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Postgame facts and stats from the Chiefs Wild Card victory over the Houston Texans


CHIEFS WIN FIRST POSTSEASON GAME IN 22 SEASONS: Today's 30-0 win over the Houston Texans snaps an eight-game playoff game losing streak spanning 22 seasons. The Chiefs last postseason win was also in Houston as Kansas City beat the Oilers 28-20 in an AFC Divisional Round matchup. The Chiefs extend their winning streak to 11 games after entering the playoffs on a 10-game streak.

CHIEFS SHUTOUT TEXANS: The Chiefs held the Texans scoreless marking the first time in franchise history the club has shut out an opponent during postseason action. The last time a team was shutout in an AFC Wild Card game was when the New York Jets beat the Indianapolis Colts 41-0 on Jan. 4, 2003.

DAVIS LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN NFL HISTORY: RB Knile Davis returned the opening kickoff 106 yards, marking the longest kickoff return in NFL AFC Wild Card postseason history and the second longest in overall NFL postseason history. Baltimore Ravens WR Jacoby Jones returned a kickoff 108 yards in Super Bowl XLVII. Davis' kickoff return is the first kickoff return touchdown in postseason action since Seattle WR Percy Harvin's 87-yard kickoff return in Super Bowl XLVIII. In two playoff games, Davis now owns three touchdowns, which ties Marcus Allen and Mike Garrett for most touchdowns in postseason play. Both Allen and Garrett had three touchdowns in the six playoff games they saw action in.

SANTOS HITS POSTSEASON FRANCHISE LONG: K Cairo Santos converted two 49-yard field goals and a 33-yard field goal. He set a postseason franchise record as 49 yards is the longest converted field goal in a playoff game. K Jan Stenerud held the previous mark as he hit a 48-yard field goal in Super Bowl IV. Santos' three field goals ties the franchise best mark achieved by three other kickers. Santos recorded touchbacks on all seven of his kickoffs in today's game to set a franchise record for most touchbacks in a playoff contest. Santos ranks first in Chiefs postseason annals recording a perfect seven of seven on touchbacks.

BAILEY & POE COMBINE IN SACK-FUMBLE: DL Allen Bailey logged his first sack during postseason play while forcing a fumble by QB Brian Hoyer, which was later recovered by DT Dontari Poe, also a postseason first in his career. Bailey added another sack for a loss of five yards to give him 2.0 sacks in today's game, which marks the ninth time in playoff franchise history a Chiefs player has recorded 2.0 or more sacks in a single postseason contest. He finished the 2015 season with 4.5 sacks and two forced fumbles. Poe has one other fumble recovery in his career.

HOWARD TAKES DOWN HOYER: DL Jaye Howard recorded his first career postseason sack as he took down QB Brian Hoyer for a loss of seven yards in the second quarter. Howard had a career-high 5.5 sacks during the 2015 season.

FOUR TEAM INTERCEPTIONS: The Chiefs had four interceptions in today's game, which is the second most ever recorded in a playoff game and the fourth time the Chiefs have recorded four or more INTs in a single playoff game. The last time the club had four interceptions in postseason action was vs. the L.A. Raiders on Dec. 28, 1991 in an AFC Wild Card matchup.

BERRY LOGS FIRST PLAYOFF INT: S Eric Berry intercepted a QB Brian Hoyer pass in the first quarter to mark his first interception during postseason action. Berry had two interceptions in 2015 regular season action.

PETERS LOGS FIRST PLAYOFF INT: CB Marcus Peters intercepted QB Brian Hoyer and returned it two yards to mark his first interception in his first playoff game. Peters finished the 2015 season with eight interceptions, a mark that tied the NFL best as well as tied the Chiefs rookie record.

MAUGA INTERCEPTS HOYER: LB Josh Mauga intercepted QB Brian Hoyer at the Chiefs 2 yard line and returned it 20 yards, marking his first interception during postseason play. Mauga had two interceptions in 2015 returned a total of 70 yards.

SMITH ADDS INT: CB Sean Smith recorded his first playoff interception and returned it 13 yards. He had two interceptions during the 2015 season.

CONLEY SCORES FIRST PLAYOFF TD: WR Chris Conley capped an 11-play, 89-yard drive with a nine-yard connection with QB Alex Smith, marking his first playoff touchdown in his first career postseason action. Conley scored one touchdown during the regular season vs. Pittsburgh.

SMITH CONNECTS FOR 10th CAREER POSTSEASON TD: QB Alex Smith hit Conley on a nine- yard pass to give him his 10th postseason touchdown. In four playoff games, Smith has 80 completions on 133 attempts for 1,009 yards and 10 touchdowns. In two playoff games with the Chiefs, Smith ranks third for both pass attempts and completions. His 77.0 completion percentage (17 completions on 22 attempts) is a franchise best in postseason action.

PRECISION PASSING STREAK: With five pass attempts today, QB Alex Smith extended his postseason passing streak to 119 passes without throwing an interception to own the longest streak in NFL postseason history. Earlier this season Smith threw 312 passes without throwing an interception, giving him the second longest streak in the NFL during regular season play.

KELCE RECORDS 100+ RECEIVING YARDS: TE Travis Kelce had eight catches for 128 yards, to become the eighth player in Chiefs history to record 100 or more receiving yards in a playoff contest. His eight catches tie the top mark by a Chiefs pass catcher in postseason history. He is the fifth Chiefs players to record eight catches in a single postseason game. His 128 yards rank third in Chiefs postseason history.

WARE RUNS IN FIRST PLAYOFF TD: FB/RB Spencer Ware ran in a five-yard touchdown, marking his first career playoff touchdown. Ware led the team with six rushing touchdowns in 2015.