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12/08/24 10:38:00
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12/08 22:36 CST Chiefs win 9th straight AFC West title, beating Chargers 19-17
on bank-shot field goal
Chiefs win 9th straight AFC West title, beating Chargers 19-17 on bank-shot
field goal
By DAVID SMALE
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) --- Matthew Wright kicked a 31-yard field goal that
banked off the left upright as time expired, and the Kansas City Chiefs
survived another close game, beating the Los Angeles Chargers 19-17 on Sunday
night to win their ninth straight AFC West title.
Patrick Mahomes led the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs (12-1) on
a clock-killing 4 1/2-minute drive to set up Wright's fourth field goal. It
looked routine until the ball clanged off the upright in the latest narrow
escape for Kansas City, which has won 10 games by a one-score margin.
Kansas City's nine straight division titles are two short of the New England
Patriots' NFL record of 11.
The Chiefs led 13-0 at halftime after the Chargers (8-5) punted on their first
six possessions, but Justin Herbert and LA woke up in the second half, scoring
on each of their three drives. Cameron Dicker's 37-yard field goal put the
Chargers ahead 17-16 with 4:35 left.
Mahomes then went to work, hitting Xavier Worthy for 14 yards on third-and-10
and scrambling for another first down. After the two-minute warning, Mahomes
scrambled, dodged a would-be tackle and lobbed a throw to a kneeling Travis
Kelce that allowed the Chiefs to run the clock down to zero.
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