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Texans End Losing Streak Against Chiefs with Dominant Defense and Stroud’s Heroics
Houston’s defense, leading the NFL with 11 games forcing turnovers and sacks, limited the Chiefs to 10 points and helped snap a five-game losing streak.
- At Arrowhead Stadium Sunday night, the Houston Texans beat the Kansas City Chiefs 20-10, moving to 8-5 and within a game of first-place Jacksonville.
- Houston's top-ranked defense leads the league in points allowed and yields just 266.3 yards per game, holding opponents under 20 points in 11 games this season.
- A failed Chiefs' fourth-and-1 at the Chiefs' 31-yard line set up a six-play drive capped by Dare Ogunbowale's 5-yard touchdown on his only touch Sunday.
- The loss also halted the Chiefs' nine-year AFC West streak, and combined with Denver's victory, mathematically eliminated Kansas City Chiefs from division contention for the first time since 2015.
- With the playoffs looming, the Houston Texans will try to extend their winning streak to six games against the Arizona Cardinals Sunday, but offensive inconsistency and red-zone conversions, two of four, remain issues after second-half struggles with five straight punts and 17 yards.
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Texans end losing streak against Chiefs with dominant defense and Stroud's heroics
The Houston Texans finally vanquished their longtime nemesis with Sunday night’s win over the Kansas City Chiefs to boost their playoff hopes.
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