. Standing at 6’4″ and weighing 222 lbs, he can dominate in contested catches, particularly in the red zone. The Ravens’ secondary has shown vulnerabilities, especially against tall receivers who can exploit mismatches. With the Texans likely needing to keep pace with the Ravens’ high-powered offense, Stroud will look to Collins in critical situations. Given these dynamics, expect Collins to capitalize on his opportunities and find the end zone this Christmas, solidifying his role as a key offensive weapon for Houston.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ravens vs. Texans Prop Predictions for NFL Christmas 2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/texans-most-blame-week-16-loss-chiefs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans most to blame for Week 16 loss to Chiefs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Texans-most-to-blame-for-Week-16-loss-to-Chiefs.jpg"></figure><h1>Texans most to blame for Week 16 loss to Chiefs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T14:10:27-08:00">December 23rd, 2:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T14:10:27-08:00">December 23rd, 2:10pm</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The first Saturday game of the 2024 NFL season went down in Week 16, with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-accomplishes-feat-not-seen-20-years-texans">Kansas City Chiefs topping the Houston Texans</a> 27-19. With the loss, the Texans fell to 9-6 one week after clinching the AFC South.</p><p>While several teams have lost to the Chiefs, each loss at this point in the season risks dire consequences. While the Texans are no longer in danger of missing the postseason, they narrowly lost a chance to beat the top team in the league and extend their winning streak late in the year.</p><p>Despite the result, there were a lot of positives the Texans could take away from the win. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-demeco-ryans-drops-proud-reaction-after-brutal-chiefs-loss">DeMeco Ryans noted that he was “proud”</a> of the team for their grit in the loss, particularly with the injuries they endured.</p><p>But the loss was a tough pill to swallow for more than one reason. Houston lost second-year wideout Tank Dell on a touchdown pass in the third quarter, an injury that could potentially hurt them down the stretch. Dell’s injury was unpreventable, but several other factors that led to the one-score result were not.</p><p>Time and again, the Chiefs continue to figure out how to win the small battles and come out on top. Rarely is a singular player ever responsible for a loss, but the Week 16 result fell on specific shoulders more than others.</p><h2><b>Texans’ offensive line</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Laremy-Tunsil.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Texans’ offensive line has let them down all season long, and they struck again in Week 16. C.J. Stroud entered the game as the second-most sacked quarterback on the year — behind just Caleb Williams — and was taken down two more times against the Chiefs.</p><p>Two sacks are not catastrophic, but it was the errors that did not show up on the box score. Stroud consistently ran for his life in the backfield and was almost never given a clean pocket. It seemed as if every play ended with Houston’s franchise quarterback looking up at the stars.</p><p>The same issues have plagued the Texans all season long. As of Week 16, Stroud has been <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2024/passing_advanced.htm" rel="noopener">pressured the most</a> of any quarterback in the league, leading to him also being hurried at the highest rate, per Pro Football Reference. His 62 hurries are 12 more than any other player in the NFL.</p><p>Pass protection was not the only area in which the offensive line struggled. They also failed to create any running room for Joe Mixon, resulting in the star tailback ending the game with just 4.1 yards per carry on his 14 attempts. Kansas City entered the game with a top-five rushing defense, but the brick wall Mixon consistently ran into was assuredly worse than he could have prepared for.</p><p>It was not as if any singular player was their problem in Week 16. It was just a subpar effort from the unit as a whole, which is never part of a winning formula.</p><h2><b>Xavier Hutchinson</b></h2><p>Before Dell even went down, the Texans were already shorthanded at receiver. Stefon Diggs’ replacement, John Metchie III, did not suit up for the game, giving Xavier Hutchinson the starting opportunity.</p><p>Essentially the team’s fifth option at wideout, nobody expected Hutchinson to shine in the game. It was a tough matchup with the Chiefs’ elite secondary, and he was not asked to do much. The issue was that he did not do enough with the opportunity he was given.</p><p>Despite being on the field for most of the offensive snaps, Hutchinson garnered just one target, catching his only ball for eight yards. His lackluster route running did not exploit the Chiefs’ lack of press coverage on him, eliminating himself from nearly one of Stroud’s dropbacks.</p><p>Once Dell went down in the third quarter, his responsibilities grew on paper. Hutchinson became the de facto No. 2 wideout behind Nico Collins, but he failed to demand another target and remained invisible on the field.</p><p>With Dell now out for the year, Hutchinson could be in line to start the rest of the Texans’ games. The front office has to be sweating at the thought of that.</p><h2><b>Christian Harris</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Christian-Harris.jpg"><figcaption>Denny Medley-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Since leading tackler <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-azeez-al-shaair-suspended-trevor-lawrence-hit">Azeez Al-Shaair was suspended</a> for the hit that injured Trevor Lawrence, Henry To’oto’o has stepped up for the Texans’ linebacking unit. Christian Harris has not.</p><p>It was just his second game back from injury, but Harris was all over the place in Week 16, not in a good way. On a positive note, he ended the game with seven tackles, including one sack. Beyond that, the rest of his impact on the game was harmful.</p><p>Harris appeared to be at fault in nearly every one of the Chiefs’ big runs. On Patrick Mahomes’ 15-yard scramble in the first quarter, Harris was slow in recognizing the play and failed to come off of Kareem Hunt. His delayed reaction resulted in Mahomes trucking him at the goal line for the score.</p><p>Harris also missed Samaje Perine in coverage later on, leading to a 36-yard catch for the running back down the far sideline. Perhaps he was still dealing with lingering effects from his calf injury, but Harris’ visibly slowed movements in Week 16 were the direct causes of several big plays.</p><p>The third-year linebacker’s struggles were not unnoticed, as PFF gave him a heinous 46.6 player grade for the game, the fourth-worst on the team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans most to blame for Week 16 loss to Chiefs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/texans-news-houston-claims-diontae-johnson-after-tank-dell-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans claim Diontae Johnson after crushing Tank Dell injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Houston-claims-Diontae-Johnson-after-crushing-Tank-Dell-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Texans claim Diontae Johnson after crushing Tank Dell injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T13:45:25-08:00">December 23rd, 1:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T14:29:37-08:00">December 23rd, 2:29pm</time><address><a>Joshua Valdez</a>Joshua Valdez started his journalism career as the Sports Editor for the Rutgers University newspaper before becoming an associate editor and Washington Wizards/Mystics reporter for ClutchPoints. He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While it seemed like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-waives-diontae-johnson-after-rocky-stint">former Baltimore Ravens wideout Diontae Johnson</a> might be done for the season after getting waived by the team, Tank Dell’s season-ending injury on Sunday changed his fortunes. The Houston Texans claimed Johnson on waivers Monday <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1871307363791392813?t=braFcOfletp8QhUejaq8ww&amp;s=19" rel="noopener">just before they play</a> the Ravens on Christmas Day, via ESPN’s Adam Schefter.</p><p>It may be too quick of a turnaround for Johnson to suit up for Wednesday’s contest, but don’t rule it out. Houston’s receiver depth has been decimated with both Dell and Stefon Diggs out for the season, while John Metchie III is <a href="https://x.com/jonmalexander/status/1870944535494488537" rel="noopener">questionable with a shoulder ailment</a>, via The Houston Chronicle’s Jonathan Alexander. That left Nico Collins and Robert Woods as the only healthy players on the roster with proven track records at the position before Johnson came into the fold.</p><p>Johnson joins his third team of the season after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-news-baltimore-diontae-johnson-trade-with-panthers">getting traded to the Ravens</a> by the Carolina Panthers. The Toledo alum sports 31 catches for 363 yards and three touchdowns on the year, although he only had one catch for six yards in Baltimore.</p><h2><b>Diontae Johnson, Texans are a perfectly-timed marriage</b></h2><p>Johnson has red flags, but Houston can’t afford to be picky right now. It’s lucky that someone of the former Pittsburgh Steeler’s ilk was even available, as most players with those stats would be on rosters at this point in the season.</p><p>Johnson spent five seasons in Pittsburgh after the team drafted him 66th overall in 2019. The 2021 Pro Bowler was one of the Steelers’ most reliable targets recording at least 680 yards in each season with them. He peaked in ’21 with 107 catches for 1,161 yards and eight touchdowns.</p><p>Johnson, though, was suspended by the Ravens for refusing to enter the game against the Philadelphia Eagles on December 1. His divorce with Baltimore was messy, as he only played 39 snaps for the team after it sacrificed a fifth-round pick to get him, although it did get another fifth-rounder back from the Panthers.</p><p>Regardless, Johnson should find a role with the receiver-starved Texans as they gear up for the playoffs and as he tries to stabilize his career.