NFL-Chiefs rout mistake prone Texans for Wild Card win

Jan 9 (Reuters) - The Kansas City Chiefs used a dominating defense and workmanlike offence to crush the mistake prone Houston Texans 30-0 on Saturday as the National Football League postseason opened with a dreary rout. The Chiefs, who stormed into the postseason on a 10-game winning streak, got the AFC Wild Card contest off to an explosive start when Knile Davis returned the opening kickoff 105 yards for a touchdown to send a jolt through the capacity crowd at Houston's NRG Stadium. The second longest kickoff return in NFL playoff history would stand up as the only touchdown of the first half with Brazilian kicker Cario Santos adding two second-quarter 49-yard field goals. The AFC South champion Texans were fortunate to escape a mistake riddled opening half trailing just 13-0 after turning the ball over four times. Brian Hoyer's first postseason appearance was not a memorable one as the Houston quarterback fumbled once and tossed three interceptions in a miserable opening half, including one with the Texans on the two-yard line and poised to score. The Cincinnati Bengals take on their bitter North Division rivals the Pittsburgh Steelers in the other AFC Wild Card game later on Saturday. (Reporting by Steve Keating in Toronto. Editing by Larry Fine.)