Most road teams in the divisional round enter their matchups truly uncertain if they can pull off the upset in hostile territory. The have no such trepidation, having gone into Arrowhead Stadium and beaten the back in October. How did the Texans do it? Simple: they kept and Co. off the field. Houston held the ball for nearly 40 minutes in the game, and that helped limit the Chiefs to just 24 points while getting the ball only three times after halftime.Houston will probably try and execute a similar gameplan in their return trip to Kansas City, but it should be much harder to pull off this time around, as the Chiefs defense has stepped up since that game, particularly after their bye. Coming out of that Week 12 break, the Chiefs allowed just 52 points in their final five games, clinching the No. 2 seed on the final day of the regular season and giving Andy Reid two weeks to prepare for the playoffs.Below, you'll find info on how to watch the game along with what you need to know about the opening and current lines. Then, you'll see our CBSSports.com expert picks, along with some analysis from some of our writers and SportsLine analysts.Get into the playoff action by playing CBS Sports Playoff Pick'em. Pick the games for yourfree chance to win $5,000or start a fully customizable pool with friends. Terms apply. Texans at ChiefsTime:Sunday, 3:05 p.m. ET (CBS), stream on Open:Chiefs -7.5, O/U 49 Current:Chiefs -9.5, O/U 51 Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Texans at Chiefs (-9.5)"The last time the Chiefs played Houston, Patrick Mahomes was playing on a bum foot and they were mi sing a lot of key players. Andy Reid's record off a bye is outstanding. During their six-game win streak, the Chiefs have allowed 11.5 points per game. Houston's secondary will not be able to deal with and . No way. Houston is coming off an exhausting overtime game and didn't really deserve to win last week, while K.C. is rested. Lay the points. A J Green Jersey " -- Hammerin' Hank Goldberg on why the Chiefs are one of his best bets, over at SportsLine"This is a matchup between two of the best young pa sers in the league. The Texans beat the Chiefs earlier this season, but the Chiefs defense is much improved. That will show up in a big way. The Texans defense has major i sues, which is why I think Patrick Mahomes will light them up. Look for a big game from Mahomes as he outplays ." -- Pete Prisco on "Andy Reid, off the bye! Andy Reid, off the bye! A song from the past can hint at the future in certain cases, and I love the Chiefs here. The Texans already beat Kansas City once, but I don't think they're nece sarily capable of doing it a second time in a single season. Additionally, the Texans were at full force in that game and the Chiefs were not -- Patrick Mahomes was battling an injury, the offensive line was banged up and the defense wasn't nearly as good as it is now. The Chiefs are the team in football no one is talking about, in my opinion. If Mahomes plays the next three weeks the way I believe he has played over the last seven weeks, the Chiefs will win the Super Bowl." -- Will Brinson on "Whether or not Houston has a chance to slow this machine down comes down to -- as usual -- whether they can manage to get some pre sure on Mahomes. The kind of pre sure that results in him being knocked to the ground before he gets rid of the ball is the only kind that works, though. Mahomes is not a Lamar Jackson-style rushing threat, but he is a fantastic scrambler and just about the best pa ser in the league when he's on the move. J.J. Watt made a couple splash plays last week, but he was not his usual self out there for most of the game. The Texans need more than that from him this time around, and more from, D.J. Reader, and the rest of the defensive front." -- Jared Dubin, Who wins Texans vs. Chiefs? And what critical X-factor makes one side a must-back? Visit SportsLine now to you should be all over Sunday, all from the expert who's 18-7 on picks involving these teams."The Chiefs' improved defense is one reason why I like them to breeze past the Texans. Obviously, though, it's mostly about Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the Chiefs' offense. The Texans were extremely fortunate a week ago to only be down 16-0 in the third quarter due to the Bills' inability to finish drives with touchdowns, which gave them a chance to come roaring back. I don't think the Chiefs, against the seventh-worst defense by DVOA, will let the Texans hang around if the Texans start slow again. The Chiefs are capable of putting the game out of reach