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans claim Diontae Johnson after crushing Tank Dell injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/texans-news-tank-dell-major-injury-houston-week-16');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tank Dell isn’t only major injury Texans suffered in Week 16');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Tank-Dell-isnt-only-major-injury-Houston-suffered-in-Week-16.jpg"></figure><h1>Tank Dell isn’t only major injury Texans suffered in Week 16</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T12:53:16-08:00">December 23rd, 12:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T12:53:16-08:00">December 23rd, 12:53pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-accomplishes-feat-not-seen-20-years-texans">Houston Texans had a demoralizing Week 16</a> in a 27-19 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Wide receiver Tank Dell went down with a heartbreaking knee injury that will end his season and likely bleed into the start of the 2025 season, and safety Jimmie Ward and guard Shaq Mason also went down, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-tank-dell-out-for-season-official-injury-diagnosis">leaving the Texans shorthanded</a>.</p><p>On Monday, head coach DeMeco Ryans <a href="https://x.com/TexansCommenter/status/1871263511319580704" rel="noopener">provided some grim updates</a> on the latter two on top of the devastation of the Dell injury. Ryans said that Ward suffered a mid-foot sprain that will require season-ending surgery, and that Mason is week-to-week with a knee injury.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">DeMeco Ryans says that Tank Dell tore his ACL while dislocating he knee cap and “some other thing there that he’ll have to get repaired”</p><p>He also shared Jimmie Ward is out for the year with mid-foot sprain <a href="https://t.co/kKbpB7Obfg">pic.twitter.com/kKbpB7Obfg</a></p><p>— Houston Stressans (@TexansCommenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/TexansCommenter/status/1871263511319580704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 23, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The loss of Ward is a big one while the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-houston-lose-jalen-pitre-season-injury-update">Texans try to manage on defense without safety Jalen Pitre</a>, who is out for the season. Ward had replaced Pitre as the Texans’ fifth defensive back who plays down in the box and helps out in the run fit as well as playing in coverage underneath. Now, it will be very difficult for the Texans so slow down some of the league’s best offenses.</p><p>Mason is a key cog in an offensive line that has been one of the worst units in the NFL this season. while Mason hasn’t played his best football this season, losing a starter usually isn’t the best solution to protection woes up front. If Mason is forced to miss significant time, the Texans will struggle to both run the ball and protect C.J. Stroud through the postseason.</p><h2><b>Texans working through issues before playoffs start</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DeMeco-Ryans.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-demeco-ryans-drops-proud-reaction-after-brutal-chiefs-loss">Houston Texans have been one of the more disappointing teams</a> in the NFL this season despite racing out to a 9-6 record and another AFC South title. While the team has played well on defense, especially up front, the offense has been inconsistent and sometimes infuriating to watch.</p><p>C.J. Stroud isn’t playing as well in year two as he did as a rookie, and while some of that has to fall on him, the situation around him with the rest of the offense isn’t doing the former Ohio State star any favors.</p><p>The Texans haven’t been able to run the ball all year, and have taken more negative gains on run plays than just about any other team in football. In the passing game, the offensive line has been extremely poor, forcing Stroud to play more sped up than he would like to.</p><p>Simply put, the young quarterback is asked to lift this offense all on his own each and every week. The play calling is inconsistent — every time the Texans try to get anything for free, a screen, a cheap run play, they get nothing. Skill position injuries to Nico Collins, Stefon Diggs <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-cj-stroud-teammates-react-tank-dell-knee-injury">and now Tank Dell</a> have also taken all of the explosiveness out of the offense.</p><p>Stroud is still capable of playing at a very high level, but the Texans have a lot of problems to fix in not very much time as they charge toward the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tank Dell isn’t only major injury Texans suffered in Week 16

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/texans-news-tank-dell-out-for-season-official-injury-diagnosis');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans’ Tank Dell out for season after official injury diagnosis');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Texans-football-news-Tank-Dell-suffers-apparent-knee-injury-after-touchdown-vs.-Chiefs.jpg"></figure><h1>Texans’ Tank Dell out for season after official injury diagnosis</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T10:47:05-08:00">December 23rd, 10:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T11:14:20-08:00">December 23rd, 11:14am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-tank-dell-gets-significant-knee-injury-update-from-demeco-ryans">Texans took another hit in their wide receiver</a> room, as head coach DeMeco Ryans announced that Tank Dell <a href="https://x.com/Djbienaime/status/1871261727167529104" rel="noopener">tore his ACL</a> along with dislocating his knee in their game against the Kansas City Chiefs, which was reported by reporter DJ Bien-Aime.</p><p>Dell will now be out the remainder of the season, which is tough for a Texans team that was already short at the receiver position. Stefon Diggs suffered a season-ending injury earlier this season, and now the Texans will have to roll with Nico Collins taking most of the load on offense.</p><p>Dell suffered the leg injury after catching a touchdown, and after he didn’t get up, it started to raise concern for the receiver. He was carted off and hospitalized after the injury.</p><h2>Texans suffer another injury to wide receiver</h2><p>The Texans knew how much Tank Dell meant to them and their success, but it goes deeper than just football. After their game against the Chiefs, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-cj-stroud-teammates-react-tank-dell-knee-injury">several teammates spoke about Dell</a> and their reaction to the injury.</p><p>“It’s not easy seeing your brother go down like that,” Stroud said. “No one on the field wants to see anybody get hurt or anything like that, so it was nice for [the Kansas City Chiefs] to say their prayers and to have a heart like that.”</p><p>“Obviously, it’s an unfortunate injury,” Joe Mixon said. “[Tank Dell] fought his a** off to get healthy from what he was going through in the offseason. I mean, my man showed up to work each and every day with the best mindset, best attitude, and it’s just an unfortunate situation. That’s the nature of this game, you can’t never take it for granted. You know, you play like it’s your last because you’re never guaranteed the next.”</p><p>The Texans will have to continue to have the next-man-up mentality with Dell out for the season, and hopefully, they can continue to be successful as the playoffs approach.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans’ Tank Dell out for season after official injury diagnosis

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/afc-playoff-picture-chargers-topple-broncos-week-16');   ga('set', 'title', 'AFC playoff picture after Chargers topple Broncos in Week 16');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AFC-playoff-picture-after-Chargers-topple-Broncos-in-Week-16.jpg"></figure><h1>AFC playoff picture after Chargers topple Broncos in Week 16</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T09:00:12-08:00">December 23rd, 9:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T09:00:12-08:00">December 23rd, 9:00am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There is one game left in Week 16 as the Green Bay Packers host the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football. But that means the AFC games are finished and the playoff picture has cleared up. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-sean-payton-calls-out-need-to-be-smarter-after-loss-chargers">Chargers beat the Broncos on Thursday night</a>, starting the week with a big win. Wins by the Chiefs, Bills, and Ravens helped clear things up as well. We’ll take a look at the AFC playoff picture heading into Week 17.</p><p>Five of the seven AFC playoff spots are clinched through 16 weeks. The Broncos could have clinched a spot by beating the Chargers on Thursday but they collapsed in the second half. That win sent the Bolts’ playoff chances to 94%, so there is a very slim chance the playoffs change in the final two weeks. But anything can happen in the NFL and until there is an X next to seven teams, nothing is locked in.</p><p>Week 16 is over and done and the holidays are around the corner. Who is in a playoff spot and who is grasping to slim chances? Here is the AFC playoff picture.</p><h2><b>#1: Kansas City Chiefs (14-1, 1st in AFC West)</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Patrick-Mahomes-with-KC-Chiefs-5.jpg"><figcaption>Denny Medley-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Chiefs won another one-possession game on Saturday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-andy-reid-makes-bold-claim-after-tight-chiefs-win-over-texans">beating the Houston Texans 27-19</a>. They have a quick turnaround for a Wednesday game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on the road. Mahomes and the crew have a magic number of one to clinch the AFC’s top seed. If they win, they will secure the all-important bye in the first round.</p><h2><b>#2: Buffalo Bills (12-3, 1st in AFC East)</b></h2><p>Despite going down 14-0 in the first quarter, the Bills took down the Patriots at home in Week 16. They have already won the AFC East and are nearing a clinch of the number two seed. That does not mean what it used to be with the extra playoff team but it does mean more playoff football in Orchard Park.</p><h2><b>#3: Pittsburgh Steelers (10-5, t-1st in AFC North)</b></h2><p>The Steelers lost an important game to the Ravens on Saturday that brought the two teams to a tie. Pittsburgh would win the division if they ended with identical records because of their conference winning percentage. That makes both Christmas Day games very important, as the Steelers host the Chiefs and the Ravens travel to Houston.</p><h2><b>#4: Houston Texans (9-6, 1st in AFC South)</b></h2><p>The Texans lost more than just the game on Sunday. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-demeco-ryans-reveals-tank-dells-return-houston-dislocating-knee">Tank Dell left with a gruesome knee injury</a>, adding to the cavalcade of injuries for the team. They have already clinched the AFC South and the playoffs, so the loss does not crush their playoff standings. Nico Collins will have to step up on Wednesday to give fans hope for the playoffs.