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"We've got to do a better job," O'Brien said.
FILLING IN FOR FOSTER: Alfred Blue made his third career start in place of Arian Foster,Nike Air Max 90 Black Women, who is out indefinitely after groin surgery and finished with nine carries for 42 yards. Jonathan Grimes and Chris Polk also got some carries neither of them could get the running game going either and Houston finished with just 98 yards rushing.
Houston's Brian Hoyer was so bad he may lose his starting job.
"In situations where we get put in a short field or something like that, it's our job to stand up and make a play," Watt said. "And we didn't do that today."
Hoyer struggled in his Houston debut before Ryan Mallett took over with about six minutes left and led the Texans on two scoring drives to cut the lead to a touchdown.
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The Chiefs were up by 14 in the second quarter when Justin Houston sacked Hoyer, forcing a fumble. Kansas City recovered it and a 7-yard touchdown reception by Jamaal Charles pushed the lead to 27-6.
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BERRY IS BACK: Kansas City safety Eric Berry had two tackles in his first regular-season game since revealing he had lymphoma last November. Berry was declared cancer-free in June and cleared to practice just before camp.
"We got the couple of turnovers in the red zone and were able to capitalize and I think in the end that was the difference," Smith said.
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"I don't know," he said. "We'll review the film, and we will find out once we get into next week."
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Smith threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns in the first half as the Chiefs built a big lead and held on for a 27-20 victory over the mistake-prone Texans.
"I was just out there trying to help the team," Clowney said. "Just getting a feel of it, my first time back out there in a while. I think it went pretty good for me."
Coach Bill O'Brien wouldn't say who will start next week.
MACLIN'S DEBUT: WR Jeremy Maclin had 52 yards receiving in his debut for the Chiefs after spending the first five years of his career with the Eagles.
Mallett deflected questions about whether he thinks he should start next week.
"I'm disappointed and embarrassed," he said. "I feel like I let those guys down and that's the worst feeling to have after a game. It'd be one thing if there was some fight back but that didn't happen when I was in there."
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Hoyer signed with the Texans in the offseason and beat out Mallett for the job in camp. After his first start in Houston, Hoyer was left fighting for the job once again.
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