The injury report is OUT — and the timing couldn’t be worse. Kamari is questionable, Tim Settle is done for the year, and the Texans’ defensive troops are breaking down right before a heavyweight matchup. But if there’s one thing Houston has leaned on all season, it’s depth.

And that depth? Still very real.
Tommy Togiai has been a flat-out baller all year, thriving in Houston’s heavy rotation. Guys stay fresh, production stays high, and even on passing downs, Denico Autry sliding inside of a wide 9 gives Houston options to survive the storm.

But can the offense step up and deliver when Houston needs it most?
Because Nick Caley is staring at a Kansas City defense that completely collapses when it blitzes:

31st in yards per play allowed

28th in pressure rate

31st in sack rate

And the worst team to blitz?
CJ Stroud.
On the year vs the blitz:

73.4% completion rate (his highest under any pressure look)

8.1 yards per attempt

41 first downs

Last week vs the Colts alone:

10/12

157 yards

13.1 YPA

8 first downs

If Kansas City wants to heat him up… it might just backfire.

Final thoughts:
Houston MUST:

Stay disciplined against the RPO (Kansas City has run 103 RPOs… 95 ended in passes)

Finish their pressures (Mahomes has been pressured 120 times this year)

Stay ready for the deep shots — because Mahomes still wants them, even in a down year

This matchup is shaping up to be chaos, chess, and pure playoff-level intensity.

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