{"id":15967,"date":"2016-11-28T11:12:38","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T11:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=15967"},"modified":"2016-11-28T11:49:30","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T11:49:30","slug":"justin-houston-gives-chiefs-needed-edge-in-playoff-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/justin-houston-gives-chiefs-needed-edge-in-playoff-push.html","title":{"rendered":"Justin Houston gives Chiefs needed edge in playoff push"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Justin Houston gives Chiefs needed edge in playoff push<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">DENVER \u2013 It would have been understandable if Justin Houston missed this entire season after the Pro Bowl pass rusher underwent February surgery to repair the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Instead, Houston is back and providing the Chiefs with a much-needed boost in time to make a playoff run.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Playing in just his second game of the season Sunday night, Houston recorded three sacks on Denver Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian, all in the first half of the Chiefs\u2019 30-27 overtime win. Houston stripped Siemian of the ball in the end zone on the third sack, resulting in a safety for the Chiefs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cI\u2019ve been so hungry,\u201d Houston said. \u201cI saw this game coming months ago. I worked and I had faith and I believed. When you have those things, nothing can stop you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Houston briefly left the game in the second quarter to have his shoulder examined, but he was cleared to return.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">He finished the game with 10 tackles, four of them for a loss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cYou ain\u2019t seen nothing yet,\u201d Chiefs safety Eric Berry, one of Houston\u2019s closest friends, said. \u201cHe\u2019s just getting his feet wet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Houston\u2019s rapid return to form makes the Chiefs\u2019 defense even more formidable as Kansas City tries to chase down the Raiders in the AFC West. On Sunday against the Broncos, Houston more than made up for the absence of outside linebacker Dee Ford, who missed the game with a hamstring injury. Ford has 10 sacks this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Source:\u00a0http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/chiefs\/2016\/11\/28\/justin-houston-sacks-kansas-city-defense\/94532324\/<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/justin-houston-gives-chiefs-needed-edge-in-playoff-push.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Houston gives Chiefs needed edge in playoff push DENVER \u2013 It would have been understandable if Justin Houston missed this entire season after the Pro Bowl pass rusher underwent February surgery to repair the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. 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