The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs beat the Houston Texans 27-19 at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday to shut in on the highest seed within the AFC.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes overcame an ankle drawback to begin the sport and rushed for one landing and threw one other to Xavier Worthy because the Chiefs improved their document to 14-1.
They’ll seal the highest seed and a bye to the second spherical of the play-offs if the Buffalo Payments lose on Sunday or in the event that they beat the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas Day – their third sport in 11 days.
“Our offensive line did a terrific job accepting the problem,” stated Mahomes.
Within the third quarter, the sport was stopped for a number of minutes when Texans broad receiver Tank Dell suffered a critical left leg damage.
Quarterback CJ Stroud threw a 30-yard landing move to Dell however the 25-year-old collided with team-mate Jared Wayne ultimately zone, inflicting him to fall to the turf and instantly seize his leg.
Texans gamers have been in tears as Dell was stretched off the sphere and brought to a close-by hospital.
Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans later stated Dell’s damage was “important”, with reports, external of a dislocated kneecap.
In the course of the Chiefs’ win over the Cleveland Browns final week, Mahomes suffered a excessive ankle sprain and was taken off within the fourth quarter.
Nevertheless, he took half in all exercises in the course of the week and his health confirmed early in opposition to Houston when he scrambled 15 yards for a landing to present the Chiefs a 7-0 lead within the first quarter.
“To go on the market and discover a method to win with everyone was a superb second for us,” added Mahomes.