National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Kansas City 23,
Houston 14
When: 4:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 18, 2025
Where: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 23°
Head Official: Clay Martin
Attendance: 73458
Where: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 23°
Head Official: Clay Martin
Attendance: 73458
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Houston | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| Kansas City | 6 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 13:58 | ||
| Kansas City | FG |
Kansas City 3 - Houston 0 Harrison Butker 32 yd. field goal |
| 1st Quarter - 8:41 | ||
| Houston | FG |
Kansas City 3 - Houston 3 Ka'imi Fairbairn 30 yd. field goal |
| 1st Quarter - 3:59 | ||
| Kansas City | FG |
Kansas City 6 - Houston 3 Harrison Butker 36 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 4:36 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
Kansas City 13 - Houston 3 Kareem Hunt 1 yd. run (Harrison Butker kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:16 | ||
| Houston | FG |
Kansas City 13 - Houston 6 Ka'imi Fairbairn 48 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 4:36 | ||
| Houston | TD |
Kansas City 13 - Houston 12 Joe Mixon 13 yd. run (kick failed) |
| 4th Quarter - 11:52 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
Kansas City 20 - Houston 12 Travis Kelce 11 yd. pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 4:38 | ||
| Kansas City | FG |
Kansas City 23 - Houston 12 Harrison Butker 27 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 0:11 | ||
| Houston | S |
Kansas City 23 - Houston 14 Matt Araiza stepped out of bounds in end zone for a safety |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Houston | Kansas City | |
| 1st Downs | 18 | 14 |
| Rushing | 6 | 5 |
| Passing | 12 | 7 |
| Penalty | 0 | 2 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 10-17 | 4-11 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Punts-Average | 2-41.5 | 2-43.5 |
| Return Yards | 67 | 142 |
| Punts-Returns | 0-0 | 1-11 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 3-67 | 4-131 |
| Int - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 8-82 | 4-29 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 2-0 |
| Time of Possession | 33:26 | 26:34 |
| Total Net Yards | 336 | 212 |
| Total Plays | 65 | 50 |
| Average Gain | 5.2 | 4.2 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 149 | 50 |
| Rushes | 29 | 22 |
| Average/Rush | 5.1 | 2.3 |
| Net Yards Passing | 187 | 162 |
| Comp-Att | 19-28 | 16-25 |
| Yards/Pass | 5.2 | 5.8 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 8-58 | 3-15 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 0 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Rushing | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Field Goals | 2-4 | 3-3 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 1-3-33% | 2-5-40% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 0-0-0% | 2-3-67% |
| Safeties | 1 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Houston Texans
(11-8)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| C. Stroud | 19/28 | 245 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Chiefs
(16-2)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| P. Mahomes | 16/25 | 177 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Mixon | 18 | 88 | 4.9 | 1 | 13 |
| C. Stroud | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | 28 |
| D. Pierce | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 |
| D. Ogunbowale | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| K. Hunt | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 1 | 12 |
| I. Pacheco | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 10 |
| P. Mahomes | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 15 |
| X. Worthy | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | -8 |
| M. Araiza | 1 | -18 | -18.0 | 0 | -18 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| N. Collins | 8 | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 0 | 24 |
| D. Schultz | 4 | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 | 34 |
| X. Hutchinson | 6 | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 17 |
| J. Metchie III | 2 | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 24 |
| J. Mixon | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| I. Smith Jr. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Wayne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Ogunbowale | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Pierce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Kelce | 8 | 7 | 117 | 16.7 | 1 | 49 |
| X. Worthy | 6 | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 21 |
| N. Gray | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 6 |
| K. Hunt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Hopkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H. Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Smith-Schuster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Perine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I. Pacheco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| W. Anderson Jr. | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| T. Togiai | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| G. Karlaftis | 3.0 | 26.0 |
| C. Jones | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| F. Anudike-Uzomah | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| T. Wharton | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| C. Omenihu | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| C. Conner | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| E. Murray | 4 | 0 |
| W. Anderson Jr. | 4 | 0 |
| D. Stingley Jr. | 3 | 0 |
| M. Bryant | 3 | 1 |
| D. Hunter | 2 | 2 |
| A. Al-Shaair | 2 | 4 |
| J. Wayne | 1 | 0 |
| M. Edwards Jr. | 1 | 0 |
| N. Hewitt | 1 | 0 |
| C. Bullock | 1 | 1 |
| T. Settle Jr. | 1 | 1 |
| T. Togiai | 1 | 1 |
| K. Lassiter | 1 | 2 |
| H. To'oto'o | 1 | 6 |
| F. Fatukasi | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| B. Cook | 5 | 0 |
| J. Reid | 5 | 2 |
| G. Karlaftis | 4 | 1 |
| J. Hicks | 4 | 1 |
| L. Chenal | 3 | 0 |
| C. Omenihu | 3 | 1 |
| T. McDuffie | 3 | 1 |
| C. Conner | 3 | 2 |
| N. Bolton | 3 | 2 |
| F. Anudike-Uzomah | 2 | 0 |
| D. Nnadi | 2 | 0 |
| N. Johnson | 2 | 1 |
| D. Tranquill | 2 | 3 |
| J. Watson | 1 | 0 |
| T. Wharton | 1 | 0 |
| C. Jones | 1 | 3 |
| M. Pennel Jr. | 0 | 1 |
| M. Danna | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| W. Anderson Jr. | 3.0 |
| J. Wayne | 1.0 |
| T. Settle Jr. | 1.0 |
| T. Togiai | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| G. Karlaftis | 3.0 |
| F. Anudike-Uzomah | 2.0 |
| T. Wharton | 1.0 |
| C. Omenihu | 1.0 |
| C. Conner | 1.0 |
| C. Jones | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| C. Stroud | 1 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| N. Remigio | 1 |
| P. Mahomes | 1 |