</p><h2><b>#5: Baltimore Ravens (10-5, t-1st in AFC North)</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Lamar-Jackson-with-Baltimore-Ravens-10.jpg"><figcaption>Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Ravens evened the season series against the Steelers and clinched the playoffs on Saturday because of a great performance from their defense. The pick-six was the final nail in the coffin for the game. Now, the Ravens still need the Steelers to lose one of their final two games and Baltimore needs to win out. The good news is that Pittsburgh plays Kansas City this week. A win over Houston and Lamar Jackson could secure another division title.</p><h2><b>#6: Los Angeles Chargers (9-6, t-2nd in AFC West)</b></h2><p>The Chargers came storming back to beat the Broncos on Thursday and nearly secured their playoff spot. If they win against the Patriots on Saturday afternoon, they will secure a return to the playoffs. Jim Harbaugh has them in the playoff conversation after a miserable 2023 season and Thursday’s win proved that.</p><h2><b>#7: Denver Broncos </b><b>(9-6, t-2nd in AFC West)</b></h2><p>The Broncos had a 21-10 lead in the second quarter but collapsed to lose to the Chargers on Thursday. A win would have secured their playoff spot and the same is true for Week 17. They play the Bengals on the road, which is a tough matchup for their strong defense. Rookie quarterback Bo Nix has been strong this year and can prove it in this game. If they lose, they will have another win-and-in scenario against the Chiefs in Week 18. They should be rooting for KC on Wednesday so they have nothing to play for in Week 18.</p><h2><b>#8: Indianapolis Colts (7-8, 2nd in AFC South)</b></h2><p>The Colts are in the eighth spot and hold the tie-breakers over the Dolphins and Bengals. That means they only have to look ahead to the Broncos for their playoff chances. They need to win both games, Week 17 against the Giants and Week 18 against the Jaguars. Then the Broncos or Chargers have to lose both of their games, Week 17 against the Bengals and Week 18 against the Chiefs. The Athletic gives them a 14% <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5698572/2024/12/22/nfl-playoffs-projections-odds/" rel="noopener">chance of making the postseason</a>.</p><h2><b>#9: Miami Dolphins (7-8, 2nd in AFC East)</b></h2><p>The Dolphins have the tiebreaker over the Bengals but not over the Colts. So after their big win over the 49ers on Sunday, they need a lot of help. It starts with Miami winning out against the Browns and Patriots. Then, the Colts need to lose or tie at least one of their two games. And the Broncos or Chargers need to lose both of their games. If all of that happens, the Dolphins will make the playoffs. The Athletic gives them a 12% chance of making it.</p><h2><b>#10: Cincinnati Bengals (7-8, 3rd in AFC North)</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joe-Burrow-with-Cincinnati-Bengals-6.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Bengals are the last team with playoff chances in the AFC. They started 0-3, cratering any chance they had of making the playoffs but a remarkable stretch has them grasping to hope. They do not have a tiebreaker over the Colts or Dolphins but they play the Broncos and can clinch that tiebreaker. They need to win both games (v Broncos, @ Steelers), the Broncos need to lose in Week 18 to the Chiefs, and the Dolphins and Colts both need to lose or tie one of their final games. The Athletic says there is a 5% chance that happens.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

AFC playoff picture after Chargers topple Broncos in Week 16

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/texans-news-demeco-ryans-reveals-tank-dells-return-houston-dislocating-knee');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans’ DeMeco Ryans reveals Tank Dell’s return to Houston after dislocating knee');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Texans-news-DeMeco-Ryans-reveals-Tank-Dells-return-to-Houston-after-dislocating-knee.jpg"></figure><h1>Texans’ DeMeco Ryans reveals Tank Dell’s return to Houston after dislocating knee</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T12:45:01-08:00">December 22nd, 12:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T12:45:01-08:00">December 22nd, 12:45pm</time><address><a>Tim Crean</a>Tim Crean started writing about sports in 2016 and joined ClutchPoints in 2022. He excels with his versatile coverage of the NFL, NBA, soccer, sports media, and more. As a longtime self-professed sports junkie, it is a dream to write about sports professionally. He’s a lifelong Buffalo Bills fan from Western New York and when he’s not enjoying a round of golf he's probably coaching youth soccer or flag football. You can catch all of his sports-related musings on Twitter at @twcrean.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Houston Texans wide receiver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-tank-dell-gets-significant-knee-injury-update-from-demeco-ryans">Tank Dell suffered a gruesome and devastating injury</a> in the team’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-accomplishes-feat-not-seen-20-years-texans">27-19 Week 16 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs</a>. Dell suffered a dislocated knee cap and stayed in a Kansas hospital overnight. On Sunday, head coach DeMeco Ryans <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1870911017129267387" rel="noopener">shared a little good news</a>, that Dell was headed home to Texas.</p><p>“Coach DeMeco Ryans told reporters that Tank Dell is returning to Houston as we speak and evaluating the next options,” NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport reported on Sunday.</p><p>The insider also shared some insight about what happened on the field when the Tank Dell injury happened.</p><p>“My understanding is that this is a dislocated kneecap for Tank Dell, which is why his teammates say, “Don’t move, don’t move!” because the kneecap was, frankly not where it was supposed to be, and if you move your leg, if you bend it, you can do serious damage,” Rapoport shared. “Tank Dell was transported immediately to the University of Kansas Medical Center to stay overnight … mostly as a precaution. Wanted to make sure he had the best care possible, taking him to a Traum 1 — Tier 1 center.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Coach DeMeco Ryans told reporters that Tank Dell is returning to Houston as we speak and evaluating the next options. <a href="https://t.co/vM4VdEZAUS">https://t.co/vM4VdEZAUS</a></p><p>— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1870911017129267387?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>When Rapoport gave the report, it was unclear how long he would stay in the hospital and whether or not he would have surgery immediately on his knee. It now sounds like Dell and the Texans will make that decision back in Houston.</p><p>This is just the latest injury to the Texans’ wide receiver corps, a group that has been decimated by injuries. Offseason acquisition Stefon Diggs went out for the season in Week 8 with a torn ACL and Nico Collins has missed four games with a hamstring injury.</p><p>For Dell, this is his second season in the NFL and the second one that has ended with an injury. HIs rookie campaign was cut short by a broken leg.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans’ DeMeco Ryans reveals Tank Dell’s return to Houston after dislocating knee

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/ravens-vs-texans-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-christmas-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ravens vs. Texans predictions, pick, odds, spread for NFL Christmas 2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Ravens-vs.-Texans-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-NFL-Christmas-2024.jpg"></figure><h1>Ravens vs. Texans predictions, pick, odds, spread for NFL Christmas 2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T09:17:09-08:00">December 22nd, 9:17am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T09:17:09-08:00">December 22nd, 9:17am</time><address><a>RB Hayek</a>RB Hayek has been writing about sports for over a decade and is currently a member of ClutchPoints' Betting team. In addition, he is also a published author of thriller novels, available on Amazon. Rob went 29-31 against tge spread in November and 43-17 overall.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore Ravens will battle the Houston Texans on Christmas Day. It’s a holiday showdown at NRG Stadium as we continue our NFL odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> and make a Ravens-Texans prediction and pick.</p><figure><img src="https://a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/3065-2113640"></figure><figure><img src="https://paramountplus.qflm.net/i/492408/2113640/3065"></figure><h2><b>Ravens-Texans Last Game – Matchup History</b></h2><p>The Texans will attempt to avenge a Divisional Round loss to the Ravens from last season when the Ravens demolished them 34-10 at M&amp;T Bank Stadium. Significantly, the Ravens have won five games in a row against the Texans. This will be the first time the Ravens and Texans meet at NRG Stadium since September 9, 2020, when Baltimore destroyed them 33-16.</p><p>Overall Series: The Ravens lead the head-to-head series 12-2.</p><p><i><b>Here are the Ravens-Texans <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nfl" rel="noopener">NFL odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </b></i></p><h2><b>NFL Odds: Ravens-Texans Odds</b></h2><p>Baltimore Ravens: -3.5 (-120)</p><p>Moneyline: -200</p><p>Houston Texans: +3.5 (-102)</p><p>Moneyline: +168</p><p>Over: 47.5 (-105)</p><p>Under: 47.5 (-115)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Ravens vs. Texans </b></h2><p>Time: 4:30 PM ET/1:30 PM PT</p><p>TV: Netflix</p><p><i><b>*Watch NFL games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/football/?irad=356362&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(Get Access | Save $30)</a>*</b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Ravens Could Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Ravens earned themselves a tie at the top of the AFC North standings after a win where <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-news-lamar-jackson-sets-new-career-high-huge-win-vs-steelers">Lamar Jackson set a franchise passing record</a>, tossing his 37th touchdown. Jackson was solid on Saturday, passing for 207 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. Of course, he did not have to do much, as Derrick Henry rushed 24 times for 162 yards. The star duo helped power the Ravens to their second straight win, which now gives them a chance to steal the division possibly.</p><p>Jackson has been one of the significant reasons why the Ravens are in a position to make another playoff run. Significantly, Jackson has passed for 3,787 yards, 37 touchdowns, and four interceptions while also running 126 times for 765 yards and three scores. Henry has rushed 278 times for 1,636 yards and 13 touchdowns. These two have powered an electric offense that has continued to run the ball efficiently and score at will.