The Kansas City Chiefs clinched their 10th straight playoff berth with a dramatic 19-17 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders after their AFC West rivals punted with 15 seconds left while they were in position to score a game-winning field goal. :
Down by two, the Raiders came back from a 13-point deficit late in the third quarter and briefly led the defending Super Bowl champions in the fourth. , when positioned at the Kansas City 32-yard line with 15 seconds left.
The Raiders decided to take one more play to give their kicker Daniel Carlson, who missed three shots from over 50 yards, the best chance for the game-winner, but instead, the Chiefs recovered a fumble.
It moved Kansas City to 11-1 with the win, but it was their ninth straight one-point win as they continue to let low-ranked teams roll over, only to pull away late.
Statistics leaders
Las Vegas Raiders
- Transition. Aidan O’Connell, 23/35, 340 yards, 2 TDs
- In a hurry. Honest McCormick, 12 carries, 64 yards
- Receiving. Brock Bowers, 10 catches, 140 yards, 1 TD
Kansas City Chiefs
- Transition. Patrick Mahomes, 26/46, 306 yards, 1 TD
- In a hurry. Isiah Pacheco, 7 carries, 44 yards
- Receiving. DeAndre Hopkins, 4 catches, 90 yards
- Travis Kelce, 7 catches, 68 yards
The Chiefs only had one touch to show for their efforts. Patrick Mahomes, who completed 26 of 46 passes for 306 yards, threw his only second-quarter score to Justin Watson, which came off the back of an eye-popping trick play that saw Travis Kelce toss Samaje out on the sideline. Perrine, prompting Taylor Swift’s celebrations in the stands.
Down 16-3 in the second half, the Raiders scored two touchdowns in a span of two minutes late in the third quarter.Star rookie Brock Bowers, who had made an incredible one-handed catch earlier in the third quarter, hauled in a 33-yard TD pass by Aiden Oh. From you.
Then, behind a three-and-out leader on offense, the Las Vegas QB unleashed an even more impressive 52-yard deep ball to Tre Tucker to see the visitors pull ahead.
O’Connell was 23 of 35 for 340 yards and those two TDs, but his efforts ultimately came to nothing as the Raiders fell to 2-10 with another loss.
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What’s next?
The Chiefs face another AFC West rival in the Justin Herbert-led Los Angeles Chargers in Week 14, while the Raiders face off as they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Watch Pittsburgh Steelers v Cincinnati Bengals from 6pm on Sunday live on Sky Sports NFL, followed by Philadelphia Eagles v Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills v San Francisco 49ers.