The Chiefs put on another display off offensive fireworks as they blew past the Texans, 42-34, in Houston.
Alex Smith threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns to key Kansas City, and rookie Kareem Hunt surpassed 100 rushing yards. Charcandrick West caught a pair of scores and Tyreek Hill returned a punt 82 yards for a touchdowns. The Chiefs are the NFL’s lone unbeaten team at 5-and-0.
Texans rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson threw for five touchdowns in defeat, including three in the final quarter. DeAndre Hopkins finished with three TD’s and Will Fuller the Fifth added two as Houston dropped to 2-and-3. Watson has accounted for 10 touchdowns over his past two games, including nine through the air.
Houston made it interesting in the fourth quarter. Watson’s 48-yard touchdown pass got the Texans within six early in the fourth quarter before Smith extended the lead for Kansas City to 32-20 on a 10-yard pass to De’Anthony Thomas with about nine minutes left. Hill padded the lead when he returned the punt.
NFL RECORD ALERT: Kareem Hunt, 107 yards rushing. He becomes just the second rookie in the NFL to have 100 yards from scrimmage in each of his first five games. Adrian Peterson was the first.
J.J. Watt broke his leg. The three-time Defensive Player of the Year, was injured in the first quarter and the team announced that he sustained a tibial plateau fracture.
The Chiefs will try to come full circle next week when they host Pittsburgh.
Scoring summary:
| FIRST QUARTER | KC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
FG
6:53
Harrison Butker 35 Yd Field Goal
15 plays, 64 yards, 8:07
|
3 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER | KC | HOU | |
|
FG
11:23
Harrison Butker 42 Yd Field Goal
11 plays, 65 yards, 6:26
|
6 | 0 |
|
TD
5:45
Charcandrick West 8 Yd pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker Kick)
9 plays, 62 yards, 4:52
|
13 | 0 |
|
FG
4:17
Harrison Butker 41 Yd Field Goal
4 plays, 3 yards, 0:55
|
16 | 0 |
 |
TD
1:49
DeAndre Hopkins 6 Yd pass from Deshaun Watson (Ka’imi Fairbairn Kick)
8 plays, 75 yards, 2:28
|
16 | 7 |
|
TD
0:34
Charcandrick West 4 Yd pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker Kick)
7 plays, 75 yards, 1:15
|
23 | 7 |
| THIRD QUARTER | KC | HOU | |
|
TD
3:20
Will Fuller V 9 Yd pass from Deshaun Watson (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
7 plays, 78 yards, 3:58
|
23 | 13 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | KC | HOU | |
|
FG
14:01
Harrison Butker 35 Yd Field Goal
10 plays, 58 yards, 4:19
|
26 | 13 |
|
TD
12:00
Will Fuller V 48 Yd pass from Deshaun Watson (Ka’imi Fairbairn Kick)
5 plays, 70 yards, 2:01
|
26 | 20 |
|
TD
8:57
De’Anthony Thomas 10 Yd pass from Alex Smith (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
6 plays, 70 yards, 3:03
|
32 | 20 |
|
TD
7:22
Tyreek Hill 82 Yd Punt Return (Harrison Butker Kick)
4 plays, 4 yards, 2:03
|
39 | 20 |
|
TD
2:57
DeAndre Hopkins 34 Yd pass from Deshaun Watson (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
3 plays, 37 yards, 0:24
|
39 | 26 |
|
FG
1:08
Harrison Butker 49 Yd Field Goal
4 plays, 5 yards, 1:49
|
42 | 26 |
|
TD
0:00
DeAndre Hopkins 1 Yd pass from Deshaun Watson (Deshaun Watson Run for Two-Point Conversion)
7 plays, 75 yards, 1:08
|
42 | 34 |