The Chiefs stormed all the way back from a 24-0 deficit in the first half of Sunday's divisional playoff game to crush the Texans 51-31 to advance to the AFC championship.
In what was once heading in the direction of a Houston blowout win, Kansas City assembled a stunning second-quarter run and continued to pour it on in a record-breaking performance.
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To little surprise, the Chiefs' momentum-changing run generated several jaw-dropping stats.
Houston raced out to an early double-digit lead, quieting the home crowd at Arrowhead Stadium:
The Texans are 5-0 this season when leading by 14 points or more at any point.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 12, 2020
This matches the Chiefs' largest deficit of the season (trailed Packers 14-0 in Week 8) pic.twitter.com/amzx5Jm9o3
The @HoustonTexans scored 21 points in the first quarter for the first time in franchise history 🤯
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 12, 2020
This is their 298th game. pic.twitter.com/KdljtfhhHJ
Only one team all season fell behind by 21 points in the first quarter.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 12, 2020
The Dolphins Week 1 vs the Ravens (21-0), Miami lost 59-10 pic.twitter.com/OoLOTWHIAq
It took the Chiefs a while to get going. Once they did, though, the points came in bunches.
At 52 combined points, this is the highest-scoring first half in NFL postseason history.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 12, 2020
The previous record was 49 in the 2009 NFC Divisional Playoffs (Saints led Cardinals 35-14). pic.twitter.com/PzWf3aZ4qq
This is already the highest-scoring game of the playoffs.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 12, 2020
With the second half still to come.
Since falling behind 24-0, the @Chiefs have had 7 drives on offense. Here's how they went:
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 12, 2020
- Touchdown
- Touchdown
- Touchdown
- Touchdown
- Touchdown
- Touchdown
- Touchdown pic.twitter.com/138AS8jw3g
The Chiefs have scored 51 points in the last 32 minutes.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) January 12, 2020
Both the Chiefs and Texans faced three-possession deficits Sunday afternoon:
This is just the 3rd game in NFL history where both teams have trailed by 20 in same game.
— Football Perspective (@fbgchase) January 12, 2020
1) fledgling Baltimore franchise vs. New York Giants in 1950 (20-0, then 55-20)https://t.co/AgHBfSVC1U
2) 2011 Patriots trailed 21-0 vs. BUF after 1Q, won 49-21 https://t.co/aFGhqmBvOz
Several Chiefs players logged impressive individual performances, as well:
TE Travis Kelce has 10 receptions in today's game, setting new franchise postseason mark for catches in a single-game. His 134 receiving yards are the 3rd most in a single postseason game in team history. He needs 17 more yards for most single-game receiving yards in team history
— Chiefs Communications (@ChiefsPR) January 12, 2020
Travis Kelce becomes the third TE in NFL history with 3 touchdowns in a playoff game.
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) January 12, 2020
Monster performance. pic.twitter.com/jYI3hNeJ6Y
Patrick Mahomes is the ninth, and youngest, QB to have 300 passing yards and 5 TDs in a playoff game https://t.co/oRgbelChT5 pic.twitter.com/LR8kDX2vm0
— ProFootballReference (@pfref) January 12, 2020
The #Chiefs are the first team in NFL history, regular season or playoffs, to trail by 24+ points in the first half and be tied or leading entering halftime. #ChiefsKingdom | @Chiefs
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) January 12, 2020
Damien Williams joins Travis Kelce with his 3rd TD of the game.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 12, 2020
The last pair of teammates with 3 TD in the same playoff game were Jerry Rice and Ricky Watters in Super Bowl XXIX. pic.twitter.com/m3jOhIkjp0
Today is the second time in the Super Bowl era that 2 teammates have scored 3+ scrimmage TD each in a playoff game.
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) January 12, 2020
Travis Kelce and Damien Williams join the 49ers' Jerry Rice and Ricky Watters in Super Bowl XXIX as the only duos to accomplish the feat.@Chiefs | #ChiefsKingdom
Elite company.
— SNF on NBC (@SNFonNBC) January 12, 2020
The only two players to throw four touchdowns in one quarter of an NFL playoff game. #HOUvsKC #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/y6g3gGYwXn
Patrick Mahomes is the first player in NFL history with 300 Pass yards, 50 Rush yards and 5 Pass TD in a playoff game 🔥
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 12, 2020
(via @EliasSports) pic.twitter.com/hJlNTLwS1W
Patrick Mahomes threw at least 1 TD to tight, slot, wide and backfield alignments for the 2nd time in his career. Mahomes is the only QB in the Next Gen Stats era to do so twice (since 2016).
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) January 12, 2020
Tight - 2
Slot - 1
Wide - 1
Backfield - 1#HOUvsKC | Powered by @awscloud pic.twitter.com/FXpIeVjRgR
Tough break, Texans fans:
Deshaun Watson is the only QB in the Super Bowl era to lose a playoff game despite having 300+ pass yards, 3+ total TD and 0 giveaways.#HOUvsKC
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) January 12, 2020
Hate when that happens:
On the jumbotron here at Arrowhead, the Chiefs just announced that they've run out of fireworks to shoot off after touchdowns. They've scored too many times.
— Conor Orr 🐟 (@ConorOrr) January 12, 2020