Patrick Mahomes threw for two touchdowns as the Kansas City Chiefs bounced back to beat the Miami Dolphins while the in-form Baltimore Ravens trounced the Seattle Seahawks in early NFL action on Sunday (Monday in Manila).

The Chiefs, who suffered a shock defeat to the Denver Broncos last week, downed the Dolphins 21-14 in the international series fixture held in Frankfurt.

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Quarterback Patrick Mahomes had given the Chiefs the lead after finding Rashee Rice for an 11-yard completion for the opening touchdown in the first quarter.

Mahomes then hit Jerick McKinnon for a touchdown in the second quarter to cap a 13-play, 95-yard drive that gave the Chiefs a 14-0 lead.

Kansas City’s ferocious defense set up a touchdown in the closing seconds of the half, forcing a fumble from Miami’s former Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill before recovering the ball at the 37-yard line.

Chiefs safety Mike Edwards flipped a lateral pass to Bryan Cook, who sprinted 59 yards down the sideline into the end zone to make it 21-0.

Miami came out for the second half on a mission, and hit back to make it a one-score game with touchdowns from Cedrick Wilson Jr. and Raheem Mostert in the third quarter.

But the Miami comeback stalled in the fourth quarter just when the Dolphins threatened to grab the game-tying score.

After moving the ball to the Kansas City 31, the Dolphins failed to advance any further, and turned over on fourth down when quarterback Tua Tagovailoa fumbled a wayward snap

Mahomes, who finished with 185 passing yards from 20-of-30 attempts with no interceptions, saluted the Chiefs’ defense after the win.

“Another great football game and I’m glad we came out with a win… When we’ve got a defense like that I can trust that we will find a way to win football games,” Mahomes said after a win that lifted the Chiefs to 7-2 at the top of the AFC West division.

With the loss, the Dolphins dropped to 6-3 and are now one game ahead of Buffalo, who play in Cincinnati on Sunday.

In other Sunday morning games, a fiery Baltimore club crushed Seattle 37-3 to increase their record to 7-2.

Meanwhile, in Houston, rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud stunned the opposition with a stunning performance as the Texans defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 39–37 in the final seconds.

Meanwhile, in Atlanta, Minnesota’s comeback was maintained as the Vikings defeated the Falcons 31–28 in a thrilling game.

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