The Chiefs have had a hell of a time with the one-win Texans on Sunday. But the club just got a a big nine-play, 84-yard yard drive to take a 24-21 lead over Houston. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes took a 5-yard scramble to his left for the go-ahead score, making it 22-21. Then Mahomes flipped a [more] … [Read more...] about Patrick Mahomes touchdown run puts Chiefs ahead of Texans, 24-21
Texans lead Chiefs 21-16 after Jordan Akins 12-yard touchdown
Last week, the Chiefs let the Broncos back in the game with some big turnovers. The same thing is happening in Houston on Sunday. With 1;25 left in the third quarter, the Texans have a 21-16 lead over the Chiefs after Jordan Akins‘ 12-yard touchdown catch. It came on third-and-goal from the K.C. 12-yard line. [more] … [Read more...] about Texans lead Chiefs 21-16 after Jordan Akins 12-yard touchdown
Chiefs escape Houston with 30-24 victory, win 7th consecutive AFC West title
The Chiefs entered Sunday 10-3 with a chance to clinch the AFC West with a win. The Texans were 1-11-1, but coming off a strong performance against the Cowboys in Dallas. In theory, it shouldn’t have taken the Chiefs so much to win. But while Houston gave another championship contender all it could handle, in [more] … [Read more...] about Chiefs escape Houston with 30-24 victory, win 7th consecutive AFC West title
NFL Week 16 playoff picture: Bengals lead AFC North, Titans fading in AFC South
The Bengals have surged into first place in the AFC North, but the Titans’ lead in the AFC South is slipping away. Those are two of the big takeaways of a busy Sunday in the AFC playoff race, which also saw the Chiefs clinch the AFC West. Here’s how the AFC playoff picture looks heading [more] … [Read more...] about NFL Week 16 playoff picture: Bengals lead AFC North, Titans fading in AFC South
Patrick Mahomes on completing 20 passes in a row: “That doesn’t sound like me”
During Sunday’s overtime win over the Texans, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes completed 36 of 41 passes. He finished the game with 20 straight completions. In a post-game phone conversation, I asked him if he knew he’d done that. “I did not know that at all, and that doesn’t sound like me,” Mahomes said, “so that’s [more] … [Read more...] about Patrick Mahomes on completing 20 passes in a row: “That doesn’t sound like me”