Conference Finals, 2031

played in Houston, TX

58 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Kansas City Chiefs	0	13	0	0	-	13
Houston Texans	14	7	0	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 HOU - Walt Tubbs 17 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
1Q: 01:48 HOU - Phil Forney 8 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 12:42 KCY - Emmett Mount 2 run (Giovanni Andersen extra point)
2Q: 06:28 KCY - Giovanni Andersen 29 field goal
2Q: 05:39 HOU - Walt Tubbs 62 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 00:50 KCY - Giovanni Andersen 26 field goal
4Q: 14:52 HOU - Samuel Stallings 30 field goal
4Q: 02:42 HOU - Dan Puzzuoli 4 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 HOU - Walt Tubbs 17 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
1Q: 01:48 HOU - Phil Forney 8 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 12:42 KCY - Emmett Mount 2 run (Giovanni Andersen extra point)
2Q: 06:28 KCY - Giovanni Andersen 29 field goal
2Q: 05:39 HOU - Walt Tubbs 62 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 00:50 KCY - Giovanni Andersen 26 field goal
4Q: 14:52 HOU - Samuel Stallings 30 field goal
4Q: 02:42 HOU - Dan Puzzuoli 4 run (Samuel Stallings extra point)

Team Statistics KCY HOU
Record 13-6 14-4
First Downs 22 21
- by Rushing 11 9
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 352 349
- Offensive Plays 71 55
- Yards per Play 4.96 6.35
Net Rushing Yards 172 153
- Rushing Attempts 27 29
- Yards per Rush 6.37 5.28
Net Passing Yards 180 196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 20 - 1 25 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 191 200
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/11 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.09 7.54
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/100 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 2/27 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 1/28 2/33
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 30
Time of Possession 29:37 30:23

Team Statistics	KCY	HOU
Record	13-6	14-4
First Downs	22	21
- by Rushing	11	9
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	352	349
- Offensive Plays	71	55
- Yards per Play	4.96	6.35
Net Rushing Yards	172	153
- Rushing Attempts	27	29
- Yards per Rush	6.37	5.28
Net Passing Yards	180	196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 20 - 1	25 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	191	200
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/11	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.09	7.54
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/100	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	2/27	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	1/28	2/33
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 30
Time of Possession	29:37	30:23

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:18	1:20	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	1:39	4:05	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	10:30	4:07	OWN 23	9	65	Field Goal
2	5:18	4:36	OWN 13	12	78	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:02	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	9:49	3:26	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
3	3:19	1:38	OWN 31	3	-4	Punt
4	14:47	5:30	OWN 30	11	63	Interception
4	6:12	0:31	OWN 13	4	6	Downs
4	2:33	2:33	OWN 25	10	37	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:42	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
1	7:58	6:19	OWN 30	12	70	Touchdown
2	12:34	2:04	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
2	6:23	1:05	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 25	1	-9	Half
3	12:58	3:09	OWN 35	6	17	Punt
3	6:23	3:04	OWN 7	8	33	Punt
3	1:41	1:54	OWN 27	6	60	Field Goal
4	9:17	3:05	OWN 20	4	11	Punt
4	5:41	3:08	OPP 19	5	19	Touchdown

Game MVP: Dan Puzzuoli, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Lester Miller	13	89	6.85	25	3	0
RB Emmett Mount	9	45	5.00	9	0	1
QB Devante Arnold	3	39	13.00	19	2	0
FB Marco Mueller	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
WR O.J. Ellard	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Walt Tubbs	13	91	7.00	62	1	1
QB Dan Puzzuoli	7	37	5.29	9	0	1
RB Brock Flynn	6	12	2.00	9	0	0
FB Phil Forney	2	8	4.00	8	0	1
WR Josh Myers	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Devante Arnold	41	20	191	3/11	0	23	1	52.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Puzzuoli	25	19	200	1/4	1	27	0	112.1

Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Richie Harvey	8	16	83	10.38	22	23
TE Louie Davies	4	11	43	10.75	12	17
RB Emmett Mount	2	3	12	6.00	8	6
WR Mel Winters	2	4	22	11.00	1	11
WR O.J. Ellard	2	4	28	14.00	1	17
RB Lester Miller	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Melvin Austin	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Camden Prioleau	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Cary Williams	6	8	80	13.33	24	24	0
WR Rod Barlow	5	5	21	4.20	2	12	0
WR Bert Keen	3	5	22	7.33	8	11	0
RB Brock Flynn	2	2	19	9.50	19	13	0
RB Walt Tubbs	2	2	31	15.50	14	17	1
WR Josh Myers	1	2	27	27.00	13	27	0
TE Tanner Wallace	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mickey Berry	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Devante Arnold	1	0	0	0
T Ronnie Wilfork	0	1	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Owen Springer	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
R.J. Dobler	4	196	49.0	43.0	54	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darren Rohr	4	195	48.8	37.0	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Giovanni Andersen	2/2	0/0	0/0	29	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Stallings	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Camden Prioleau	2	27	13.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	3	24	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Camden Prioleau	1	28	28.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brock Flynn	2	33	16.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Terrell Reed	11	0	0.0	28	25
CB Mike Hines	6	1	0.0	28	25
OLB Demetrius Brandon	5	2	0.0	11	17
OLB Ronnie Mandalari	4	2	0.0	29	26
DE Theodore Hoffman	3	2	0.0	29	26
DT Reggie Shannon	3	1	0.0	23	20
CB Howard Shannon	2	0	1.0	20	15
S Moe Malewitz	2	1	0.0	26	25
CB Jermaine Griffin	2	1	0.0	28	25
S Lamar Harvey	2	1	0.0	14	14
S Christian Franz	1	1	0.0	15	12
DT Aiden Van Pelt	1	1	0.0	22	20
S Renaldo Ranek	1	0	0.0	1	1
QB Devante Arnold	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ezra Tarr	1	0	0.0	23	18
ILB Roderick Downs	1	0	0.0	2	1

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marvin Swift	8	1	0.0	26	43
CB Dashawn Palmer	8	1	0.0	27	44
OLB Chase Jeffries	6	2	1.0	25	41
S Claude Carruthers	4	1	0.0	25	31
DE Owen Springer	3	0	1.0	14	26
CB Brody Fisher	3	1	0.0	21	35
DT Jumbo Williamson	3	0	0.0	17	22
DE Ike Baumgardner	2	0	1.0	4	12
ILB Malcolm Kelley	2	3	0.0	16	19
ILB Joseph Newhart	2	2	0.0	23	37
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	2	1	0.0	26	43
DE Marshall Akiyama	2	1	0.0	26	43
CB Lincoln Greer	1	1	0.0	11	22
CB Elias Borders	1	0	0.0	2	3
OLB Tim Wright	1	0	0.0	3	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas City	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Howard Shannon	1.0	0	0	15
DE Theodore Hoffman	0.0	3	1	26
DT Aiden Van Pelt	0.0	1	0	20

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Owen Springer	1.0	1	0	0	26
DE Ike Baumgardner	1.0	0	1	0	12
OLB Chase Jeffries	1.0	0	0	0	41
DE Marshall Akiyama	0.0	0	2	1	43
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	0.0	0	1	0	43

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Terrell Reed	6	0	25
OLB Ronnie Mandalari	3	0	26
OLB Demetrius Brandon	2	1	17
S Moe Malewitz	2	0	25
DE Theodore Hoffman	1	0	26
CB Howard Shannon	1	0	15
S Renaldo Ranek	1	0	1
CB Jermaine Griffin	1	0	25
S Lamar Harvey	1	0	14
CB Mike Hines	1	0	25
DT Reggie Shannon	0	1	20

