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The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Houston Texans 27-19 at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday to close in on the top seed in the AFC. <\/b><\/p>\n
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes overcame an ankle problem to start the game and rushed for one touchdown and threw another to Xavier Worthy as the Chiefs improved their record to 14-1. <\/p>\n
They will seal the top seed and a bye to the second round of the play-offs if the Buffalo Bills lose on Sunday or if they beat the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas Day – their third game in 11 days. <\/p>\n
“Our offensive line did a great job accepting the challenge,” said Mahomes. <\/p>\n
In the third quarter, the game was stopped for several minutes when Texans wide receiver Tank Dell suffered severe left leg injury. <\/p>\n
Quarterback CJ Stroud threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Dell but the 25-year-old collided with team-mate Jared Wayne in the endzone, causing him to fall to the turf and immediately grab his leg. <\/p>\n
Texans players were in tears as Dell was stretched off the field and taken to a nearby hospital. <\/p>\n
During the Chiefs’ win over the Cleveland Browns last week, Mahomes suffered a high ankle sprain and was taken off in the fourth quarter. <\/p>\n
However, he took part in all workouts during the week and his fitness showed early against Houston when he scrambled 15 yards for a touchdown to give the Chiefs a 7-0 lead in the first quarter.<\/p>\n
“To go out there and find a way to win with everybody was a good moment for us,” added Mahomes. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n