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Knile Davis' opening kickoff TD gets Chiefs rolling

Published: Jan 09, 2016 at 08:48 AM

Kevin Patra

Senior News Writer

The NFL playoffs kicked off in incredible fashion.

Knile Davis returned the first kickoff of the 2015 playoffs back for a 106-yard touchdown to give the Chiefs a 7-0 lead over the Texans. Kansas City went on to cruise to a 30-0 win.

It's just the fifth time in NFL playoff history that the opening kickoff of a game was returned for a touchdown, per the ESPN broadcast. The last time it happened was Devin Hester for the Chicago Bears to start Super Bowl XLI.

It marked the second-longest kickoff return in playoff history, behind Jacoby Jones' 108-yard return in Super Bowl XLVII.

Now that's how you start a game! #TOUCHDOWN KNILE DAVIS!

KC 7 HOU 0 | Q1 14:49 | #KCvsHOU pic.twitter.com/nRJ6KAneLN
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) January 9, 2016

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— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) January 9, 2016

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