Former Minnesota Vikings cornerback Kris Boyd, now with the Houston Texans, shoved his special teams coordinator, Frank Ross, during the first half of their divisional round game against the Kansas City Chiefs Saturday in Kansas City,

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.

Kris Boyd forced a fumble on the game's opening kick, but then was penalized for throwing his helmet and reacted by shoving coach Frank Ross on the sidelines.

The Kansas City Chiefs are heading back to the AFC Championship game. Despite a gritty performance from Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud, the Chiefs recorded a 23-14 win in the AFC divisional round on the strength of future Hall of Fame tight end Travis Kelce,

The Houston Texans face the most important game in franchise history Saturday in a divisional round matchup at the Kansas City Chiefs. One member of Houston's special-teams unit couldn't keep his composure early with a trip to the AFC Championship on the line.

No one had a busier opening kickoff — or a worse opening kickoff — in the Texans-Chiefs game than Kris Boyd. At the onset of the AFC divisional game in Kansas City, the Texans cornerback/special-teams player watched Nikko Remigio take the kick and return it to the Houston 32-yard line before Boyd chased him down from behind.

The Houston Texans had an eventful start to their divisional round game against the Kansas City Chiefs. It's tough to have a total breakdown on a play, a dumb penalty and a shove from a player to coach all within the first 13 seconds of the game.

Boyd pushed special teams coordinator Frank Ross during the Texans' divisional round playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Kansas City Chiefs host the Houston Texans to kick off the divisional round. Follow along for the live updates, scores and analysis.

It didn't take long for tempers to flare during Saturday's AFC divisional round clash between the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans. On the opening kickoff, the Chiefs returned the ball 63 yards, and got an additional 15 yards tacked on as a result of a penalty from Kris Boyd, who had taken off his helmet and launched it.

Texans cornerback Kris Boyd argued and shoved special teams coach Frank Ross early in Saturday's AFC Divisional Round game.