The Houston Texans traveled on Saturday to Arrowhead Stadium to see where they stand among the AFC elite in a matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs, who won 27-19 to move within one game of clinching the top seed in the conference.
For Houston, there is no time to sulk as it will be back on the field on Wednesday against another AFC contender, Baltimore.
Houston is 9-6 entering the home game on Christmas Day. With a win, Houston could be in line for the No. 3 seed in the AFC playoff.
The Texans were in the game the entire way, but a serious injury to Tank Dell seemed to take some wind out of the offense’s mojo. The defense, which usually thrives on negative plays could not force many and Kansas City’s offense continued its efficient ways.
Below are five takeaways from the Texans loss.