Undefeated Chiefs beat Texans 42-34; Watt breaks left leg
HOUSTON — The Kansas City Chiefs got another big game from Alex Smith and a little help on special teams to remain undefeated Sunday night.
Smith threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns and Tyreek Hill added a punt return score in the fourth quarter to lead the Chiefs to a 42-34 victory over the Houston Texans in a game where J.J. Watt broke his left leg.
Deshaun Watson’s 48-yard touchdown pass got the Texans within six early in the fourth quarter before Smith extended the lead for Kansas City (5-0) to 32-20 on a 10-yard pass to De’Anthony Thomas with about nine minutes left.
“Once they made it a one-score game, I knew the onus was back on us to go answer,” Smith said. “If you keep answering them, it kind of becomes demoralizing when you make it a two-score game again.”