</p><p>The defense has been an issue all season. Yet, it has improved over the past two games, holding the Steelers to 17 points and the New York Giants to 14. The Ravens have won two games in a row since their bye week. Kyle Van Noy has been a mainstay on the defensive side of the ball, garnering 21 solo tackles and 10.5 sacks. Meanwhile, Marlon Humphrey is having a fantastic season, making 42 solo tackles and six interceptions.</p><p>The Ravens will cover the spread if Jackson and Henry can run the football well and chew up the clock. Then, they need their defense to pressure the quarterback and force bad passes.</p><h2><b>Why The Texans Could Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Texans suffered a significant loss when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-tank-dell-knee-injury-touchdown-chiefs">Tank Dell suffered a knee injury</a>. Unfortunately, he has a dislocated kneecap and likely will miss the rest of the season. The Texans are already without Stefan Diggs, leaving Nico Collins as the only healthy wide receiver from opening week.</p><p>Losing his receivers has made life tough for CJ Stroud. So far, he is struggling with 3,492 passing yards, 19 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. Stroud must find a way to make the most of what he has and must build chemistry with his new receivers. Joe Mixon powers the rushing attack. He has rushed 231 times for 967 yards and 11 touchdowns.</p><p>Along with Collins, the Texans may start to focus more on tight end Dalton Schultz. Ultimately, he caught five passes for 45 yards and one touchdown in the 27-19 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The injuries may open up some opportunities for Robert Woods, who has three catches on six targets but just 19 yards against the Chiefs.</p><p>The defense allowed the Chiefs to march down the field at critical moments when they needed a stop. Because of that, they were unable to gain consistent momentum. It will be much more challenging against the Ravens, who can run the ball at will. Danielle Hunter is the top pass rusher in this defense, garnering 30 solo tackles and 12 sacks. Likewise, Will Anderson Jr. has been great, with 25 solo tackles and 10.5 sacks.</p><p>The Texans will cover the spread if they can establish the run game and relieve pressure off Stroud. Then, they must contain Jackson and Henry and win the possession battle.</p><h2><b>Final Ravens-Texans Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Ravens are 8-6-1 against the spread, while the Texans are 6-7-2 against the odds. Moreover, the Ravens are 5-3 against the spread on the road, while the Texans are 3-3-1 against the odds at home. The Ravens are 5-5 against the spread when facing the AFC, while the Texans are 3-6-1 against the odds when facing their conference.</p><p>The Ravens are on fire right now, and the Texans are hurting. Therefore, it’s tough to trust the Texans, even at home. I like the Ravens to win and cover the spread on Christmas Day.</p><p><b>Final Ravens-Texans Prediction &amp; Pick: Baltimore Ravens: -3.5 (-120)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ravens vs. Texans predictions, pick, odds, spread for NFL Christmas 2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/texans-news-demeco-ryans-drops-proud-reaction-after-brutal-chiefs-loss');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans’ DeMeco Ryans drops ‘proud’ reaction after brutal Chiefs loss');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Texans-news-DeMeco-Ryans-drops-proud-reaction-after-brutal-Chiefs-loss.jpg"></figure><h1>Texans’ DeMeco Ryans drops ‘proud’ reaction after brutal Chiefs loss</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-21T18:43:28-08:00">December 21st, 6:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-21T18:43:35-08:00">December 21st, 6:43pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Texans (9-6) battled the dynastic Kansas City Chiefs (14-1) on Saturday afternoon, as well as their emotions, and ultimately came up a little short. CJ Stroud made some crucial mistakes, the defense surrendered a 15-yard rushing touchdown to Patrick Mahomes and a penalty ultimately resulted in another opposing score. In many ways, this game can be best described as the KC special.</p><p>Although the Chiefs once again played a less-than-stellar brand of football they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-accomplishes-feat-not-seen-20-years-texans">executed when necessary</a> and made less mistakes than the other team. People keep wondering if such a style of play is sustainable, but that question may not be answered until the playoffs. Should the Texans earn another crack at the champions, they must correct their shortcomings.</p><p>Head coach DeMeco Ryans believes there is plenty to fix but also <a href="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/mistakes-missed-opportunities-chiefs-19994665.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&amp;utm_source=t.co&amp;utm_medium=referral" rel="noopener">key positives to take away</a> from the loss.</p><p>“I’m very proud of the effort of our guys,” he said postgame, per the Houston Chronicle’s Sam Warren. “It was a really good battle versus a really good team. We just have to clean up executing in the critical moments and finishing. That’s where we have to clean it up.”</p><h2><b>Can the Texans put it all together in time for the postseason?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/CJ-Stroud-with-Houston-Texans-2.jpg"><figcaption>Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While the AFC South winners are still striving for their best form, they did exhibit impressive resilience at different points of their showdown in Arrowhead Stadium. Players were devastated after watching wide receiver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-cj-stroud-teammates-react-tank-dell-knee-injury">Tank Dell sustain a brutal knee injury</a> while scoring a touchdown early in the third quarter. They continued to press forward, however, and were able to position themselves for a potential game-tying drive. Unfortunately, Stroud and the offense could not move the ball down the field when they needed to most.</p><p>The 2023 Offensive Rookie of the Year was 23-of-39 passing for 244 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. He has to awaken from his sophomore slumber and display the level of shrewd judgment that made so many fans, even non-Texan ones, fall in love with him last season. But a resurgence will be far tougher to attain following <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-tank-dell-gets-significant-knee-injury-update-from-demeco-ryans">the Dell injury news</a>. The defense will also have to tighten things up, specifically in the red zone.</p><p>The grit is still there, though. And that is a crucial intangible to carry into the playoffs. When faced with adversity, DeMeco Ryans and company might have the right amount of mental strength to overcome a daunting opponent. But that alone will not be enough to survive the Chiefs.</p><p>Houston has a couple weeks left to adjust its on-field performance, and if it does, fans will finally get to see the balanced and dangerous Texans squad they envisioned before the season started.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans’ DeMeco Ryans drops ‘proud’ reaction after brutal Chiefs loss

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/texans-news-cj-stroud-teammates-react-tank-dell-knee-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans’ CJ Stroud, Houston teammates react to Tank Dell’s scary knee injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Texans-news-CJ-Stroud-Houston-teammates-react-to-Tank-Dells-scary-knee-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Texans’ CJ Stroud, Houston teammates react to Tank Dell’s scary knee injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-21T16:48:33-08:00">December 21st, 4:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-21T16:48:33-08:00">December 21st, 4:48pm</time><address><a>Dakota Zientek</a>Dakota Zientek graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020 and has been writing about the NFL ever since. As a die-hard NFL fan, Dakota's fandom rides with the Chicago Bears through thick and thin -- regardless of how much pain it has caused his heart throughout the years. One day, he believes he will celebrate the Bears winning a Super Bowl. Maybe even... a few?</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In a 27-19 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-accomplishes-feat-not-seen-20-years-texans">loss to the Kansas City Chiefs</a> in Week 16, the Houston Texans lost much more than a football game. With Texans receiver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-tank-dell-knee-injury-touchdown-chiefs">Tank Dell exiting the game on a cart</a> with an immobilization brace on his left leg, it was clear that their second-year receiver suffered a serious injury. Following the injury to a player like Dell, Texans quarterback CJ Stroud and the rest of his teammates had nothing but positive words to say, as the star receiver looks to bounce back from his second serious lower-body injury within two seasons.</p><p>One of the players who seemed to take this the hardest was Stroud, who shied away from hiding his emotions in the post-game press conference. However, he was grateful for the Chiefs’ hospitality, joining the Texans in an on-field prayer following Dell’s injury.</p><p>“It’s not easy seeing your brother go down like that,” Stroud said with a somber look stuck on his face. “No one on the field wants to see anybody get hurt or anything like that, so it was nice for [the Kansas City Chiefs] to say their prayers and to have a heart like that.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Texans</a> quarterback C.J. Stroud on loss of his friend, wide receiver Tank Dell, to terrible knee injury, and emotional situation for AFC South winners <a href="https://twitter.com/KPRC2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KPRC2</a> <a href="https://t.co/3huNWpdPfZ">pic.twitter.com/3huNWpdPfZ</a></p><p>— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/1870603495528886534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Along with Stroud, running back Joe Mixon shared his thoughts on losing a teammate and brother like Dell.</p><p>“Obviously, it’s an unfortunate injury,” Mixon said. “[Tank Dell] fought his a** off to get healthy from what he was going through in the offseason. I mean, my man showed up to work each and every day with the best mindset, best attitude, and it’s just an unfortunate situation. That’s the nature of this game, you can’t never take it for granted. You know, you play like it’s your last because you’re never guaranteed the next.”</p><p>As a player who shared the field with Dell during the play, Mixon also added how he was able to comfort the Texans’ second-year receiver after he suffered the knee injury.