The Kansas City Chiefs will play the Houston Texans on Sunday as 13 games take place today in the 2015 NFL Week 1 schedule. The game has a scheduled start time of 1 p.m. ET and takes place from the NRG Stadium. The game can be watched on TV on the CBS network, or online through live stream via the link below.
These are two teams that missed out on the Playoffs last season by the smallest of margins. The Chiefs and the Texans finished last season with a 9-7 record, but ultimately that was not enough as both missed the postseason by a single win.
However, both teams will feel they have made improvements through the off season and pre season, and will have a sense of optimism for the new season that they can make the playoffs.
In many ways these teams have a similar strategy, and rely heavily on power running backs, as well as strong defenses that look to upset the flow of opposition teams. Both also have veteran quarterbacks who should be able to provide a steady head in high pressure situations.
This game is probably open for either team to take, and is the kind of game both teams will have penciled in as must wins to make sure they succeed in their goal of making the playoffs. However, only one of these teams can claim the win today and get their season off to the perfect start.
Earlier this week the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers faced off in the NFL season opener, and Tom Brady and co. were too much for the Steelers, winning the game 28-21.
Brady, who was set to miss the first four games of the season until a late appeal saw his suspension for "Deflategate" overturned, threw for four touchdowns in the victory. All four touchdowns were thrown to Brady's tight ends, and three went to Rob Gronkowski.
Overall Brady went 25 of 32 for 288 yards in a magnificent performance that ultimately proved the difference between the teams. The quarterback even set a franchise record for an amazing 19 consecutive pass completions.
Brady said after the game: "It was a pretty special night. I was excited, our whole team was excited. We haven't had one of these nights in a long time."
Towards the end of the game, the Patriots' fans mocked NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell over the "Deflategate" scandal. The fans chanted, "Where is Roger?" after Goodell did not attend the season opener against tradition.
However, controversy continues to follow the New England Patriots around, and after the game it emerged that a new scandal was being reported; that the Steelers' coaches couldn't communicate as they kept getting interference with their headsets, hearing Patriots' radio broadcasts. Steelers' coach Mike Tomlin was angry about the issue after the game, however, the headsets are controlled by the league and not the Patriots. The league has has said that the headset issue was simply a temporary problem and the weather had played a major part in the problems.
Today's game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans meanwhile has a scheduled start time of 1 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the CBS network or online through live stream by clicking here.