in the early going. I think we're going to see Mahomes have a huge game against a bad Texans defense, the Chiefs defense demonstrate just how much it has improved over the course of the season, and the Chiefs run away with a big win." -- Sean Wagner-McGough on "There's no denying that this head-to-head matchup betweenandis the headliner of the divisional round slate. Watson put the Texans on his back and e sentially willed Houston into the divisional round, beating thein overtime last weekend. He and the Texans face another matchup against the Chiefs in Arrowhead and I expect this game to be a high-scoring affair similar to what we saw in Week 6. With that in mind, I like taking the points here with the Texans, but ultimately think that Mahomes will pull off the win late thanks to the better compliment of weapons around him. The Chiefs quarterback didn't throw up eye-popping stats to end the year as he recovered from his knee injury, but I think that changes after getting the bye week to rest up. Kansas City's run defense has also improved dramatically over the final six games of the season, which only bodes well for Sunday's matchup. As a whole, Kansas City's defensive unit is surrendering just 16.4 point per game since that Week 6 matchup with Houston." -- Tyler Sullivan on "Although the Chiefs' playoff history frightens me, there's no way I can pick against them in this game, because I think they're just the much better team. Now, Texans fans, I know what you're thinking, and yes, I'm well aware that Houston won 31-24 in Kansas City back in Week 6, but I'm not really going to put too much stock in that game. For one, the Chiefs didn't have (who ended up leading the team in sacks this year), they didn't have their starting left tackle (), Patrick Mahomes played more than half the game with a gimpy ankle (He'll have an extra week of rest this time around thanks to the bye) and Tyreek Hill played on a limited snap count because he was coming off an injury (but still managed to torch Houston for 80 yards and two touchdowns even though he was only on the field for roughly half of Kansas City's offensive snaps in the game)." -- John Breech on The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up over $7,000 for $100 players on its top-rated NFL picks since its inception four-plus years ago. Its biggest edge in this game comes on the total, with one side cashing in 51% of simulations. See the model's only at SportsLine."A lot of people, myself included, had no problem riding with the underdog in the Texans' first playoff game, but Houston took advantage ofblunders to discard the. This time around, it won't be as easy. Deshaun Watson always makes things entertaining, and Houston has film on K.C. from earlier this year. But the Chiefs, at home, with Patrick Mahomes healthy and Steve Spagnuolo's defense actually heating up? I can't stretch myself far enough to predict a Texans upset here. This one's Andy Reid's to lose, even if the 9.5-point spread seems a touch high." -- Cody Benjamin"Deshaun Watson orchestrated an incredible comeback against the Bills last week, but the Texans get one of the hottest teams in the NFL in the divisional round. The Chiefs have won their last six games and are motivated to make it to the Super Bowl after losing in overtime last year in the AFC Championship Game. Patrick Mahomes became the first quarterback to pa s for 4,000 yards and 25 touchdowns in consecutive seasons in franchise history, and he has some incredible weapons in Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill. The Texans and Chiefs faced off in Week 6, and Houston actually pulled off a seven-point victory in Arrowhead. ... While the Texans managed a road victory earlier this season, I expect the Chiefs to flip the script on Sunday. Kansas City has looked like one of the better teams in the league over the past few months, which is why I'm taking them to cover the large 9.5-point spread this weekend." -- Jordan Dajani on Finally, here are the arguments for each side of the spread:Why to take TexansAlready won in Kansas City during regular seasonTexans rush offense has big advantage over Chiefs rush defensePlayed a tougher schedule during season expected back, which makes offense more dynamicWhy to take ChiefsMa sive advantage in most DVOA metrics, particularly when pa sing the ball on offenseHuge gap in weighted DVOA, yards per play suggests line should be even biggerChiefs have No. 1 third-down offense vs. No. 31 third-down defenseBonus: Under is on a 7-3 run in Texans games and 5-1 run in Chiefs games Cedric Johnson Jersey