</p><p>“When you got your brother right there screaming in pain, and it’s really nothing you can do, that s**t sucks,” Mixon said. “I just try to do whatever I can to let him know that we’re there for him, praying over him, letting him know that God got you. At the end of the day, you never want to see anybody in this sport get hurt like that, man. It’s unfortunate, but we just gotta be there for him.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">A somber <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Texans</a> locker room as Joe Mixon <a href="https://twitter.com/Joe_MainMixon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Joe_MainMixon</a> reacts to significant Tank Dell left knee injury that is expected to end his season <a href="https://twitter.com/KPRC2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KPRC2</a> <a href="https://t.co/rI9SQ5deB3">pic.twitter.com/rI9SQ5deB3</a></p><p>— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/1870592133587239366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Another player who openly spoke about the injury was Xavier Hutchinson, a receiver who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-houstons-2023-nfl-draft-class">joined the Texans in the same draft class</a> as Dell.</p><p>“It’s hard, it’s tough,” Hutchinson said. “You never want to see someone like Tank, especially, go out with everything that he’s been through, everything that he’s battled through, just to see him come back and have the game that he was having, it sucks. He’s a big part of this team, and we’re going to miss him.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Texans</a> wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson reacts to Tank Dell horrible left knee injury <a href="https://twitter.com/KPRC2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KPRC2</a> <a href="https://t.co/aHQVX57uPB">pic.twitter.com/aHQVX57uPB</a></p><p>— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/1870605228216914428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The last <a href="https://x.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/1870622849947619496" rel="noopener">player to speak</a> on Dell’s injury was Nico Collins, another receiver on this Texans team who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-wr-nico-collins-placed-on-ir-with-hamstring-injury">missed significant time this season</a> with an injury, per Aaron Wilson on X.</p><p>“It hurts,” Collins said. “We know how much he meant to this team, but losing one of your brothers, man, it hurts. Speedy recovery for [Tank Dell]. Knowing how much this game means to him, to us, to go down like that, it’s frustrating. It’s hard. He’s a really big part of this offense. Seeing him go down, it hurt. We got to continue to step and ball for him and all of the rest of the brothers. We’re going to miss him”</p><p>So, with Dell <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-tank-dell-gets-significant-knee-injury-update-from-demeco-ryans">expected to miss the remainder of the 2024 season</a>, the Texans have extra reason to fight as hard as they can with three games remaining.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans’ CJ Stroud, Houston teammates react to Tank Dell’s scary knee injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/texans-news-tank-dell-gets-significant-knee-injury-update-from-demeco-ryans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans’ Tank Dell gets ‘significant’ knee injury update from DeMeco Ryans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Tank-Dell-gets-significant-knee-injury-update-from-DeMeco-Ryans.jpg"></figure><h1>Texans’ Tank Dell gets ‘significant’ knee injury update from DeMeco Ryans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-21T14:54:34-08:00">December 21st, 2:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-21T14:55:35-08:00">December 21st, 2:55pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Texans lost to the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday afternoon, but more than that, they witnessed one of their own <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-tank-dell-knee-injury-touchdown-chiefs">experience yet another heartbreaking injury</a>. Second-year wide receiver Tank Dell, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-tank-dell-season-ending-injury-painful-laremy-tunsil-reaction">suffered a fractured fibula last season</a>, was stretched off the field and taken to a KC hospital with another serious leg injury. His head coach, DeMeco Ryans, has <a href="https://x.com/joeagleason/status/1870585188243452067" rel="noopener">the latest update</a> regarding his condition.</p><p>“Tank has a significant knee injury and he’ll be staying here in Kansas City overnight getting further evaluations, and we’ll get an update tomorrow,” Ryans said, per Joe Gleason. “But just all our thoughts and prayers are with Tank right now. You guys have seen what he means to our entire team. It hurts to see him go down like that.”</p><p>Dell’s injury occurred when he scored a receiving touchdown in the third quarter. As he was hauling in the big grab, a teammate accidentally crashed into his knee. It was a difficult scene to watch. CJ Stroud and others were emotional at the sight of their brother being wheeled into the back of the cart. Their faces told everyone what they needed to know.</p><p>After working hard to return to action and amassing 98 yards and a score against the two-time reigning Super Bowl champion Chiefs, this young athlete is headed for another long recovery. This is not the time to look ahead to next year, however. All one can do now is keep Dell in their prayers.</p><h2><b>Tank Dell’s condition after Texans-Chiefs matchup</b></h2><p>While the game was still in progress, NBC Sports reporter Kathryn Tappen <a href="https://x.com/SNFonNBC/status/1870578958971949269" rel="noopener">informed viewers of the precautions taken</a> when placing Dell on the stretcher. “They stabilized his entire left leg in a vacuum splint, which is used when there is concern with severe instability or fracture,” she said. “The splint is used to stabilize from the hip to the foot. He was taken in an ambulance to University of Kansas Hospital, a level 1 trauma center which is located 12 miles from Arrowhead {Stadium}.”</p><p>The 2023 third-round draft pick exhilarated Texans fans in his rookie season, recording 47 receptions for 709 yards and seven touchdowns in only 11 games. While he had yet to attain his top form in 2024, he was looking the part in KC. Houston is surely behind Tank Dell, and he could use all the support he can get at this moment.</p><p>More information regarding his injury will hopefully come out within the next day.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans’ Tank Dell gets ‘significant’ knee injury update from DeMeco Ryans

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/chiefs-news-accomplishes-feat-not-seen-20-years-texans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chiefs accomplish feat not seen in 20 years with win over Texans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Chiefs-news-KC-accomplishes-feat-not-seen-in-20-years-with-win-over-Texans.jpg"></figure><h1>Chiefs accomplish feat not seen in 20 years with win over Texans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-21T14:54:00-08:00">December 21st, 2:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-21T14:54:00-08:00">December 21st, 2:54pm</time><address><a>Dakota Zientek</a>Dakota Zientek graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020 and has been writing about the NFL ever since. As a die-hard NFL fan, Dakota's fandom rides with the Chicago Bears through thick and thin -- regardless of how much pain it has caused his heart throughout the years. One day, he believes he will celebrate the Bears winning a Super Bowl. Maybe even... a few?</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In their 27-19 win over the Houston Texans in Week 16, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-patrick-mahomes-sets-career-mark-despite-ankle-sprain">Kansas City Chiefs made history</a> not seen in over 20 years, dating back to 2003. Since that 2003 season, the Chiefs have never gone undefeated at home. Well, until the 2024 season, as they went a perfect 8-0 in GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Last time the Chiefs went undefeated at home was 03… </p><p>But it didn’t end in a 🏆 <a href="https://t.co/mK8JrqQzpB">pic.twitter.com/mK8JrqQzpB</a></p><p>— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) <a href="https://twitter.com/brgridiron/status/1870586768787145106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In their win against the Texans, the Chiefs did what they’ve done all season: Beat enemies in their home stadium. Considering the atmosphere in GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, it’s not too surprising that this Chiefs team performs so well at home.</p><p>Now, while this is an impressive feat, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/exclusive-nfl-legend-troy-aikman-chiefs-3-peat-declaration">Chiefs have higher hopes for the 2024 season</a>.</p><p>In 2003, the last time Kansas City went undefeated, they lost in the AFC Divisional Round to the Peyton Manning-led Indianapolis Colts, 38-31.</p><p>And with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-kansas-city-first-repeat-super-bowl-champions-since-tom-bradys-patriots">Chiefs winning back-to-back Super Bowls</a> heading into the 2024 season, they’re looking to make more significant history this season.</p><h2><b>Chiefs eyeing first-ever Super Bowl three-peat in 2024</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Patrick-Mahomes.jpg"><figcaption>Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-news-1-crucial-difference-between-chiefs-and-patriots-dynasties">NFL has seen plenty of dynasties</a> throughout league history, no team has ever won three Super Bowls in a row.</p><p>There have been good teams that have won once. There have even been great teams to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-chiefs-are-100-a-dynasty-after-wild-super-bowl-58-win-over-49ers">win two Super Bowls in a row</a>.</p><p>However, never has a team accomplished the feat of winning back-to-back-to-back Super Bowls.</p><p>Holding a 14-1 record after winning their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-patrick-mahomes-kansas-city-9th-straight-afc-west-title">ninth consecutive AFC West title</a>, the Chiefs load up for a playoff run to hopefully continue making NFL history.</p><p>And while they went undefeated at home in the regular season, it looks possible that Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs could make history in more than one way.</p><p>It seems like each and every season, Kansas City is amidst a historic season, and if they can accomplish the highly unlikely by three-peating in the Super Bowl, the Chiefs could overtake the New England Patriots as the <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/ranking-nfls-greatest-dynasties-of-past-six-decades-have-chiefs-done-enough-to-pass-1990s-cowboys/#:~:text=1.,titles%2C%20and%2017%20division%20titles." rel="noopener">most impressive NFL dynasty</a> of the 2000s.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chiefs accomplish feat not seen in 20 years with win over Texans

