The Kansas City Chiefs had the Texans right where they wanted them
In the immortal words of one of our greatest scholars: Boy, that escalated quickly.
The Kansas City Chiefs took down the Houston Texans on Sunday in a game featuring an absolutely, unequivocally, completely RIDICULOUS first half, capped by an epic Kansas City comeback.
The @Chiefs pull off their biggest comeback EVER and are headed back to the AFC Championship. ? pic.twitter.com/wX0KUCrTZ0
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 12, 2020
At first blush, everything was coming up Houston. The scoring opened with the Titans getting about as wide open as you’ll ever see in the playoffs:
KENNY STILLS!!
He gets WIDE OPEN for the first TD of the game! Texans take the lead!
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— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 12, 2020
And that was just the start. The first two quarters saw everything from ludicrous fumbles to blocked punts:
If you are just now tuning into this game here’s a quick recap for you: AHHHHHHHHHHHH
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— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 12, 2020
The Texans led 21-0 in the first quarter after a muffed punt by the Chiefs, leaving the football world in collective shock:
EVERYTHING is going the Texans way in the 1st Qtr!
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— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 12, 2020
But then, following a risky fake punt by the Texans, the Chiefs seemingly rose from the dead:
First half recap for @PatrickMahomes and the @Chiefs pic.twitter.com/QL27xAefTe
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 12, 2020
And in four minutes, Kansas City put 21 points up on the board:
WE’RE NOT OUT OF THIS ? pic.twitter.com/1nPm0ZyuyR
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) January 12, 2020
A little special teams magic of their own helped the Chiefs turn the tide:
WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THIS GAME??
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— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 12, 2020
By the time Patrick Mahomes spurred the Chiefs to a 28-24 lead on four consecutive TD passes, this one felt all but over:
PATRICK MAHOMES.
28 straight points.
4 first-half touchdown passes.
And the @Chiefs have the lead! #ChiefsKingdom #NFLPlayoffs
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Watch free on mobile: https://t.co/ytW9g3rQZM pic.twitter.com/AroX5mr1F4— NFL (@NFL) January 12, 2020
As the points kept flowing, the Chiefs channeled a man who knows a little something about stomping a mudhole in his opponents:
Chiefs out here doing @steveaustinBSR PROUD! @WWEonFOX
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— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 12, 2020
In the end, Chiefs fans had plenty to gloat about:
To the point that Kansas City ran out of celebratory fireworks:
PSA on the jumbotron in Kansas City— pic.twitter.com/hPZxEnA2SN
— Jason Lieser (@JasonLieser) January 12, 2020
The Chiefs will host the Tennessee Titans next week in the AFC Championship. The mood in Kansas City for now? Yeah, it’s something like this:
“WE COMING BACK!” @PatrickMahomes pic.twitter.com/7Q3aXpkxRa
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) January 12, 2020
