DeMeco Ryans gave a surprising reaction to the Houston Texans' crushing loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional Round

Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans shared his thoughts on controversial calls that went in favor of the Chiefs.

Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans accuses the refs of favoring the Chiefs during the divisional game against his team.

The margins between the Chiefs and Texans were tight on Saturday night. As a result, refereeing took on increased importance.

DeMeco Ryans explains what went wrong for the Houston Texans in their loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC divisional round.

The Houston Texans fell to the Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional Round on Saturday, and after the defeat, they discussed what happened.

Winning against the Chiefs in the playoffs is a difficult task. Since the 2018 season, when Patrick Mahomes became their starter, the team has made the conference championship every single season, and only two quarterbacks (Tom Brady and Joe Burrow) were able to win a playoff game against the Chiefs.

When DeMeco Ryans became coach of the Houston Texans before last season, the two-time Pro Bowl linebacker brought his swarm defense with him.

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The 49ers snagged a third-round comp pick in the 2025 draft when DeMeco Ryans and Ran Carthon were both hired in the same offseason. Ryans went to the Houston Texans as their head coach. Carthon went to the Tennessee Titans as their general manager.

Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans stopped short of directly criticizing a couple of penalties that took a heavy toll on his team during a postgame press conference on Saturday, but he made it pretty clear that he felt the officiating tilted in the Chiefs' direction.