Many people expect the Kansas City Chiefs to, at the very least, reach the AFC Championship Game this season, and if they don’t get back to the Super Bowl again, many feel the Baltimore Ravens will.
But the AFC is deep and talented, and at least one other team should have a real chance of preventing those teams from playing for the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
Media host Colin Cowherd said the Houston Texans can match the firepower the Chiefs and Ravens boast, especially with the offseason moves they made.
“You know who matches up in the AFC? Houston. Houston’s got these kind of weapons,” Cowherd said, via “The Volume.”
.@ColinCowherd explains why he believes the Houston Texans can match up with the Chiefs and Ravens at the top of the AFC pic.twitter.com/NnD2fG4b8t
— The Volume (@TheVolumeSports) September 6, 2024
The Texans were a feel-good story last season when, coming off a 3-13-1 campaign, they won 10 games and blew out the Cleveland Browns in the wild-card round of the playoffs.
Quarterback C.J. Stroud, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, became an instant star, and he helped wide receivers Tank Dell and Nico Collins emerge as legitimate playmakers.
This offseason, Houston added wideout Stefon Diggs, a four-time Pro Bowler; Danielle Hunter, a four-time Pro Bowl pass rusher; and Joe Mixon, a Pro Bowl running back.
The Texans also have defensive end Will Anderson, who had a strong rookie year in 2023, as well as rising young head coach DeMeco Ryans.
Houston may not be seasoned enough to topple Kansas City or Baltimore in the playoffs, but if either of those teams shows cracks in their foundations, such an upset could happen, because the Texans may have as much talent as any NFL team.
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