The Chiefs led by 11 points and faced a fourth-down play on their own 18-yard line. Araiza was in punt formation when he took the snap and ran out of the end zone for a safety. This was a rush of negative-18 yards. The Chiefs take a safety and changes their lead from 11 to 9 23-14 pic.twitter.com/q8ZaHPknwO

Kansas City advanced to the AFC title game for the seventh straight season, but not before sending shockwaves to gamblers everywhere.

While Matt Araiza's voluntary safety was inconsequential when it came to the outcome of Chiefs vs. Texans, it had a massive impact on the game's spread.

Late in their divisional round win over the Houston Texans, the Kansas City Chiefs held an 11-point lead. After blocking a Ka'imi Fairbairn field goal attempt, Kansas City got the ball back with 1:46 remaining.

Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce connected on a fourth-quarter touchdown pass while Harrison Butker booted three field goals Saturday as the top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs subdued the visiting Houston Texans 23-14.

The final minutes of the divisional-round game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans featured no lead changes, but they were a whirlwind for bettors. The Chiefs opened as 7.5-point favorites on BetMGM,

The Kansas City Chiefs were criticized by fans on social media for their decision to intentionally take a safety against the Houston Texans.

Kansas City Chiefs punter Matt Araiza intentionally tiptoed out of the end zone Saturday to surrender a safety, which added meaningless points to the scoreboard but shook the gambling world.

The Kansas City Chiefs fans who bet on their team's spread for Saturday's AFC Divisional Round matchup against the Houston Texans could not have suffered

On Saturday afternoon, the Kansas City Chiefs qualified for their seventh consecutive AFC Championship with a 23-14 win over the Houston Texans on GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City will now host the winner of Sunday’s Divisional round game between the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills.

While it felt like the Chiefs were in a reasonably comfortable spot late in the game, with Houston needing a near-miracle to overcome an 11-point deficit as the clock wound down below two minutes, there was some considerable spread drama at play for those who bet on the game.

Once the NFL playoffs start, the Kansas City Chiefs always find a way to win, and once again, that was the case on Saturday during their 23-14 divisional round playoff win over the Houston Texans. The Chiefs didn't force a single turnover and they got outgained by 124 yards (336-212),