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/texans-news-tank-dell-knee-injury-touchdown-chiefs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans’ Tank Dell suffers apparent knee injury after touchdown vs. Chiefs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Texans-football-news-Tank-Dell-suffers-apparent-knee-injury-after-touchdown-vs.-Chiefs.jpg"></figure><h1>Texans’ Tank Dell suffers apparent knee injury after touchdown vs. Chiefs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-21T12:14:54-08:00">December 21st, 12:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-21T15:26:16-08:00">December 21st, 3:26pm</time><address><a>Dakota Zientek</a>Dakota Zientek graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020 and has been writing about the NFL ever since. As a die-hard NFL fan, Dakota's fandom rides with the Chicago Bears through thick and thin -- regardless of how much pain it has caused his heart throughout the years. One day, he believes he will celebrate the Bears winning a Super Bowl. Maybe even... a few?</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-vs-chiefs-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-16-2024">Week 16 of the NFL regular season</a>, Houston Texans receiver Tank Dell made an incredible play, hauling in a 30-yard pass early in the second half against the Kansas City Chiefs. However, when coming down with the touchdown, Dell collided with receiver Jared Wayne, causing a scary knee injury for the second-year receiver coming off a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-rookie-tank-dells-devastating-injury-update-confirms-houstons-worst-fears">broken leg in 2023</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tank Dell went down after the TD.</p><p>Hope he's okay 🙏<a href="https://t.co/kEraVFjJdL">pic.twitter.com/kEraVFjJdL</a> <a href="https://t.co/nezcoCx1xJ">https://t.co/nezcoCx1xJ</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1870559917519831051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Dell was down for a while, requiring the cart to take him off the field with an immobilization cast on his knee.</p><p>After missing five games last year, it appears like Dell could be out with another serious lower-body injury.</p><p>With Dell’s injury looking as serious as it did, people all over social media <a href="https://x.com/RGIII/status/1870559440203596277" rel="noopener">showed their support</a>, including Robert Griffin III.</p><p>“Prayers up for Tank Dell,” Griffin wrote, adding the praying hands emoji to the end of his post.</p><p>Now, when a cart is involved in injuries, it always causes reason for serious concern. Some players can walk off on their own, or even with the help of training staff. However, Dell required the cart again, which paints a scary picture similar to 2023.</p><h2><b>Texans WR Tank Dell suffers second serious lower-body injury vs. Chiefs in Week 16</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Tank-Dell-with-Houston-Texans.jpg"><figcaption>Thomas B. Shea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Against the Denver Broncos in Week 13 of the 2023 season, Dell broke his leg, requiring him to miss the rest of the season, almost cutting into 2024.</p><p>However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-tank-dell-offers-8-word-message-as-he-recovers-from-gunshot-wound">Dell started the 2024 season</a> right on time with the Texans, though has started in just nine of the 13 games he’s appeared in.</p><p>Dell was having a less productive season in 2024 than the year before, but that was somewhat expected. When the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-houston-acquires-stefon-diggs-blockbuster-bills-trade">Texans added Stefon Diggs</a> to their receiver room, Dell was expected to see a dip in his productivity. Diggs is an All-Pro receiver, whereas Dell was entering just his second season in the NFL.</p><p>So, while Dell’s sophomore season wasn’t as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-tank-dell-deandre-hopkins-andre-johnson-rookie-records">explosive as his rookie year</a>, he was still a valuable asset to C.J. Stroud and the Texans’ offense.</p><p>During the broadcast of this Texans and Chiefs Week 16 matchup, Dell’s injury was <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1870576513575535097" rel="noopener">reported on further</a>, per Ian Rapoport on X.</p><p>“According to the NBC broadcast, #Texans WR Tank Dell was transported to University of Kansas Medical Center, an indication of the seriousness of care,” Rapoport wrote.</p><p>As many expected at the time, Dell’s injury is expected to be serious, and this report shows just that.</p><p>In a postgame update, it was revealed that Dell <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1870607796544418281" rel="noopener">dislocated his knee cap</a>, per Rapoport on X.</p><p>“#Texans WR Tank Dell suffered a dislocated knee cap, sources say, as doctors are working to determine the damage,” Rapoport wrote. “Surgery is possible, but has not yet happened. Dell’s injury is significant, as coach DeMeco Ryans said. Not clear how significant.”</p><p>In back-to-back years, it appears Dell’s season could be cut short following a severe lower-body injury.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans’ Tank Dell suffers apparent knee injury after touchdown vs. Chiefs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/chiefs-news-fans-blast-officials-controversial-kansas-city-texans-play');   ga('set', 'title', 'Fans absolutely blast officials after controversial Chiefs-Texans play');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/0-Fans-absolutely-blast-officials-after-controversial-Kansas-City-Texans-play.jpg"></figure><h1>Fans absolutely blast officials after controversial Chiefs-Texans play</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-21T12:11:56-08:00">December 21st, 12:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-21T12:17:35-08:00">December 21st, 12:17pm</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>NFL fans are mad at league referees once again in another <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-referee-explains-controversial-no-call-key-play-falcons-loss-chiefs">game involving the Kansas City Chiefs</a>. During the team’s Week 16 matchup with the Houston Texans, what appeared to be a Patrick Mahomes fumble was <a href="https://x.com/Rate_the_Refs/status/1870544726509949236" rel="noopener">ruled a forward pass</a> with a penalty added to it that enraged viewers.</p><p>While Mahomes’ arm was moving forward, defensive end Denico Autry visibly hit his elbow, causing him to lose his grip. The Texans picked up the loose ball and returned it for a would-be touchdown, but the call was overturned due to Derek Barnett’s arm hitting Mahomes in the helmet.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Texans hit Mahomes as he throws and return the fumble for a touchdown. Refs rule this a forward pass and a roughing the passer flag so the Texans touchdown is taken off the board. <a href="https://t.co/rZpOzYnoFF">pic.twitter.com/rZpOzYnoFF</a></p><p>— Rate the Refs App (@Rate_the_Refs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Rate_the_Refs/status/1870544726509949236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>With some fans deeming the hit as minimal contact to the head, many were distressed by the official ruling. The penalty was just more evidence for those who believe that the Chiefs receive unfair assistance from referees.</p><p>Criticism was even made by some media members, who were blunt with their reactions. Fx26Houston reporter Will Kunkel <a href="https://x.com/WillKunkelFOX/status/1870544929803715001" rel="noopener">claimed that</a> the officials made the call in response to fans chanting “ref you suck” at them throughout the game.</p><p>“The officials weren’t going to take the ‘REF YOU SUCK’ chants lying down,” Kunkel tweeted. “They’re back with a vengeance to prove their love for the Chiefs.”</p><p>“Refs helping the Chiefs is killing the NFL,” another fan <a href="https://x.com/RaidersAQ/status/1870544432522813862" rel="noopener">tweeted</a>.</p><h2><b>Fans continue to express frustration with officials during Chiefs-Texans</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Patrick-Mahomes-on-Dec-15-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The potential strip-sack from Autry and Barnett was not the only play that upset fans during the Chiefs vs. Texans game. Several other calls caught viewers’ attention, including an offensive pass interference call on Tank Dell and a holding penalty on Derek Stingley Jr.</p><p>The call against Dell specifically drew negative reactions. While working against cornerback Nazeeh Johnson, Dell seemed to make minimal contact on a short pass play, confusing fans with the call.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Your weekly proof that NFL refs love the Kansas City Chiefs…</p><p>This was called an offensive pass interference against Tank Dell</p><p>I’ve watched this 10x &amp; cannot for the life of me find where the hell PI could have been. Houston moves the ball, penalty. What an absolute joke. <a href="https://t.co/kAj6diU6Li">pic.twitter.com/kAj6diU6Li</a></p><p>— Josh Reynolds (@JoshReynolds24) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshReynolds24/status/1870552189284106619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Stingley’s penalty also caused controversy, as it wiped off a Texans sack and gave Kansas City a first down. Stingley was <a href="https://x.com/Rate_the_Refs/status/1870551020134375737" rel="noopener">penalized for draggin</a>g DeAndre Hopkins to the ground, though upon further review, the veteran wideout appeared to slip on the turf.</p><p>The penalties helped the Chiefs build a 17-10 lead over the Texans at halftime. Both teams have serious playoff implications to fight for with just a few games left in the regular season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Fans absolutely blast officials after controversial Chiefs-Texans play

