The Chiefs are one step closer to the No. 1 seed in the AFC.

Kansas City defeated Houston 27-19 on Saturday afternoon, putting the club at 14-1 with just two weeks left in the season.

The Chiefs played a clean game offensively, turning two interceptions from CJ Stroud into 10 points. Despite suffering a sprained ankle in last Sunday’s win over the Browns, quarterback Patrick Mahomes opened the scoring with a 15-yard touchdown run, capitalizing on Stroud’s first turnover.

Mahomes had also attempted a 12-yard run on that possession, demonstrating the relative health of his ankle.

While the Texans took a 10-7 lead with a 33-yard field goal followed by a 10-yard touchdown from Stroud to Dalton Schultz, Kansas City secured the lead with a 3-yard touchdown from Kareem Hunt The lead was finally back at the end of the second quarter.

Harrison Butker made field goals of 44 and 27 yards, and Xavier Worthy also scored an 8-yard touchdown to round out the Chiefs’ score.

Houston nearly tied the game early in the third quarter when Tank Dell made a 30-yard touchdown reception. But after Dell suffered a serious knee injury while making a catch, Ka’imi Fairbairn missed the extra point to keep Kansas City ahead 17-16. The Texans could no longer find the end zone.

Mahomes finished the game 28 of 41 for 260 yards with a touchdown. He rushed for 33 yards on five carries. Kareem Hunt added 55 yards on 11 carries and had two catches for 24 yards.

Worthy was the leading receiver with 65 yards on seven catches and a TD. In his Chiefs debut, Hollywood Brown finished the game with five catches for 45 yards – including a four-down reception that set the chains in motion on Kansas City’s first touchdown drive.

Overall, the Chiefs had 25 first downs, 375 total yards and were 7 of 13 on third down.

On the other hand, Stroud finished the game 23 of 39 for 244 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. He also rushed for 23 yards.

Dell was the leading receiver with six catches for 98 yards and a TD, while Nico Collins caught seven passes for 60 yards. Joe Mixon finished the game with 57 yards on 14 carries.

Kansas City now has a two-game lead over Buffalo with two games to go and is the No. 1 seed in the AFC. With a win in one of the last two games or a loss for the Bills, the club can secure the conference’s only bye. The Chiefs will face the Steelers on Christmas Day.

With the loss, the Texans are 9-6 and have already won the AFC South and are in position to be the No. 4 seed in the conference. Houston plays Baltimore on Christmas Day.