Bad news: the Houston Texans get the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 1 of the 2020 season.
Good news: This may be the toughest game on their entire schedule.
According to Mark Schofield of the Touchdown Wire, who compiled the toughest game for all 32 teams, made the case that the Texans returning to Arrowhead Stadium may be the most challenging game on their 16-game slate.
Having the honor of paying on the opening night of the NFL season is usually a tremendous opportunity. Unless you are the visiting team. If you are making the road trip to kick off a new season, it usually means your opponent is going to be raising a banner in front of a celebrating, raucous crowd.
That is exactly what the Houston Texans face in Week 1, when they help usher in a new season by facing the Kansas City Chiefs on the opening night of the new year. Arrowhead Stadium will be rocking as they honor Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the 2019-2020 Super Bowl Champions. You can expect to see many reminders of the lead the Texans blew in the Divisional Round a season ago on the video boards in the pregame ceremony as well. In all, a tough way to start the season.
The game will also be a great opportunity for the Texans to remind the Chiefs of the 31-24 win in Week 6. That Oct. 13, 2019, encounter featured the Texans rallying from a fourth quarter deficit amid key injuries to their secondary, including starting cornerbacks Jonathan Joseph and Bradley Roby, along with stellar rookie right tackle Tytus Howard leaving the game on a cart. 2019’s two-game series between Houston and Kansas City ended ignominiously with the Texans blowing a 24-0 advantage to end up losing 51-31, but it isn’t like the Chiefs just had their way for both games.
If the Chiefs game is the hardest game Houston faces all year, 2020 should be a cruise into the playoffs.
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