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/houston-texans-bold-predictions-for-week-16-vs-chiefs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Houston Texans bold predictions for Week 16 vs. Chiefs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/PUB-1218-Houston-Texans-bold-predictions-for-Week-16-vs.-Chiefs.jpg"></figure><h1>Houston Texans bold predictions for Week 16 vs. Chiefs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-20T13:18:41-08:00">December 20th, 1:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-20T13:18:41-08:00">December 20th, 1:18pm</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Texans are having a solid 2024 NFL season. Houston is 9-5 heading into Week 16 and has the AFC South division locked down. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/afc-playoff-picture-after-steelers-texans-clinch-their-spots-in-week-15">Texans have already clinched a spot in the AFC playoffs</a>, which is the most important objective of the regular season for every NFL team. So why does this season feel like a disappointment?</p><p>Houston made a handful of aggressive moves this offseason that many thought would make them one of the AFC’s best teams. The Texans are a good team, no doubt about that, but they have not ascended to another level like many hoped they would. Simply put, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-game-by-game-predictions-after-2024-nfl-schedule-release">Texans haven’t lived up to their own expectations</a>.</p><p>None of this means that the Texans are doomed. In fact, they have just as good a chance as any team to go on a deep playoff run. They have a chance to prove it in Week 16.</p><p>Houston takes on Kansas City in Week 16 in a game that should be a playoff dress rehearsal for the Texans. The Chiefs are still dangerous, but they are not the same team as in past years. Houston absolutely has a chance to win this game.</p><p>Do the Texans have what it takes to get a huge win against the boogeyman that is the Chiefs? Or will Houston fall to Kansas City once again during a crucial stretch of the regular season?</p><p>Below, we will discuss three Texans bold predictions head of their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-vs-chiefs-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-16-2024">Week 16 matchup against the Chiefs</a>.</p><p><i><b>*Watch NFL games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/football/?irad=356362&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(Get Access | Save $30)</a>*</b></i></p><h2><b>CJ Stroud throws for more passing yards than Patrick Mahomes</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CJ-Stroud-1.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>This prediction does not require a ton of explanation.</p><p>Patrick Mahomes is the best quarterback in the NFL, but that does not mean CJ Stroud is outmatched in this game.</p><p>Stroud has proven that he is a legit franchise quarterback and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-c-j-stroud-felt-like-he-was-just-chilling-vs-micah-parsons-cowboys">he is learning more and more every week</a>. I believe that Stroud plays very aggressively against the Chiefs because he knows it’s the best way to get a win.</p><p>Even if the Texans do not win, Stroud will prove he can hang with Mahomes.</p><p>My prediction: simply put, Stroud will pass for more yards than Mahomes on Saturday. This may sound like a large challenge on paper, but it should not be too difficult for the Texans to manage. Mahomes has been more consistent than Stroud this season, but Stroud has higher highs. As long as the Texans can ball out on defense, this prediction has a great chance of happening.</p><h2><b>Nico Collins has a monster game, has more receptions than any other player</b></h2><p>In 2024, the Texans have gone as Nico Collins goes.</p><p>Collins has only played in nine games so far this season, but the Texans have looked dangerous in each and every one of them.</p><p>Collins has hauled in 53 receptions for 849 yards and six touchdowns in nine games played. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-nico-collins-reacts-contract-extension-declaration">His stats are not as gaudy as in 2023</a>, in large part because he’s played fewer games. However, he’s maintained his 16+ yards per reception average.</p><p>The Texans have multiple ways to win a game, but the Chiefs aren’t an ordinary team. Houston will <i>need</i> this to become a Nico Collins game if they want to actually win.</p><p>My prediction: Nico Collins will be CJ Stroud’s favorite target against the Chiefs. Houston will design a number of shot plays for Collins, as well as some pressure beaters that are sure to come in handy.</p><h2><b>Texans D only sacks Patrick Mahomes once, but forces crucial turnover</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Caleb-Williams-3.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The most frustrating part of Patrick Mahomes’ game is that he is an escape artist in the pocket.</p><p>He is not a freakish athlete in the same way that Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson are, but he is certainly dangerous in his own right. Mahomes is a master at extending plays and ensuring that defenders have to guard every single blade of grass. If they don’t, Mahomes will make them pay.</p><p>The Texans defense against Patrick Mahomes may be the most important part of this game. I have confidence that Houston can contain Mahomes in the pocket as best they can. However, that may not be enough to get a win.</p><p>I see the Texans forcing at least one big play on defense that gives them a chance to steal this game.</p><p>My prediction: the Texans will only manage one sack of Patrick Mahomes on Saturday. That is about as good as can be expected. However, more importantly, Houston will force a crucial turnover from Mahomes. This will create an opportunity for the Texans to win the game. I’m not willing to call this game in my prediction, but the Texans definitely have a good chance if a few things break their way.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Houston Texans bold predictions for Week 16 vs. Chiefs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/texans-news-laremy-tunsil-gets-real-about-chip-on-shoulder-that-still-exists-from-infamous-draft-video');   ga('set', 'title', 'Laremy Tunsil gets real about ‘chip on shoulder’ that still exists from infamous draft video');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Texans-news-Laremy-Tunsil-gets-real-about-chip-on-shoulder-that-still-exists-from-infamous-draft-video.jpg"></figure><h1>Laremy Tunsil gets real about ‘chip on shoulder’ that still exists from infamous draft video</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-20T09:31:54-08:00">December 20th, 9:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-20T09:31:54-08:00">December 20th, 9:31am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Though <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/1-surprising-texans-player-make-break-2024-nfl-season">Houston Texans star Laremy Tunsil is an important piece</a> to the offensive line and is one of the more effective tackles in the league, he could be more well-known for his NFL Draft experience. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-laremy-tunsil-cj-stroud-leadership-praise">Tunsil now protects Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud,</a> he was originally drafted by the Miami Dolphins, and the journey there was interesting, to say the least.</p><p>Tunsil was the 13th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, but to most, he slipped down because of a video leaked of him wearing a gas mask and smoking marijuana. That moment would be connected to him til this day when he even said to ESPN that there is a <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43062572/houston-texans-laremy-tunsil-gas-mask-incident-motivation" rel="noopener">“chip on my shoulder”</a> because of it.</p><p>“To this day, I still have that chip on my shoulder just to prove everybody wrong. … It just showed everyone I do make mistakes, but that’s not who I am,” Tunsil told ESPN. “So that was just one part of the journey. But I want the gold jacket. I want to be known as one of the best ever. ”</p><p>The Ole Miss product was a top prospect going into the draft, where if it wasn’t for his social media being hacked, he could have gone much higher. Tunsil spoke about originally checking his phone while waiting to be drafted and not knowing why he had so many notifications.</p><p>“I just picked my phone up to see what time it was,” Tunsil said via ESPN. “It was comments from everybody. So when I saw it, I just put it down.”</p><p>“I was panicking a little bit, and I’m just like ‘Don’t let my mom and my auntie see this,'” Tunsil continued. “How can we get this cleaned up and remove this as fast as possible?”</p><h2><b>Texans’ Laremy Tunsil on video still being attached to him</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Laremy-Tunsil-on-Sept.-29-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Tunsil would eventually be drafted by the Dolphins with the 13th overall pick, where he turned out to be a productive offensive lineman in protecting the blindside of quarterbacks and opening up running lanes. One would think that the teams that passed up on him are beating themselves up over it, but ESPN’s NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. would say that it was going to impact him no matter what.</p><p>“We knew it was going to affect him,” Kiper said. “But we were all wondering how far it would push him down the board. The Ravens could have been a landing spot at No. 6, but they took [left tackle] Ronnie Stanley. When Baltimore passed, I remember thinking, ‘OK, now we could see a slide.'” Still, Tunsil remains a crucial part of the Texans as he was eventually traded from the Dolphins for a bevy of first-round picks. The 30-year-old would express that the moment “didn’t slow me down.”</p><p>“It just showed everyone I do make mistakes, but that’s not who I am,” Tunsil said. “So that was just one part of the journey. I don’t really just look at it crazy. It’s always going to be attached to me. When my son gets a little older, I got to tell him what happened. But it didn’t slow me down.”</p><p>The team is 9-5, which puts them at the top of the AFC South as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-vs-chiefs-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-16-2024">Texans next face the Kansas City Chiefs.</a></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Laremy Tunsil gets real about ‘chip on shoulder’ that still exists from infamous draft video

