Texans lose the game and Watt
HOUSTON — Alex Smith threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns to help the Kansas City Chiefs remain undefeated with a 4234 victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday night in a game where J.J. Watt broke his left leg.
Deshaun Watson’s 48-yard touchdown pass got the Texans within six points early in the fourth quarter before Smith extended the lead for Kansas City (5-0) to 32-20 on a 10yard pass to De’Anthony Thomas with about nine minutes left. Tyreek Hill padded the lead when he returned a punt 82 yards for a touchdown.
Watson threw for 261 yards and five touchdowns, but the Texans (2-3) failed to recreate the magic they found last week when they scored a franchise-record 57 points in a victory over Tennessee.
Watt, the three-time NFL defensive player of the year, was injured in the first quarter and the team announced that he suffered a tibial plateau fracture, but didn’t provide any details on how long he’ll be out. The defensive end returned this season after sitting out the last 13 games last year after his second back surgery.
The Texans cut their deficit when Watson threw a nine-yard touchdown pass to Will Fuller in the third quarter. But the two-point conversion failed, leaving them down 23-13.
Kansas City’s Charcandrick West caught two touchdown passes and Travis Kelce had eight receptions for 98 yards in the first half, but didn’t return after halftime and the team said he was being evaluated for a concussion.
The Chiefs were up by six points when Smith found West on an eight-yard touchdown pass to make it 13-0 in the second quarter.
Houston rookie D’Onta Foreman fumbled two plays later to give Kansas City the ball right back and the Chiefs tacked on a field goal.