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The Chargers reached the Kansas City 14-yard
line with 24 seconds remaining, thanks in large part to a
50-yard bomb a leaping Mike Williams caught from Philip Rivers
to move from the Los Angeles 25 to the Kansas City 25.
On second down, however, Rivers threw his fourth interception of
the game when Chiefs safety Daniel Sorensen snagged the ball in
the end zone to secure the win.
The victory enabled the Chiefs (7-4) to retain a half-game lead
over the Oakland Raiders in the AFC West. It marked the 24th win
in the last 26 games for Kansas City against division rivals.
The Chargers (4-7) lost for the fifth time in the past seven
games.
Playing without his big-play threat, Tyreek Hill, who sustained
a hamstring injury on the first series, Mahomes led the Chiefs
to touchdowns on their first two possessions of the second half.
That gave Kansas City a 24-9 lead, achieved with a 6-yard rush
by Darrel Williams and a 23-yard strike to tight end Travis
Kelce, who led Kansas City receivers with seven catches for 92
yards.
Rivers passed for 353 yards and a touchdown, but it was all
undone by the four interceptions.
Melvin Gordon rushed for 69 yards on 14 carries while Austin
Ekeler led the Los Angeles pass-catchers with eight receptions
for 108 yards.
Los Angeles ran 20 more first-half plays and outgained Kansas
City in yardage 312-109 but trailed 10-9 at halftime. A missed
field goal and two interceptions hurt the Chargers, who crossed
into Chiefs territory on all but one of their six first-half
drives.
Chargers kicker Michael Badgley made field goals of 27, 26 and
49 yards, and he missed from 40. The 49-yarder ended the half.
With Kansas City down 6-0, Tyrann Mathieu intercepted Rivers
with nine minutes left in the first half and returned it 35
yards to the Los Angeles 6. LeSean McCoy ran it in on the next
play to give the Chiefs a 7-3 lead. After Badgley's second field
goal, Harrison Butker tacked on a 41-yard field goal to make it
10-6 Chiefs.
Mahomes finished the half with a pedestrian 64 yards passing and
one interception.
--Field Level Media
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