HOUSTON, Texas. — The Chiefs are looking to clinch their seventh straight AFC West title with a win on the road against the Houston Texans. Here is the live blog for the game.
1st Quarter
- The Chiefs win the toss and they elect to defer, Texans will get the ball first
- The Chiefs hold the Texans, will force them to punt
- Patrick Mahomes is sacked by Christian Kirksey on 1st down
- Chiefs start out slow, punt on their first two opening drives
- Jeff Driskel is now in at QB for the Texans
- Driskel finds Chris Moore for a 34-yard gain to the Chiefs 36-yard line
- Driskel goes to Jordan Akins who drops the pass but pass interference is called on Texans, making it 1st & goal
- Driskel finds Tegan Quitoriano for on an eight-yard touchdown pass, Texans lead 7-0
- Isiah Pacheco has two straight 1st down runs, including one for 18 yards to the Texans 46-yard line
2nd Quarter
- Mahomes finds Jerick McKinnon for a 20-yard touchdown, McKinnon continues to impress in the receiving game game tied at 7
- Pacheco fumbles and the Texans recover, they will take over with great field position at the Chiefs 17-yard line
- Davis Mills scampers in for a 17-yard touchdown run, Texans lead 14-7
- Ronald Jones is in for Pacheco
- Mahomes finds Marquez Valdes-Scantling who reaches out for a nice grab on a four-yard touchdown pass, Butker misses the extra point, Texans lead 14-13
3rd Quarter
- Chiefs get down to the Texans eight-yard line but end up kicking a field goal, Butker knocks down a 26-yard field goal
- Mahomes finds Smith-Schuster who was initially ruled down before fumbling, but Texans challenge and the challenge was successful, Texans recover
- Texans take the lead on a Davis Mills 12-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Akins, drive also included five penalties on the Chiefs that helped keep the Texans drive going
4th Quarter
- Mahomes scrambles in for a five-yard touchdown run, convert two-point conversion, Chiefs lead 24-21
- Texans convert a 3rd & 8 on a Mills nine-yard pass to Brevin Jordan
- Chiefs hold the Texans on 4th & goal, Ka’imi Fairburn makes a 29-yard field goal, game tied at 24
- The Chiefs wind down the clock, Butker will kick a 51-yard field goal
- Butker misses the field goal, the game is heading to overtime
Overtime
- Chiefs win the toss and elect to receive
- Mahomes was looking to throw deep but was sacked by Blake Cashman, the Chiefs will have to punt
- Frank Clark forces a Davis Mills fumble and it’s recovered by Willie Gay at the Texans 26-yard line
- Jerick McKinnon scores on a 26-yard touchdown run, Chiefs win the game and the AFC West