KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Houston Texans visit the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night squarely in the fight for a division title.

Kansas City is simply fighting for its playoff life.

It’s a strange situation for Chiefs coach Andy Reid, quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the rest of a bunch that has won nine straight AFC West titles, appeared in the last seven conference championship games and reached the past three Super Bowls. The Chiefs are 6-6 with five games to go , and they may need to win out — and get some help — just to qualify for this postseason.

“We just have to execute at a higher level. We’ve done a lot of good things but we’ve made a lot of mistakes that we haven’t been able to overcome,” Mahomes said. “At the end of the day, you have to go prove it. You have to prove it

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