The Texans signed wide receiver Xavier Johnson, a former Ohio State player where he was teammates with quarterback C.J. Stroud, was signed to a reserve-future deal, per a league source. The Texans signed former Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Gregory Junior to a reserve future deal, per a league source.

Taylor appeared in five regular-season games for Houston during the 2024 campaign and finished with 10 carries for 44 yards while adding two catches (on three targets) for zero yards.

However, Mixon is active Saturday, so Taylor isn't needed for depth in the backfield. Taylor played in five games during the regular season, with his most recent action coming in Week 10 versus Detroit.

The Houston Texans are adding two more players to the active roster ahead of Saturday’s matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Houston has elected to keep tight end Teagan Quitoriano on injured reserve for the divisional round. Quitoriano has been downgraded to out and will not travel with the team to Kansas City. Quitoriano is dealing with a calf injury.

The National Football League Inactive Report. HOUSTON TEXANS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — HOUSTON: RB J.J. Taylor, LB Devin White, DE Jerry Hughes, C/G Kendrick Green, G Nick Broeker, DT Kurt Hinish. KANSAS CITY: S Deon Bush, CB Keith Taylor, DE Joshua Uche, OL C.J. Hanson, OL Wanya Morris, T Ethan Driskell, DE Malik Herring.

Why this week lines up perfectly for Ludvig Aberg Our experts are circling for another victory for this column, as Brandon Gdula had both Patrick Cantlay and Jason Day in the mix last week, and Christopher Powers had Max Greyserman.

Travis Kelce’s milestone game Saturday helped the Kansas City Chiefs’ quest for a three-peat continue for another week with a 23-14 win over the Houston Texans in the AFC divisional round. Kelce led the Chiefs’ offense with seven receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 177 yards and a touchdown, most of it going to best buddy Travis Kelce, and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Houston Texans 23-14 on Saturday to advance to the AFC championship game for the seventh consecutive season.

Mahomes improved 16-3 in the playoffs, tying Joe Montana for the second-most wins in NFL history behind Tom Brady, and he is 7-0 in the divisional round.

The Chiefs recorded eight sacks and hit Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud six other times. George Karlaftis had three of the sacks.

Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon and linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair both are active for Saturday's AFC divisional playoff game against the host Kansas City Chiefs. Mixon was limited in practice