The Chiefs led by 11 points and faced a fourth-down play on their own 18-yard line. Araiza was in punt formation when he took the snap and ran out of the end zone for a safety. This was a rush of negative-18 yards. The Chiefs take a safety and changes their lead from 11 to 9 23-14 pic.twitter.com/q8ZaHPknwO

The Kansas City Chiefs were criticized by fans on social media for their decision to intentionally take a safety against the Houston Texans.

With the Houston Texans trying to mount a late (unlikely) rally, Texans kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn had his kick blocked by the Chiefs’ special teams unit. This was music to the ears of Chiefs bettors sweating the spread with an almost impossible late cover.

Kansas City advanced to the AFC title game for the seventh straight season, but not before sending shockwaves to gamblers everywhere.

Late in their divisional round win over the Houston Texans, the Kansas City Chiefs held an 11-point lead. After blocking a Ka'imi Fairbairn field goal attempt, Kansas City got the ball back with 1:46 remaining.

They’ve joined a team that’s already won two Super Bowls while aiming for a three-peat. Yet they haven’t been on the field for that previous success, looking instead to get their first experience of winning an NFL title. The noteworthy group includes veterans like receivers Hollywood Brown and DeAndre Hopkins and running back Kareem Hunt.

While Matt Araiza's voluntary safety was inconsequential when it came to the outcome of Chiefs vs. Texans, it had a massive impact on the game's spread.

The final minutes of the divisional-round game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans featured no lead changes, but they were a whirlwind for bettors. The Chiefs opened as 7.5-point favorites on BetMGM,

While it felt like the Chiefs were in a reasonably comfortable spot late in the game, with Houston needing a near-miracle to overcome an 11-point deficit as the clock wound down below two minutes, there was some considerable spread drama at play for those who bet on the game.

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Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce connected on a fourth-quarter touchdown pass while Harrison Butker booted three field goals Saturday as the top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs subdued the visiting Houston Texans 23-14.