Patrick Mahomes and the faltering Kansas City Chiefs face a must-win clash against the resurgent Houston Texans Sunday on a crunch weekend that features some of the NFL's fiercest rivalries.

The past decade's most dominant franchise, with three Super Bowl wins from five recent appearances, the Chiefs are in grave danger of missing the playoffs entirely for the first time since 2014.

They sit third in the AFC West at 6-6, adrift of even the wildcard spots, with just five regular season games remaining.

"You've got to win every game now -- and hope that's enough," said quarterback Mahomes following yet another narrow loss to the Dallas Cowboys last week.

"We don't have a choice. This is (a) critical moment ... there's a sense of urgency and a level of awareness that we all must step our

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