HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans finally vanquished a longtime nemesis with their win over the Kansas City Chiefs to boost their playoff hopes.

But they’ve got more work to do if they hope to win the AFC South title for a third straight season after opening the season 0-3. The Texans (8-5) extended their winning streak to five games with the 20-10 win Sunday night that moved them within a game of first-place Jacksonville (9-4).

They did it with another suffocating defensive performance and some spectacular plays by quarterback C.J. Stroud. It ended a streak of five straight losses to the Chiefs, including a crushing defeat in the divisional round of the playoffs last season.

Houston’s top-ranked defense harassed Patrick Mahomes into one of the worst performances of his career. He was

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