2. The Carlos Hyde revenge game 2.0
When he signed with Kansas City in the offseason, Carlos Hyde thought he’d be a primary contributor in the Chiefs’ backfield. However, it didn’t quite work out like that. Instead, the Chiefs traded him to the Texans for a backup offensive guard.
Hyde visited the Chiefs in Week 6. In the Texans’ win, he marked his revenge, rushing for 116 yards and a touchdown on 26 attempts. Expect him to go back-to-back in the revenge game category.
The Chiefs’ rush defense is nothing to write home about. According to Football Outsiders, they are 29th in the NFL in DVOA (4.1%). Their 128.2 yards per game allowed in the regular season sat at 26th in the NFL. For as good as the Chiefs’ defense has been as of late, they still struggle to defend the run.
Expect Bill O’Brien to call up his fair share of run plays against a leaky run defense. Hyde will be the benefactor of those runs. He will run angry in his second career postseason game against a team that discarded him.