Mahomes throws for TD and runs for score as Chiefs beat Texans 27-19 to close in on No. 1 seed

— Patrick Mahomes knew he could run on the ankle he sprained last week. The bigger concern for the Chiefs quarterback was how he would stop, when all the weight and pressure and momentum would land squarely upon it.
Dec 21, 2025, 05:39 pm - AP
Play-By-Play
1st Quarter
Kansas City Chiefs
Touchdown
6:31 - 1st
0
HOU
7
KC
Patrick Mahomes 15 Yd Rush (Harrison Butker Kick)
11 plays, 66 yards, 6:26
Houston Texans
Field Goal
3:08 - 1st
3
HOU
7
KC
Ka'imi Fairbairn 33 Yd Field Goal
7 plays, 55 yards, 3:23
2nd Quarter
Houston Texans
Touchdown
10:09 - 2nd
10
HOU
7
KC
Dalton Schultz 10 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)
13 plays, 82 yards, 6:05
Kansas City Chiefs
Touchdown
4:38 - 2nd
10
HOU
14
KC
Kareem Hunt 3 Yd Rush (Harrison Butker Kick)
13 plays, 82 yards, 5:31
Kansas City Chiefs
Field Goal
0:19 - 2nd
10
HOU
17
KC
Harrison Butker 44 Yd Field Goal
5 plays, 39 yards, 0:33
3rd Quarter
Houston Texans
Touchdown
11:40 - 3rd
16
HOU
17
KC
Tank Dell 30 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn PAT Failed)
4 plays, 50 yards, 1:36
Kansas City Chiefs
Touchdown
2:42 - 3rd
16
HOU
24
KC
Xavier Worthy 8 Yd pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker Kick)
10 plays, 80 yards, 5:44
4th Quarter
Houston Texans
Field Goal
11:51 - 4th
19
HOU
24
KC
Ka'imi Fairbairn 38 Yd Field Goal
14 plays, 50 yards, 5:51
Kansas City Chiefs
Field Goal
5:18 - 4th
19
HOU
27
KC
Harrison Butker 27 Yd Field Goal
14 plays, 60 yards, 6:33
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