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The Kansas City Chiefs might have clinched another playoff spot, but they still had another task at hand: clinch the AFC West.
On Sunday, Patrick Mahomes and his fellow defending Super Bowl champions welcomed Justin Herbert and the resurgent Los Angeles Chargers to Arrowhead, daring them to postpone the expected coronation by at least another week. The visitors had been enjoying the rewards of a successful rejig under Jim Harbaugh and Joe Hortiz, having gone a strong 6-2 after their bye week.
In this pivotal intradivisional matchup, did the coronation finally happen? Or will it have to wait another week?
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Los Angeles Chargers vs. Kansas City Chiefs box score
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Kansas City Chiefs player stats
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Los Angeles Chargers vs. Kansas City Chiefs game summary
The game began with a Chiefs field goal. After that, both teams exchanged punts on the next five drives - a drought that finally ended when Matthew Wright hit his second field goal.
After that, both teams exchanged punts on the next three drives before Patrick Mahomes found DeAndre Hopkins for six with less than a minute left.
The second half began with the Chargers finally reaching the endzone via Gus Edwards. They then forced a punt that Justin Herbert punished with a pass to Quentin Johnston for the lead:
On the next drive, Elijah Molden appeared to have intercepted Mahomes. However, a defensive offside penalty canceled it, allowing the Chiefs to extend the drive and eventually finish it with a field goal early in the fourth.
Around eight and a half minutes later, Cameron Dicker hit his first field goal of the night to regain the lead for the Chargers. But the game would end with Wright winning the game with a field goal, and with it, the AFC West:
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