KANSAS CITY, Mo -- C.J. Stroud did his best Patrick Mahomes impersonation and threw off his back foot for a touchdown to put the Houston Texans up 10-7 over the Kansas City Chiefs in the second quarter Saturday.

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Texans fans are plenty familiar with C.J. Stroud's brilliance after nearly two full seasons in Houston. One NFL luminary joined the collection of Stroud's admirers Saturday afternoon. Houston's QB evaded pressure from the Kansas City Chiefs defensive line and tossed a touchdown pass across his body in the second quarter of Saturday's battle of AFC playoff teams.

Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud, wide receiver Nico Collins, and running back Joe Mixon reacted to Tank Dell's devastating injury after loss to Chiefs.

The Houston Texans second-year quarterback found tight end Dalton Schultz for a 10-yard touchdown pass on first-and-goal to make it a 10-7 game against the Kansas City Chiefs. It marked the second touchdown reception in three games. Here’s a video of the play, courtesy of the team’s official Twitter/X page:

Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Joshua Williams blitzes Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud for a loss of 12 yards. Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud escapes pocket to deliver clutch 16-yard connection with wide receiver Nico Collins inside red zone.

As Dell was falling to the ground with the ball in his hands, another Texans wideout, Jared Wayne, was also going for the catch. As he dived toward it, Wayne landed on top of Dell's leg, causing it to get caught underneath and bend in an awkward direction.

The Kansas City Chiefs maintained their hold on the AFC's top seed by securing yet another one-score victory, extending their NFL record to 16 games by defeating the visiting Houston Texans by a score of 27-19.

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After the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Houston Texans 27-19 in Week 16, star quarterback Patrick Mahomes offered words of encouragement to second-year signal-caller C.J. Stroud. In a brief interaction after the final whistle blew,

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