This is one that got away for Kansas City and when the season comes to the close, it could be the difference between going to the playoffs and sitting home for another year. For the first time this season the culprit was the defense. The offense did everything it could do to win this one, but when your defense gives up three fourth quarter touchdowns, it’s not often you win.
The Chiefs offense was everything you could hope for. It rushed for a season high 228 yards, Thomas Jones getting 100 and Jamaal Charles 93. Matt Cassel was 20 of 29 with 3 TD’s, no interceptions and a 122 passer rating. Dwayne Bowe...yes, Dwayne Bowe had six catches for 108 yards and two scores. KC scored 17 second half points after leading by 7 at halftime and yet they lost.
The Texans scored TD’s on their final four possessions, the last two on drives of 80 yards or more in the final four minutes. They never led until the last score in the final 28 seconds of the game. You could point to several factors but the lack of pressure on Texans QB Matt Schaub in the second half and the failure to force a turnover were critical in my book.
Throw in a bad interference call on the final drive and a rookie mistake by Eric Berry on Andre Johnson’s game winning catch and you have a loss that shouldn’t have been a loss. How the Chiefs bounce back from this defeat next week at home against Jacksonville will say everything about how far Todd Haley’s team has truly progressed.
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