Chiefs rally past Chargers for another tight win, regroup after injury to Rashee Rice

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 29: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs looks to throw the ball as Khalil Mack #52 of the Los Angeles Chargers applies pressure during the third quarter at SoFi Stadium on September 29, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

As usual, it wasn’t a blowout.

But the Kansas City Chiefs improved to 4-0 on Sunday with a 17-10 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. The Chargers opened the game with a 10-0 first quarter lead aided by a Patrick Mahomes interception. But Kansas City rallied to score the game’s final 17 points and overcame another season-shifting injury on offense to wide receiver Rashee Rice.

The victory extends Kansas City’s win streak to 10 games dating back to last season’s playoffs and regular season. It was the ninth win in the run that Kansas City secured via a single possession. Only Kansas City’s 26-7 win over the Miami Dolphins in the wild-card round was by more than eight points.

Rice suffered a knee injury in the first quarter in another blow to an offense that already lost lead running back Isiah Pacheco to a broken fibula. On Sunday, tight end Travis Kelce emerged from a cold start to the season as Kansas City’s top receiving option.

Kareem Hunt, who rejoined the Chiefs after the injury to Pacheco, took over as Kansas City’s lead back in his first game with the team since being cut in 2018 after video emerged of him attacking a woman at a Cleveland hotel.

The game got off to a dubious start for the Chiefs. Running back Cameron Steele fumbled the ball on Kansas City’s first possession. The Chargers converted the turnover into a 74-yard touchdown drive on their first possession for a 7-0 lead.

Then came a play that had the potential to send the game into a spiral for the Chiefs. It did result in the injury to Rice. Mahomes threw an interception on the first play of Kansas City’s next possession to Chargers cornerback Kristian Fulton. Rice tracked down Fulton on the interception…

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Publish date : 2024-09-29 23:22:01

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