Given the injuries at wide receiver to Tank Dell and Stefon Diggs, Woods has seen an expanded role over the final few games. He’s been with the starting lineup and doubled his rep count win Week 17’s loss against the Baltimore Ravens.

Starting wide receiver Robert Woods could be absent when the Houston Texans face the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC divisional round of the NFL playoffs this Saturday after he was listed with an injury this week. Here is the latest on Woods’ status ahead of the game:

According to the team, Houston Texans wide receiver Robert Woods (hip) is officially active for Saturday's playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Woods was unable to practice all week due to a hip injury but was able to turn the corner in time to face the reigning champions.

The Houston Texans are at the Kansas City Chiefs at 3:30 p.m. today on ABC/ESPN in an AFC divisional playoff. The Texans have never advanced past this round and will have to pull an upset on the top-seeded Chiefs.

Here’s who is out for the Houston Texans in Saturday’s divisional round matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Woods caught two of four targets for 22 yards and returned one punt for 10 yards in Houston's 32-12 win over the Chargers in wild-card round last Saturday.

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Defensively, Houston listed linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair as "Questionable" for Saturday with a knee injury. Al-Shaair, who racked up 70 tackles in 11 games this season, didn't play against the Chiefs back in Week 16 due to a league suspension. 2. Houston has thrived off takeaways all season long.

Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon and linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair both are active for Saturday's AFC divisional playoff game against the host Kansas City Chiefs. Mixon was limited in practice

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Joe Mixon was active for the Texans’ divisional playoff game against the Chiefs on Saturday after the Pro Bowl running back had shown up on the injury report with an ankle problem and missed practice late in the week.