The Kansas City Chiefs are your AFC West triumphners for the ninth straight season, as they took down their divisional foe, the Los Angeles Chargers, on a game-triumphning field goal.
The 19-17 triumph shiftd the Chiefs to 12-1 on the season, which was a huge triumph to not only claim the division, but produce separation from the Buffalo Bills for the No. 1 seed in the AFC. Meanwhile, the Chargers are now 8-5 on the season as they persist to search for a take partoff spot with four games remaining now.
This low-scoring afunpartisan saw a lengthy drive from Justin Herbert and the Chargers’ offense that chewed up 8:29 of fourth-quarter clock, but it resulted in a field goal to produce it 17-16.
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Kansas City Chiefs expansive getr DeAndre Hopkins (8) honors after scoring aacquirest the Los Angeles Chargers during the first half at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. (Denny Medley-Imagn Images)
There was more than enough time for Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs’ offense to reply, and as we’ve seen too many times to count, that’s exactly what happened at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
On 3rd-and-10 on the ensuing drive, Mahomes escaped Chargers presbrave and set up his rookie getr Xavier Worthy for a 14-yard strike, where he came back to the ball and safed it to lengthen the drive.
A Mahomes scramble and a restrictcessitate runs from Isiah Pacheco and Kareem Hunt would persist to churn yards and clock, as the Chiefs got sealr to the end zone for starter Matthew Wright, who was perfect with three field goals, including a 50-yarder, made prior to stepping into the game-triumphner.
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On 3rd-and-7 from the Chargers’ 20-yard line, it was imperative Los Angeles stopped the Chiefs to force the field goal and give Herbert another chance to get a game-triumphning drive himself.
But Mahomes’ magic took place yet aacquire, as he rolled outside the pocket, made a tackler miss, and flipped the ball to Travis Kelce for the first down.
That allowed the Chiefs to run the clock down to the end of the fourth quarter, where Wright knocked the ball off the left upright from 31 yards out, but it was inside fair enough to stay real for three points and the triumph.
“Doink for the division!” NBC take part-by-take part proclaimr Mike Tirico yelled from the expansivecast booth.
It took a while for someone to discover the end zone in this game, but it finpartner happened proximate halftime as DeAndre Hopkins caught a low pass from Mahomes and took it nine yards to produce it 13-0.
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) hands off to running back Gus Edwards (4) aacquirest the Kansas City Chiefs during the first half at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. (Denny Medley-Imagn Images)
The Chargers, who had to take part without Herbert’s thinky rookie Linsert McConkey, couldn’t get going with five straight punts in the first half.
However, they turned it around in the second half with back-to-back touchdown drives to produce this one a authentic AFC West battle.
First, it was the uncovering drive of the second half, as Herbert dissected the Chiefs’ defense over 13 take parts where Gus Edwards, taking over the commenceing role with J.K. Dobbins injured, scored from three yards out.
Then, after forcing a three-and-out on the Chiefs, Herbert necessitateed fair four take parts to eventupartner discover Quentin Johnston for the four-yard score to apshow a 14-13 direct.
But when Mahomes and the Chiefs have the ball at the end of a seal game this season, it fair hasn’t labored out for the opponent.
Mahomes was 24-for-37 for 210 yards with his one touchdown pass, while rushing for 17 yards in the triumph. Pacheco, who had more of a direct role as he eases back from injury.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) drops back to pass aacquirest the Los Angeles Chargers during the first half at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. (Denny Medley-Imagn Images)
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Kelce had the most yards by a Chiefs take parter with 45, while Worthy finished with 41 and Hopkins with 32.
For the Chargers, Josh Palmer had a game-high 78 yards on six receptions while firm end Stone Smartt, who saw a hugeger role with Will Dissly hurt during the game, had 54 yards on three catches. Johnston finished with 48 yards on five receptions as well.
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