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Marvin Swift	6	2	0	43
CB Dashawn Palmer	4	0	0	44
ILB Joseph Newhart	2	1	0	37
CB Brody Fisher	2	0	0	35
OLB Chase Jeffries	2	0	0	41
S Claude Carruthers	1	1	0	31
DE Marshall Akiyama	1	0	0	43
CB Lincoln Greer	1	0	0	22
OLB Tim Wright	1	0	0	6
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	0	1	0	43
DE Owen Springer	0	1	0	26
S Mickey Berry	0	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ronnie Wilfork	5	8	1	27	2	44
T Christopher Banks	3	5	0	27	1	44
C Van Heffernan	2	4	1	27	0	44
G Jeff Bell	2	3	0	27	0	44
T Lester Federspiel	1	3	0	27	0	44
TE Joel Stanislaw	0	1	0	5	0	2

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T C.J. Riemersma	2	6	29	0	26
T Chance Osterhaus	2	6	29	0	26
G Hunter Kakoza	2	4	29	1	26
G Paul Coles	2	4	29	0	26
T Clifton Burgo	1	5	29	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Demetrius Brandon	2	18
Renaldo Ranek	1	18
Richie Harvey	1	18
Lamar Harvey	1	5

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Carson Biletnikoff	2	13
Charles Farrell	1	19

Participation

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Richie Harvey	22	43	---	---	18	83
TE Louie Davies	24	41	---	---	16	81
T Lester Federspiel	27	44	---	---	---	71
G Jeff Bell	27	44	---	---	---	71
T Christopher Banks	27	44	---	---	---	71
QB Devante Arnold	27	44	---	---	---	71
C Van Heffernan	27	44	---	---	---	71
T Ronnie Wilfork	27	44	---	---	---	71
OLB Terrell Reed	---	---	28	25	11	64
DE Theodore Hoffman	---	---	29	26	5	60
CB Jermaine Griffin	---	---	28	25	5	58
OLB Ronnie Mandalari	---	---	29	26	1	56
CB Mike Hines	---	---	28	25	1	54
S Moe Malewitz	---	---	26	25	---	51
OLB Demetrius Brandon	---	---	11	17	18	46
RB Emmett Mount	12	31	---	---	2	45
DT Reggie Shannon	---	---	23	20	1	44
DT Aiden Van Pelt	---	---	22	20	---	42
DE Ezra Tarr	---	---	23	18	---	41
RB Lester Miller	14	13	---	---	14	41
FB Marco Mueller	9	13	---	---	16	38
CB Howard Shannon	---	---	20	15	1	36
S Lamar Harvey	---	---	14	14	5	33
DT Andre Lents	---	---	13	12	5	30
WR Mel Winters	10	20	---	---	---	30
WR Melvin Austin	12	18	---	---	---	30
WR O.J. Ellard	12	17	---	---	---	29
WR Camden Prioleau	6	6	---	---	16	28
S Christian Franz	---	---	15	12	---	27
TE Joel Stanislaw	5	2	---	---	20	27
TE Demetrius Ward	9	16	---	---	---	25
S Renaldo Ranek	---	---	1	1	18	20
CB Kennedy Wirthel	---	---	3	1	15	19
P R.J. Dobler	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Elias Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Craig George	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Giovanni Andersen	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Josue Germaine	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Glenn Barker	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Van Pennington	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Winfred Johansen	---	---	3	2	1	6
ILB Roderick Downs	---	---	2	1	---	3
ILB Elliot Barnhart	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB C.J. Joseph	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Otis Francis	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Jackie Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	---	---	26	43	13	82
S Marvin Swift	---	---	26	43	8	77
CB Dashawn Palmer	---	---	27	44	6	77
S Claude Carruthers	---	---	25	31	18	74
DE Marshall Akiyama	---	---	26	43	2	71
ILB Joseph Newhart	---	---	23	37	10	70
OLB Chase Jeffries	---	---	25	41	2	68
WR Rod Barlow	29	23	---	---	8	60
TE Cary Williams	26	25	---	---	9	60
G Paul Coles	29	26	---	---	5	60
T Chance Osterhaus	29	26	---	---	5	60
CB Brody Fisher	---	---	21	35	1	57
QB Dan Puzzuoli	29	26	---	---	---	55
T C.J. Riemersma	29	26	---	---	---	55
T Clifton Burgo	29	26	---	---	---	55
G Hunter Kakoza	29	26	---	---	---	55
WR Bert Keen	26	23	---	---	---	49
WR Josh Myers	22	14	---	---	10	46
RB Brock Flynn	12	15	---	---	15	42
DE Owen Springer	---	---	14	26	2	42
DT Jumbo Williamson	---	---	17	22	---	39
DE Ken Wayne	---	---	16	23	---	39
CB Lincoln Greer	---	---	11	22	2	35
ILB Malcolm Kelley	---	---	16	19	---	35
FB Phil Forney	8	6	---	---	15	29
CB Josue Brewer	---	---	4	9	15	28
RB Walt Tubbs	16	11	---	---	---	27
OLB Tim Wright	---	---	3	6	17	26
DE Ike Baumgardner	---	---	4	12	6	22
FB Charles Farrell	0	3	---	---	19	22
S Mickey Berry	---	---	2	13	2	17
TE Tanner Wallace	5	10	---	---	---	15
WR Derrick Bromell	0	0	---	---	15	15
OLB Malachi Cobb	---	---	5	8	---	13
K Samuel Stallings	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Daquan O'Neill	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Erik Sununu	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Elias Borders	---	---	2	3	---	5
P Darren Rohr	0	0	---	---	4	4
ILB Lenny Matson	---	---	2	2	---	4
DT Claude Harrington	---	---	0	0	4	4
DT Angel Ferguson	---	---	1	1	---	2
DE Christian Bruce	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Kim Rico	0	0	---	---	1	1
WR Enrique Hayes	1	0	---	---	---	1
C Steven Kirk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	26	3.7
Middle	16	124	7.8
Right	4	22	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	4	2.0
Middle	19	145	7.6
Right	8	4	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Devante Arnold	41	20	1	2	7	6	4	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Puzzuoli	25	19	2	0	0	2	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	5	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	55	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	10	131	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	29	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	104	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	67	16.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Richie Harvey	16	8	2	83	1	43
TE Louie Davies	11	4	3	43	0	41
WR Mel Winters	4	2	1	22	0	20
WR O.J. Ellard	4	2	0	28	0	17
RB Emmett Mount	3	2	0	12	0	31
WR Camden Prioleau	1	0	1	0	0	6
RB Lester Miller	1	1	0	-1	0	13
WR Melvin Austin	1	1	0	4	0	18

