The Houston Texans may be getting help in the receiving corps when they take on the Kansas City Chiefs Jan. 12 in the AFC divisional playoffs.
According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Texans are expecting to have receiver Will Fuller available at Arrowhead Stadium when they vie for their first conference championship game appearance in club history.
Help is on the way for playoff teams next week:
— The #Texans are expecting to have WR Will Fuller (groin) active vs. the #Chiefs, barring a setback.
— The #49ers are expecting to have pass-rusher Dee Ford (hamstring) for the divisional game. He’s been limited or out for a month.— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 5, 2020
The former 2016 first-round pick from Notre Dame was unavailable against the Buffalo Bills in the Texans’ 22-19 overtime win in the wild-card round at NRG Stadium. After the Texans’ 23-20 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 16, when Fuller injured his groin, the word was that he would be out for three weeks.
The Chiefs game would be the third week. By the estimation given after the Buccaneers game, Fuller would be on target to return for the AFC Championship Game.
The 6-0, 184-pound receiver caught 49 passes for 670 yards and three touchdowns in 11 games, all of which he started. Quarterback Deshaun Watson has had eight games, including playoffs, over a 100.0 passer rating, and Fuller has been on the field for five of them. The Texans are 7-1 in 2019 when Watson has a passer rating of 100.0-plus.
Fuller was on the field in Week 6 when the Texans bested the Chiefs 31-24 on Oct. 13. They are hopeful they will have him again as they attempt to get another win in Kansas City.