WEEK 15
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (10-3) @ HOUSTON TEXANS (1-11-1)
DATE: Sunday (12/18/22)
STADUM: NRG Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Carl Cheffers
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Chiefs lead all-time series, 6-5
STREAKS Chiefs have won 2 of last 3
LAST GAME 9/10/20: Texans 20 at Chiefs 34
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/8/17: Chiefs 42, Texans 34
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
LAST WEEK W 34-28 at Denver
COACH VS. OPP. Andy Reid: 7-2
PTS. FOR 29.5
OFFENSE 423.8
PASSING Patrick Mahomes: 336-511-4,160-33-11-103.4
RUSHING Isiah Pacheco (R): 124-591-4.8-3
RECEIVING Travis Kelce (TE): 81-1,039-12.8-12
PTS. AGAINST 22.9
DEFENSE 341.6
SACKS Chris Jones: 11
INTs Nick Bolton, L’Jarius Sneed: 2
TAKE/GIVE -5 (14/19)
PUNTING (NET) Tommy Townsend: 52.2 (47.0)
KICKING Harrison Butker: 72 (27/29 PAT; 15/19 FG)
CHIEFS NOTES
• QB PATRICK MAHOMES passed for 352 yards & 3 TDs last week, his 24th-career game with 300+ pass yards & 3+ TD passes, surpassing HOFer Dan Marino (23 games) for most-ever by QB in 1st 6 seasons. Has 300+ pass yards in 7 of past 8. Has 3 TD passes in 4 of past 5 on road. Has 11 TDs vs. INT with 120.8 rating in 3 career starts vs. Hou., incl. postseason, with 3+ TD passes in each game. Leads NFL with 4,160 pass yards & 33 TD passes & joined HOFer Peyton Manning as only QBs ever with 4,000+ pass yards in 5 of 1st 6 seasons.
• RB ISIAH PACHECO (rookie) had 93 scrimmage yards (70 rush, 23 rec.) last week & aims for 6th in row with 80+ scrimmage yards. Has rush TD in 2 of past 3.
• RB JERICK MCKINNON led team with season-high 134 scrimmage yards (112 rec., 22 rush) & career-high 2 rec. TDs in Week 14, his 2nd-career game with 100+ rec. yards.
• TE TRAVIS KELCE had 71 rec. yards last week & aims for 9th in row with 50+ rec. yards. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Hou. with TD catch, incl. postseason. Leads TEs with 1,039 rec. yards & is 1st TE ever with 1,000+ rec. yards in 7 seasons.
• WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER had 9 catches for 74 yards & TD in Week 14. Has TD catch in 2 of past 3 on road. Has rec. TD in each of his 2 career games vs. Hou.
• DT CHRIS JONES had PD & 11th sack of season last week. Has sack in 4 of past 5 & 0.5+ sacks in 7 of past 8. Had 1.5 sacks in last meeting.
• DE FRANK CLARK had 4th sack of season in Week 14. Had sack in last meeting.
• DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS (rookie) aims for 4th in row with sack.
• LB NICK BOLTON aims for 5th in row with 9+ tackles. Ranks 4th in NFL with 131 tackles.
• LB WILLIE GAY had 47-yard INT-TD last week, 1st-career TD. Aims for 6th in row with TFL.
HOUSTON TEXANS
LAST WEEK L 27-23 at Dallas
COACH VS. OPP. Lovie Smith: 1-1
PTS. FOR 16.2
OFFENSE 283.0
PASSING Davis Mills: 219-349-2,319-11-12-78.2
RUSHING Dameon Pierce (R): 220-939-4.3-4
RECEIVING Brandin Cooks: 44-520-11.8-1
PTS. AGAINST 24.2
DEFENSE 380.2
SACKS Jerry Hughes: 8
INTs Jalen Pitre (R): 3
TAKE/GIVE -5 (17/22)
PUNTING (NET) Cameron Johnston: 49.0 (43.0)
KICKING Ka’imi Fairbairn: 89 (17/17 PAT; 24/26 FG)
TEXANS NOTES
• QB DAVIS MILLS completed 16 of 21 atts. (76.2 pct.) for 175 yards last week. Has 2 TD passes in 3 of 4 career starts vs. AFC West.
• QB JEFF DRISKEL had 1st TD pass of season in Week 14.
• RB DAMEON PIERCE (rookie) rushed for 78 yards & TD last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 75+ scrimmage yards. Has 95+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3 at home. Leads rookies with 1,104 scrimmage yards & 939 rush yards & can become 3rd Hou. rookie ever with 1,000+ rush yards, joining Steve Slaton (2008) & Domanick Williams (2003).
• WR BRANDIN COOKS aims for his 3rd in row overall with 55+ rec. yards & 3rd in row at home with 70+ rec. yards. Has 85+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. KC. Is 1 of 4 in NFL (Mike Evans, DeAndre Hopkins & Travis Kelce) with 500+ rec. yards in each of past 9 seasons.
• WR NICO COLLINS has 5+ catches in 3 of his past 4.
• WR CHRIS MOORE led team with career highs in catches (10) & rec. yards (124) last week.
• WR AMARI RODGERS had career-best 57 rec. yards & 1st-career TD catch in Week 14.
• TE JORDAN AKINS had rec. TD in last meeting.
• S JALEN PITRE (rookie) aims for 4th in row with PD & 3rd in row with 12+ tackles. Leads all rookies with 104 tackles & is 3rd Texans rookie ever with 100+ tackles.
• CB TREMON SMITH had 1st 2 career INTs last week. Selected by KC in 6th round of 2018 NFL Draft & appeared in 15 games with club.
• CB DESMOND KING aims for 5th in row with 5+ tackles. Has TFL in 2 of past 3.
• LB CHRISTIAN KIRKSEY had season-high 10 tackles & PD last week. Has TFL in 3 of past 4.
• DE OGBO OKORONKWO had sack, FF & PD in Week 14. Aims for 3rd in row with sack.
