Are Mahomes, Chiefs' Playoff Hopes Over? NFL Fans Question Andy Reid in Loss to Texans

After a disastrous fourth quarter, the Kansas City Chiefs fell 20-10 to the Houston Texans on Sunday at home, dropping to 6-7 as their playoff hopes continued to dwindle. 

Entering the fourth tied at 10 apiece, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs threw two interceptions and turned the ball over twice on fourth downs, sealing a costly loss to a Texans team that improved to 8-5.

Mahomes threw for 160 yards and three interceptions without a touchdown, completing 14-of-33 passes. Kareem Hunt scored Kansas City's lone touchdown on the ground.

Fans called out Andy Reid's play calling and sounded alarms over the Chiefs' playoff outlook after the loss.

Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud battled, finishing with 203 yards and one touchdown while completing 15-of-31 passes.

The loss dealt a major blow to the Chiefs' playoff hopes, dropping them three spots behind Houston in the AFC standings and falling to 6-7 with head-to-head tiebreakers working against them. Kansas City is now part of a three-way tie with Baltimore and Miami.

The setback pushed the Chiefs further out of the Wild Card race at No. 10 and officially eliminated them from having any chance to win the AFC West.

With the win, Houston climbed the AFC South standings, pulling even with the Indianapolis Colts at 8-5, taking over second place and moving into the final Wild Card spot in the AFC by holding the tiebreaker over Indianapolis.

Here is a look at the current AFC playoff picture:

Division Leaders

1. Denver Broncos (11-2, leads AFC West)

2. New England Patriots (11-2, leads AFC East)
3. Jacksonville Jaguars (8-4, leads AFC South)
4. Pittsburgh Steelers (7-6, leads AFC North)

Wild-Card Race

5. Buffalo Bills (9-4) 

6. Los Angeles Chargers (8-4)
7. Houston Texans (8-5)

In the Hunt

8. Indianapolis Colts (8-5)
9. Baltimore Ravens (6-7)
10. Kansas City Chiefs (6-7)
11. Miami Dolphins (6-7)
12. Cincinnati Bengals (4-9)

Eliminated

13. New York Jets (3-10)
14. Cleveland Browns (3-10)
15. Las Vegas Raiders (2-11)
16. Tennessee Titans (2-11)

The Chiefs will host AFC West division rivals the Los Angeles Chargers next Sunday.