It’s been a rough start to the year for the Chiefs’ pass rushers.
Put linebacker Justin Houston atop that list.
A difference maker for a half-decade — when healthy, anyway — Houston did not record a solo tackle in the season opener in Los Angeles. A week later, he had just two in Pittsburgh, prompting wonderment over just how much the edge rusher would contribute in his age-29 season.
On Sunday, he showed some flashes of his former self. Houston had a pair of sacks — and forced fumbles on both — during the Chiefs’ 38-27 win against the San Francisco 49ers at Arrowhead Stadium.