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Cary Williams	8	6	80	1	25
WR Rod Barlow	5	5	21	0	23
WR Bert Keen	5	3	22	0	23
WR Josh Myers	2	1	27	1	14
RB Brock Flynn	2	2	19	0	15
RB Walt Tubbs	2	2	31	0	11
TE Tanner Wallace	1	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Emmett Mount	2	4	2.00	5.00
RB Lester Miller	1	7	7.00	6.85

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Walt Tubbs	5	7	1.40	7.00
RB Brock Flynn	3	13	4.33	2.00
QB Dan Puzzuoli	1	4	4.00	5.29
WR Josh Myers	1	5	5.00	5.00
FB Phil Forney	1	8	8.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Devante Arnold	9	1	17	1.89	4.66

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Puzzuoli	3	1	17	5.67	8.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Richie Harvey	4	0	0	0.00	5.19
WR O.J. Ellard	2	1	17	8.50	7.00
TE Louie Davies	2	0	0	0.00	3.91
WR Camden Prioleau	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Josh Myers	1	0	0	0.00	13.50
WR Bert Keen	1	0	0	0.00	4.40
RB Walt Tubbs	1	1	17	17.00	15.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
QB Devante Arnold	2	2
RB Emmett Mount	1	1
RB Lester Miller	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Dan Puzzuoli	3	3
RB Brock Flynn	1	0
FB Phil Forney	1	1
RB Walt Tubbs	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Devante Arnold	11	6	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Puzzuoli	6	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mel Winters	3	2	2
WR Richie Harvey	3	2	2
TE Louie Davies	3	1	1
WR O.J. Ellard	1	0	0
WR Melvin Austin	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Cary Williams	4	3	2
WR Josh Myers	1	0	0
WR Rod Barlow	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,600 (21,400)
End Zone 10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,600 (21,400)
End Zone	10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)