Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs
TV: 3:05 p.m. ET Sunday, CBS
Records: Texans 10-6, 1-0; Chiefs 12-4, 0-0
BetMGM line: Chiefs by 9½
Satellite radio: Texans feed on Sirius 82 (streaming 812), Chiefs feed on Sirius 83 (streaming 815)
Texans’ keys: Get WRs DeAndre Hopkins and Will Fuller going. In Houston’s Week 6 win over the Chiefs, Hopkins and Fuller combined for 14 receptions and 99 yards with no touchdowns. These are supposed to be the top weapons for QB Deshaun Watson and they need to do better than that if they’re to beat a much improved Kansas City defense.
Chiefs’ keys: Don’t turn the football over. Two turnovers by QB Patrick Mahomes in Week 6 led to a 14-point swing in the game. Mahomes has been mostly great at taking care of the football with five interceptions and two fumbles lost throughout 2019.
Who wins? Beating the same team twice in a season is a tough task and the Chiefs have improved in areas that the Texans were previously able to exploit. Expect a close and hard-fought game. Chiefs 35, Texans 30
— Charles Goldman