HOUSTON
Cairo Santos lived the life of a kicker in the Chiefs’ 19-12 loss to the Texans on Sunday.
Santos supplied all the Chiefs points, was perfect on all four field-goal attempts including a 53-yarder that matched his career best.
But Santos also was responsible for a mistake that proved pivotal.
After his 43-yard field goal to open the fourth quarter had cut the Texans’ lead to 13-6, Santos angled his kickoff toward the corner.
It bounced out of bounds at the 1, and the penalty allowed the Texans to start at the 40.