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The Chiefs entered Monday’s game against the Raiders needing just a win to secure the club’s eighth consecutive AFC West title.
The Raiders made sure that didn’t happen.
With a terrific defensive performance, Las Vegas spoiled Kansas City’s Christmas Day with a 20-14 victory.
The Chiefs offense struggled all game long, but the contest turned on back-to-back offensive plays in the second quarter. Running back Isiah Pacheco and quarterback Patrick Mahomes fumbled an exchange deep in Kansas City territory after Pacheco had taken a direct snap, and defensive tackle Bilal Nichols returned the loose ball for an 8-yard touchdown.
Then on the first play after the ensuing kickoff, cornerback Jack Jones picked off a pass intended for Justin Watson and returned it 33 yards for a second defensive touchdown in seven seconds.
Down 17-7, the Chiefs had a shot to make it 17-10 going into halftime but Harrison Butker missed a 36-yard field goal.
Whatever could go wrong, seemed to go wrong for the Chiefs on offense. The club lost Pacheco to a concussion after his helmet came off on a play and he was kneed in the head by a teammate.
Las Vegas forced Kansas City to turn it over on offense twice in the second half — the second time coming in the fourth quarter with 9:47 left. On fourth-and-goal, Mahomes’ pass to Rashee Rice was knocked away.
The Chiefs finally got back on the board with a 7-yard touchdown on third-and-goal from Mahomes to Justin Watson with 2:42 left on the clock. But it was too little too late, as Raiders running back Zamir White took a 43-yard carry on the ensuing possession to force Kansas City to take its final timeout. And after another 15-yard run ahead of the two-minute warning, the Raiders took three knees to end the game.
The Chiefs defense gave up just six points. Quarterback Aidan O’Connell finished 9-of-21 for 62 yards, ending the game with 10 consecutive incompletions. But White — starting in place of an injured Josh Jacobs — paced the offense with…
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Author : ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports
Publish date : 2023-12-25 21:18:19
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