MIAMI (Interstat) — Patrick Mahomes threw two touchdown passes and finished 20-of-24 for 246 yards to lead Kansas City past Miami 24-10 on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium. The Chiefs improved to 3-0, while the Dolphins dropped to 0-3. A crowd of 59,216 watched Kansas City control the second half and hold off Miami’s upset bid. Mahomes also rushed once for 1 yard. Miami quarterback Malik Willis completed 20 of 36 passes for 210 yards and ran nine times for 56 yards. The Chiefs have won their first three games of the season, while the Dolphins remain winless.

Kansas City opened the scoring in the first quarter when Kenneth Walker III ran up the middle for a 10-yard touchdown with 12:54 remaining. Harrison Butker added the extra point. Miami answered later in the quarter when Ollie Gordon II scored on a 3-yard run off left tackle with 3:27 remaining. Riley Patterson made the extra point. The Chiefs regained the lead in the second quarter when Mahomes found Walker for a 5-yard touchdown on a short middle pass with 12:58 remaining. Butker’s extra point made it 14-7 at halftime. Kansas City took that lead into the locker room after Miami failed to score in the second quarter.

Miami threatened in the third quarter when Willis connected with Malik Washington for a 14-yard touchdown, but the play was nullified by an illegal shift penalty on the Dolphins with 11:46 remaining. Patterson later made a 37-yard field goal with 10:10 remaining to cut the deficit to 14-10. In the fourth quarter, Butker made a 34-yard field goal with 11:35 remaining to extend the lead to 17-10. Mahomes then sealed the game with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Travis Kelce on a short right throw with 2:55 remaining. Butker missed a 50-yard field goal wide left with 57 seconds remaining.

Walker finished with 18 carries for 70 yards and two touchdowns, adding two receptions for 3 yards. Rashee Rice led Kansas City’s receivers with seven catches for 88 yards. Kelce had two receptions for 59 yards and a score. Noah Gray caught three passes for 39 yards. Tyquan Thornton had two catches for 22 yards, Xavier Worthy had two for 20, Jalen Royals had one for 11 and Brashard Smith had one for 4. Emmett Johnson ran six times for 17 yards. Matt Araiza punted once for 62 yards. Nikko Remigio returned one kickoff 34 yards.

For Miami, Washington had five receptions for 56 yards, two rushes for 5 yards and two kick returns for 55 yards. Chris Bell caught four passes for 67 yards. Greg Dulcich had five receptions for 55 yards. Gordon finished with 17 carries for 41 yards, three receptions for 14 yards, one kick return for 20 yards and a touchdown. De’Von Achane ran three times for 17 yards. Kevin Coleman Jr. had one reception for 3 yards and two kick returns for 59 yards. Ryan Miller added two receptions for 15 yards and one tackle. Bradley Pinion punted twice for 70 yards for Miami. Patterson made one field goal and one extra point.

Kansas City’s defense was led by Nick Bolton with 11 tackles. Mansoor Delane had 10 tackles, while Jaden Hicks and Drue Tranquill each finished with seven. Alohi Gilman had six tackles, Ashton Gillotte had four, and L’Jarius Sneed and Nohl Williams each had three. Felix Anudike-Uzomah and Xavier Nwankpa each recorded one tackle. Jake Briningstool also had two tackles for the Chiefs. The Chiefs held Miami to 10 points and forced one interception.

Miami’s Jordyn Brooks recorded 10 tackles. Dante Trader Jr. had nine, Chris Johnson had eight and Michael Taaffe had seven. Jacob Rodriguez finished with six tackles and an interception. Zach Sieler, JuJu Brents and Willie Gay Jr. each had three tackles. Jason Marshall Jr., Jordan Phillips, Josh Uche and Chop Robinson each had two. Aaron Brewer, Riley Patterson, Malik Herring, Zeek Biggers and Keith Cooper Jr. each had one. Patterson also made his field goal and extra point.

Mahomes is a 6-foot-2, 225-pound native of Whitehouse, Texas. Willis is a 6-foot-1, 219-pound native of Atlanta. Taaffe is a 6-foot, 190-pound native of Austin, Texas. Remigio is a 5-foot-9, 187-pound native of Orange, California. Butker is a 6-foot-4, 199-pound native of Decatur, Georgia. Araiza is a 6-foot-1, 200-pound native of San Diego.

Gordon is a 6-foot-2, 225-pound native of Fort Worth, Texas. Achane is a 5-foot-9, 188-pound native of Missouri City, Texas. Washington is a 5-foot-8, 191-pound native of Lawrenceville, Georgia. Bell is a 6-foot-2, 220-pound native of Yazoo City, Mississippi. Dulcich is a 6-foot-4, 245-pound native of Glendale, California. Miller is a 6-foot-2, 221-pound native of Jackson, Tennessee.

The Chiefs entered after a 33-30 overtime win over Indianapolis and a 31-10 win over Denver. Mahomes had thrown for 382 yards and three touchdowns against Indianapolis and 184 yards and two touchdowns against Denver in those games. Miami had lost 35-13 at San Francisco and 27-13 at Las Vegas. Kansas City next plays at Las Vegas. Miami next plays at Minnesota.

Kansas City’s upcoming schedule includes a trip to Las Vegas, a home game against the Los Angeles Chargers, a visit to Seattle, a trip to Denver, a home game against the New York Jets, a visit to Atlanta, a home game against Arizona, a visit to Buffalo, a trip to the Los Angeles Rams and a visit to Cincinnati. Miami’s upcoming schedule includes a trip to Minnesota, a home game against Cincinnati, a visit to the New York Jets, a home game against New England, a home game against Detroit, a visit to Indianapolis, a visit to Buffalo, a home game against the New York Jets, a visit to Denver and a home game against Chicago.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Miami 30, Kansas City 22. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Miami with a 52.9 percent probability to win. Miami had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -10. The total score of 34 went over the over/under line of 45.5.