Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon has a tough matchup in the AFC Divisional Round (Saturday at 4:30 PM ET), facing the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs conceded the eighth-fewest rushing yards in the regular season, 101.8 per game.

Mixon has taken 245 carries for a team-best 1,016 yards (72.6 ypg) this season while working his way into the end zone 11 times. In the passing game, he has also reeled in 36 balls for 309 yards (22.1 ypg) and one touchdown.

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Mixon vs. the Chiefs

Mixon vs the Chiefs (since 2021): 5 GP / 61.2 RUSH YPG / RUSH TD
The Chiefs have given up 100 or more yards on the ground to one opposing rusher during the 2024 season.
Kansas City has allowed 11 opposing rushers to record one or more TDs on the groun against them this year.
The Chiefs have allowed two or more rushing TDs to two opposing rushers this season.
The 101.8 rushing yards the Chiefs give up per game makes them the eighth-ranked run defense in the NFL this year.
So far this year, the Chiefs have allowed 13 passing TDs to opponents, averaging 0.8 per game. That ranks 10th among NFL defenses.

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Mixon Rushing Insights

Mixon has hit his rushing yards over in 53.8% of his opportunities (seven of 13 games).
The Texans have passed 56.8% of the time and run 43.2% this season. They rank 19th in the NFL in scoring.
He has handled 56.5% of his team's 434 rushing attempts this season (245).
Mixon has scored at least once on the ground eight times this year, with multiple rushing TDs in two of those contests.
He has scored 12 of his team's 35 offensive touchdowns this season (34.3%).
He has 56 carries in the red zone (66.7% of his team's 84 red zone rushes).

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Mixon's Recent Performance

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