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Mark Lane

Texans vs. Chiefs live blog: 30-24 Kansas City, FINAL

The Houston Texans take on the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday at 12:00 p.m. Central Time for Week 15 from NRG Stadium. Follow along for all of the live updates.

First quarter

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15:00 — Houston gets the ball first.

13:22 — On a third-and-7 from the Houston 39-yard line, QB Davis Mills can’t connect with WR Amari Rodgers. The Texans are forced to punt.

10:02 — On third-and-5 from the Kansas 48-yard line, QB Patrick Mahomes throws an incomplete pass looking for WR Marquez Valdez-Scantling.

9:06 — The Texans go three-and-out after being pinned at their own 15-yard line.

8:24 — LB Christian Kirksey sacks Mahomes for an 11-yard loss on first down from the Kansas City 40-yard line.

7:03 — Mahomes fails to complete a pass on third-and-14 from the Kansas City 36-yard line.

1:04 — Mills throws an 8-yard touchdown pass to rookie TE Teagan Quitoriano. Extra point is good7-0, Texans

 

Second quarter

12:33 — Mahomes throws a 20-yard touchdown pass to RB Jerick McKinnon. Extra point is good. 7-7

9:37 — DE Mario Addison strips RB Isiah Pacheco and CB Desmond King recovers at the Kansas City 17-yard line.

9:28 — Mills scrambles for a 17-yard touchdown. Extra point is good. 14-7, Texans

0:17 — Mahomes throws a 4-yard touchdown pass to Valdez-Scantling. Extra point is no good; wide left. 14-13, Texans

 

Halftime

Stats

TEXANS

Mills: 6/10, 70 yards, TD; 2 carries, 16 yards, TD

Jeff Driskel: 2/3, 8 yards; 3 carries, 9 yards

Royce Freeman: 5 carries, 28 yards

Chris Moore: 4 catches, 42 yards

Quitoriano: 1 catch, 8 yards, TD

 

CHIEFS

Mahomes: 17/22, 164 yards, 2 TD; 2 carries, 12 yards

Pacheco: 6 carries, 35 yards

McKinnon: 2 carries, 11 yards; 5 catches, 60 yards, TD

Kelce: 4 catches, 42 yards

 

Third quarter

9:08 — The Chiefs cap off their opening drive of the second half with a 27-yard field goal from K Harrison Butker. 16-14, Chiefs

8;57 — Mills throws incomplete looking for Burkhead on third-and-10 from the Houston 25. The Texans go three-and-out.

5:39 — Mahomes throws to WR JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 6-yard gain, but CB Tremon Smith hit the receiver, who fumbled, and then LB Jake Hansen recovered at the Houston 36-yard line. Ruling on the field was down by contact and an illegal blindside block against McKinnon. The Texans challenged the ruling on the field and it was overturned. Texans ball at the Kansas City 49-yard line following the penalty enforcement.

1:30 — Mills throws a 12-yard touchdown pass to TE Jordan Akins. Extra point is good. 21-16, Texans

 

Fourth quarter

12:05 — Mahomes rushes for a 5-yard touchdown. On the two-point conversion, Mahomes completes to McKinnon for the conversion. 24-21, Chiefs

5:14 — K Ka’imi Fairbairn hits a 29-yard field goal to tie the game. 24-24

1:54 — On a third-and-4 from the Houston 45-yard line, Mahomes rushes for a first down of 14 yards.

0:12 — Butker’s 51-yard field goal attempt is no good.

 

Overtime

10:00 — Chiefs win the coin toss and take possession.

9:55 — The Chiefs start at their own 9-yard line, but Mahomes gets them off the mat with a 19-yard pass to Smith-Schuster.

6:22 — LB Blake Cashman sacks Mahomes for a 12-yard loss on third-and-4 from the Texans’ 43-yard line.

5:34 — On the first play of the Texans’ possession. DE Frank Clark poked the ball out from Mills, who was scrambling. DB Willie Gay recovers at the 26-yard line. It was Houston’s only turnover of the game.

5:19 — McKinnon rushes for a 26-yard touchdown. Game over. 30-24, Chiefs

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