Teammates choose the captains, and the Chiefs announced that quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce, defensive lineman Chris Jones, linebacker Nick Bolton, kicker Harrison Butker and long snapper James Winchester will be captains for the playoffs.

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Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones missed the team's final two regular-season matchups as he dealt with a calf injury, but the playoff bye week seemed to help him prepare to compete on the field again.

While Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce are generally viewed as the most important pieces to the Chiefs success, Jones may rival them on the defensive side of the ball. Jones is an every-down defensive tackle who can rush the passer and clog run lanes, commanding the attention of the opposing offensive line on every single play.

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The names on there for Houston that I’m really worried about are RB Joe Mixon and LB Azeez Al-Shaiir. Al-Shaiir missed the first game against the Chiefs where Kansas City consis

Texans veteran offensive lineman Shaq Mason returns to the starting lineup Saturday in playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs

Several of the critical pieces with injury questions heading into the Kansas City Chiefs’ first playoff game this season got positive signs on Tuesday.

On Friday, in a social media post, the Chiefs revealed who the six-team captains would be for their first playoff game of the season. Those captains are quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce, defensive tackle Chris Jones, linebacker Nick Bolton, kicker Harrison Butker, and long snapper James Winchester.

See which #Chiefs players were named playoff captains ahead of Kansas City’s divisional-round matchup against the Houston #Texans on Saturday.

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs resume their pursuit of a historic third straight Super Bowl victory when they face the Houston Texans in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs this weekend;