5. The Chiefs’ eight sacks on Saturday marked the second-most sacks in franchise postseason history.
Kansas City racked up eight sacks on Saturday, which trailed only the Chiefs’ nine sacks against the Houston Oilers in the 1993-94 playoffs, which was the most sacks in franchise history . In fact, the Chiefs are one of 11 teams in league history to record at least eight sacks in a playoff game.
This total was also a group effort as six different players recorded a sack on Saturday: defensive end George Karlaftis (3), safety Chamarri Conner (1), defensive end Charles Omenihu (1), defensive tackle Chris Jones (1), defensive end Felix Anudike-Uzomah (1) and defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton (1).
Additionally, four of those eight sacks came on third or fourth down.
Overall, the Chiefs pressured Texans quarterback CJ Stroud on 54% of his drops Saturday.
6. George Karlaftis, in particular, had an unforgettable evening.
Karlaftis joined Frank Clark as just the second player in franchise history to record three or more sacks in a single playoff game on Saturday (since sacks became an official statistic in 1982). He is also the first player to do so among all players since Jeffery Simmons of the Tennessee Titans had three sacks against the Bengals in the 2021-22 divisional round.
The three-year veteran also tied his career high with eight pressures in the game.
