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How the Chiefs win the AFC West
In a way, it’s hard to muster the energy to care about a ninth-straight AFC West title for the Kansas City Chiefs. We all knew it was going to happen from well before the first kickoff of the season; the organization itself has its sights set on much higher prizes; the list goes on and on why this isn’t that big of a deal.
Yet, it was the way this Chiefs team won the division this year against an AFC West rival that felt noteworthy. The 2024 Chiefs sealed it in a way that was all too fitting for this version of the team.
It all came down to a final drive that would begin with 4:35 left on the clock and end with no time remaining. Like so many teams before them, the Chargers gave Patrick Mahomes just enough of a chance to win. Not only was it all they needed — “just enough” was quite literally all it took.
The game-winning drive featured a Mahomes scramble on 2nd-and-8 that went for 10 yards after a mistake by the Chargers’ edge rushers on the contain. Five straight runs grinded down the clock to the two-minute warning. Mahomes then took the snap on 3rd-and-7, booted to the right and made the slightest of movements to cause Daiyan Henley to miss the tackle in space before unfurling a pass just past the first down marker to Travis Kelce. The future Hall of Fame tight end snagged the pass on his knees and never got up. He did just enough.
As if they couldn’t lean into the bit any further, Matthew Wright’s game-winning 31-yard field goal doinked off the post before falling in to secure the division.
It does not get more “just enough” than that.
There are no stat-stuffing performers from the Chiefs offense in this game. If you were waiting on a Chiefs player to secure your fantasy football playoff ticket with a monster night as an underdog, you came up disappointed.
If that’s what you were waiting for, I don’t know if you’ve been paying attention to the 2024 Chiefs.
This team does just enough to win….
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Author : Yahoo Sports
Publish date : 2024-12-09 05:07:00
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