2015 · Week 1
Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans
Sep 13, 2015 · Reliant Stadium · closed · grass
Recap
Kansas City Chiefs topped Houston Texans 27–20. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Chiefs had just a 47% chance going in. Chiefs improve to 1-0; Texans fall to 0-1. Alex Smith was the story of the game with 243 passing yards and 3 TDs; 15 rushing yards.
Team stats
| KC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 23 |
| 340 | Total yards | 432 |
| 243 | Passing yards | 334 |
| 97 | Rushing yards | 98 |
| 22/33 | Comp / Att | 26/47 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
KC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 22/33 | 243 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 9 | 15 | 0 |
| Jamaal Charles | 16 | 57 | 0 |
| Knile Davis | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| De'Anthony Thomas | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Kelce | 6 | 6 | 106 | 2 |
| Jamaal Charles | 5 | 8 | 46 | 1 |
| Jeremy Maclin | 5 | 9 | 52 | 0 |
| Albert Wilson | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
| Knile Davis | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| De'Anthony Thomas | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Sherman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James O'Shaughnessy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hoyer | 18/34 | 236 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Mallett | 8/13 | 98 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Mallett | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Alfred Blue | 9 | 42 | 0 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 6 | 28 | 0 |
| Chris Polk | 5 | 22 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Washington | 6 | 11 | 105 | 0 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 9 | 13 | 98 | 2 |
| Cecil Shorts | 4 | 8 | 57 | 0 |
| Alfred Blue | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Keith Mumphery | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Chris Polk | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Ryan Griffin | 1 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Garrett Graham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |