The Kansas City Chiefs secured their ninth consecutive AFC West title Sunday, defeating the Los Angeles Chargers 19-17.
Matthew Wright’s 31-yard field goal as time expired proved to be the game-winner, clanging off the left upright before going through. Wright’s kick capped a 4 1/2-minute drive led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
The victory marked the Chiefs’ 15th straight win in one-score games over the last two seasons. Kansas City (12-1) also improved to 10-0 this season in one-score games.
Mahomes was 21 of 30 for 213 yards, and Justin Herbert countered with 213 yards passing and a touchdown for the Chargers (8-5).
The Chargers opened the second half with a 13-play, 79-yard drive that concluded with Gus Edwards’ 3-yard touchdown run. Los Angeles took a 14-13 lead later in the quarter on Herbert’s 4-yard touchdown pass to Quentin Johnson.
Wright’s third field goal, from 50 yards, put the Chiefs back in front before Cameron Dicker’s 37-yard field goal gave the Chargers a 17-16 lead with 4:35 remaining.
Mahomes then engineered the game-winning drive, highlighted by a third-and-10 conversion to Xavier Worthy and a scrambling throw to Travis Kelce that allowed the Chiefs to run the clock down to zero.
The Chiefs have now had three different kickers make a game-winning field goal as time expired this season, an NFL first.
Other NFL scores from the weekend:
Detroit 34, Green Bay 31
Jacksonville 10, Tennessee 6
Miami 32, NY Jets 26 (OT)
Minnesota 42, Atlanta 21
New Orleans 14, NY Giants 11
Philadelphia 22, Carolina 16
Pittsburgh 27, Cleveland 14
Tampa Bay 28, Las Vegas 13
Seattle 30, Arizona 18
LA Rams 44, Buffalo 42
San Francisco 38, Chicago 13
Kansas City 19, LA Chargers 17
Cincinnati 27, Dallas 20