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kansas-city-chiefs-bold-predictions-week-16-texans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kansas City Chiefs bold predictions for Week 16 vs. Texans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Kansas-City-Chiefs-bold-predictions-for-Week-16-vs.-Texans.jpg"></figure><h1>Kansas City Chiefs bold predictions for Week 16 vs. Texans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-20T08:22:29-08:00">December 20th, 8:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-20T08:22:29-08:00">December 20th, 8:22am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Kansas City Chiefs host the Houston Texans in a Week 16 Saturday matinee this week. At 13-1, they have the inside track at the AFC’s one seed and the first-round bye. On the other side, the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/afc-playoff-picture-after-steelers-texans-clinch-their-spots-in-week-15"> Texans have clinched the AFC South</a> but could play spoiler while helping their own playoff seeding. Ahead of the big matchup, here are our Week 16 Kansas City Chiefs bold predictions.</p><p>While the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/browns-news-nick-chubb-ruled-out-foot-injury-chiefs">Chiefs won again last week in Cleveland</a>, they left town holding their breath. Patrick Mahomes left the game in the fourth quarter with an ankle injury but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-andy-reid-announces-patrick-mahomes-as-starting-qb-vs-texans">has been named the starter for this game</a>. That is huge news for Kansas City, who could use that first-round bye. Clyde Edwards-Helaire was cut, Hollywood Brown is back at practice and could play for the first time this season, and Harrison Butker is back at kicker.</p><p>The Chiefs can clinch their 14th victory, tying the most in franchise history, with a win. Will they do it? Let’s check out the Week 16 Kansas City Chiefs bold predictions.</p><p><i><b>*Watch NFL games LIVE with fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/football/?irad=356362&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">free trial</a>)*</b></i></p><h2><b>Patrick Mahomes throws for 250 yards with no interceptions</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Patrick-Mahomes-with-KC-Chiefs-4.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>This has been far from the best Patrick Mahomes season but he has time to turn it around. They need to keep winning if they want to take the one-seed from the Bills and beating the Texans is a great first step. Against an ascending secondary, Mahomes will have success throwing the ball for the first time in a while. Expect 250 yards and no interceptions for the Chiefs’ quarterback.</p><p>The Texans beat the Dolphins last week because of their great secondary. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-derek-stingley-breaks-down-interceptions-tua-tagovailoa">Derek Stingley Jr snagged two interceptions</a> and the defense forced two more turnovers in the victory. Their offense has been scuffling recently and they need the defense to step up. But Patrick Mahomes is hard to contain, even in a slow season. With Aziz Al-Shair still suspended, they will struggle in this game.</p><p>The Chiefs will not win another Super Bowl unless their offense takes a significant step forward. Mahomes and Matt Nagy will make sure that the first step is on Saturday.</p><h2><b>Isiah Pacheco outgains Joe Mixon</b></h2><p>The Chiefs cut former first-round pick Clyde Edwards-Hellaire because Isiah Pacheco is back. The LSU running back was a complete bust and never became the difference-maker they needed him to be. Pacheco has been just that since joining the Chiefs and will show why on Saturday. He will outgain Joe Mixon in this game, setting the tone for the Chiefs offense.</p><p>The Kansas City offensive line has been beaten up by injuries this season. While that has been true for much of the Mahomes era, this has been a particularly rough year for the line. Pacheco needs to put defenses on their heels for the Chiefs to have success this winter. That should start on Saturday.</p><h2><b>The Chiefs beat the Texans</b></h2><p>The Chiefs will take down the Texas at Arrowhead on Saturday. Combining their star-studded defense with the black voodoo magic they have exhibited this season, it is an easy pick. The Texans have struggled overall and are in the playoffs largely because of their brutal division. This is a game the Chiefs should win and they will, even if it takes another one-possession miracle.</p><p>The Chiefs are 3.5-point favorites and -180 on the money line <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/football/nfl/houston-texans-@-kansas-city-chiefs-33858241" rel="noopener">according to FanDuel</a>. The over/under is 41.5.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kansas City Chiefs bold predictions for Week 16 vs. Texans

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/chiefs-news-andy-reid-announces-patrick-mahomes-as-starting-qb-vs-texans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Andy Reid announces Patrick Mahomes as starting QB vs. Texans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Patrick-Mahomes-expected-to-play-vs.-Texans-despite-recent-ankle-injury.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Andy Reid announces Patrick Mahomes as starting QB vs. Texans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-19T12:35:15-08:00">December 19th, 12:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-19T12:35:15-08:00">December 19th, 12:35pm</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1869824429947027837" rel="noopener">announced</a> on Thursday that Patrick Mahomes is expected to start in the team’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-marquise-brown-texans-game">Week 16 matchup against the Houston Texans</a>. The announcement follows Mahomes suffering a concerning hit during the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-patrick-mahomes-andy-reid-mixed-signals-potential-week-16-status">Chiefs’ Week 15 victory over the Cleveland Browns</a>, which briefly forced him out of the game.</p><p>NFL Insider Tom Pelissero reported that Reid addressed Mahomes’ status, revealing optimism about the quarterback’s recovery.</p><p>“He worked out this week, full. He’ll most likely end up playing. We’ll just see how things work out today,” Reid said.</p><p>Despite the hit, Mahomes returned to practice and showed enough progress to secure his starting role for Sunday. Reid also praised the quarterback’s ability to recover and his mental toughness.</p><p>“Amazes me every time he does it,” Reid said. “That guy, he’s so mentally tough. It’s just a mindset he has going into it. So where he was a few days ago, yeah, I’d probably say it was a long shot. But he’s done well with it.”</p><h2><b>Patrick Mahomes is expected to play in Chiefs’ Week 16 matchup vs. Texans</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Patrick-Mahomes-15-throws-a-pass-during-the-second-half-against-the-Cleveland-Browns.jpg"><figcaption>© Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Mahomes struggled by his standards in the Week 15 game against the Browns, finishing with 159 passing yards, two touchdowns, and a 50% completion rate. Backup quarterback Carson Wentz filled in briefly, but Mahomes’ ability to return helped secure the Chiefs’ 21-7 win, extending their winning streak to four games.</p><p>Through 14 games this season, Mahomes has been a crucial part of Kansas City’s offensive success. He has totaled 3,348 passing yards, 22 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. His completion rate sits at 66.7%, with a quarterback rating of 91.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/how-chiefs-can-clinch-afcs-no-1-seed-in-week-16">Chiefs, now 13-1, are seeking to maintain their momentum</a> as they prepare to face a 9-5 Texans team that has proven to be a strong competitor this season. A win would extend Kansas City’s streak to five games and further solidify their position in the AFC playoff race.</p><p>Kickoff for the highly anticipated matchup is scheduled for Sunday afternoon, with Mahomes expected once again to lead the Chiefs as they aim to close the season strong.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Andy Reid announces Patrick Mahomes as starting QB vs. Texans

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He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Texans</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Miami Dolphins’ quarterback Tua Tagovailoa picked a bad week to have one of the worst games of his career. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-miami-playoff-dreams-toilet-derek-stingley-jr-pick">Dolphins’ playoff hopes took a big hit</a> with the 20-12 loss to the Houston Texans in Week 15. The disappointing defeat dropped Miami to 6-8. Now the team must win out and get some help down the stretch to have a shot at the postseason.</p><p>The Dolphins’ situation is already dire but a difficult task became that much <a href="https://x.com/schadjoe/status/1869523673423781897" rel="noopener">more challenging</a> with the news that Tagovailoa landed on the injury report. The fifth-year QB was listed as limited in practice with a hip ailment, per Dolphins reporter Joe Schad on X.</p><p>Tagovailoa has played well since <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-to-return-vs-cardinals-after-clearing-concussion-protocol">returning from a concussion in Week 8</a>. Entering Sunday’s game against the Texans, Tua had thrown for 1,973 yards with 15 touchdowns and just one interception in seven games since his month-long stint on the injured reserve. He had four straight multi-touchdown games and three straight 300+ yard games before melting down in Week 15.</p><p>The Texans’ defense showed out on Sunday, holding Tagovailoa to 196 yards on 29 completions. He tossed one touchdown and threw three interceptions, adding a fumble for a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-mike-mcdaniel-honest-career-high-4-turnovers">career-high four turnovers</a> against Houston.</p><h2><b>The Dolphins need Tua Tagovailoa healthy and productive for Week 16</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Tua-Tagovailoa_dd6528.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Texans’ cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. ruined Tagovailoa’s day, picking off the veteran passer twice in the fourth quarter. His second interception with 97 seconds remaining proved to be the dagger, ending any hope of a Dolphins comeback.</p><p>Miami is in danger of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-gets-real-why-miami-has-losing-record">finishing with a losing record</a> and missing out on the playoffs for the first time since Mike McDaniel took over as head coach in 2022. The disappointing season has stirred up some <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-insider-speculates-about-mike-mcdaniels-dolphins-job-security">speculation that McDaniel could be on the hot sea</a>t.</p><p>The Dolphins <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-miami-quarterback-move-before-texans-clash">cut backup quarterback Skylar Thompson</a> prior to Week 15’s loss, leaving Tyler Huntley as the team’s only other QB. The surprise move would leave the team extremely thin at the position if Tua can’t play.</p><p>In addition to Tagovailoa, the Dolphins could also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-mike-mcdaniel-jaylen-waddle-injury-update">be without wideout Jaylen Waddle</a>, who’s considered day-to-day with a knee injury. Miami needs to get healthy in a hurry as another desperate team awaits in Week 16. The Dolphins will host the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Like Miami, San Francisco is 6-8 and needs to win out and receive help to have a shot at the postseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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