4 reasons Texans fans should be excited about Week 1 versus the Chiefs

The Houston Texans take on the Kansas City Chiefs, and there are plenty of reasons to be excited. Here are four specific points fans should watch.

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The Houston Texans take on the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium Thursday at 7:20 p.m. Central Time.

Of course, everyone is excited to see the NFL start on time in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. But here are four specific reasons why Texans fans should be excited to see their team back in action.

1. Speedy receivers

(Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP, Pool)

The Texans’ passing attack is predicated upon speed. Will Fuller, Kenny Stills, Brandin Cooks, and Randall Cobb provide quick, reliable targets for quarterback Deshaun Watson that, as Tyrann Mathieu put it, can “wreck a football game.”

Even in the rainy conditions, there could still be opportunities for the Texans to try to get behind the Chiefs’ secondary, and they have the means to do it.