The Houston Texans’ veteran defensive tackle stepped up on third down to record his first sack in the postseason on Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Hebert in the third quarter of the wild-card round. The Bolts’ offense was driving, but the sack led to a punt.

Texans veteran defensive lineman Denico Autry had a sack and a blocked extra point against the Chargers in a playoff win.

Houston Texans defensive end Denico Autry's thunderous sack of the Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert forces Chargers to punt.

The Houston Texans' defensive line is one of the best in football and pressures quarterbacks into mistakes against the secondary.

Autry (knee) is active for Saturday's wild-card matchup against the Chargers. Autry missed Houston's regular-season finale due to a knee injury and began this week by sitting out practice. However, he upgraded to a limited session Wednesday before logging a full practice Friday and is good to go for the wild-card game against Los Angeles.

When DeMeco Ryans became coach of the Houston Texans before last season, the two-time Pro Bowl linebacker brought his swarm defense with him.

HOUSTON – Texans wide receiver John Metchie III returned to practice after missing one day with a minor shoulder injury. Metchie is expected to play in a wild-card round playoff game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday at NRG Stadium.

The Texans heard how the Chargers' improvement in seed gave them an easier opponent in Houston, but the home team's defense shut down L.A.'s playoff hopes.

The Kansas City Chiefs begin their pursuit of an unprecedented third consecutive Lombardi Trophy in earnest when the Houston Texans visit Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday.

The Houston Texans and Los Angeles Chargers face off in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs. We'll have updates and analysis throughout the day.

The Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Houston Texans in an AFC Divisional round matchup at 3:30 p.m. Arrowhead Time on Saturday afternoon. While the Chiefs will be coming off their bye week, the Texans will walk onto GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on the heels of a 32-12 Wild Card victory over the Los Angeles Chargers,

Yes, the Chargers need more offensive weapons, but it's also clear they need to upgrade their interior offensive line.