Chiefs punter Matt Araiza now has one of the worst rushing averages in NFL playoff history. Not that Araiza cares about that. With 15 seconds to play in the Chiefs’ 23-14 win over the Houston Texans in Saturday’s AFC Divisional Round playoff game on Saturday,
Kansas City advanced to the AFC title game for the seventh straight season, but not before sending shockwaves to gamblers everywhere.
The Kansas City Chiefs were criticized by fans on social media for their decision to intentionally take a safety against the Houston Texans. The post Fans Blast Chiefs for Intentional Safety vs Texans: ‘Cost So Many People’ appeared first on Heavy Sports.
While Matt Araiza's voluntary safety was inconsequential when it came to the outcome of Chiefs vs. Texans, it had a massive impact on the game's spread.
Kansas City Chiefs punter Matt Araiza intentionally tiptoed out of the end zone Saturday to surrender a safety, which added meaningless points to the scoreboard but shook the gambling world.
On fourth down, instead of punting, Kansas City punter Matt Araiza took the long ... giving himself up for a safety. Texans +9.5 Out of absolute nowhere, Houston covered the 9.5-point spread ...