NFL divisional round action got off to a hot start on a chilly late afternoon in Kansas City. But the heat was mostly on the Houston Texans’ sideline as tempers flared in the early moments of the high-stakes game against the reigning back-to-back Super Bowl-champion Chiefs .
Television cameras showed Texans defensive back Kris Boyd nearly shoving Houston special teams coach Frank Ross to the ground moments after the playoff game’s opening kick.
The Texans kicked the ball to the Chiefs to start the game, and Chiefs returner Nikko Remigio fielded the kick and quickly broke through would-be Texans tacklers.
Remigio soon hit the open field and raced toward the end zone. But Boyd eventually caught up to him and stripped the ball loose…