Los Angeles Chargers vs. Kansas City Chiefs: Box score, player stats, and summary feat. Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert
The Kansas City Chiefs might have clinched another playoff spot, but they still had another task at hand: clinch the AFC West.
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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
Team
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Total
Los Angeles Chargers
0
0
14
3
17
Kansas City Chiefs
3
10
0
6
19
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Los Angeles Chargers player stats
Passing
Player
Completions/Attempts
Yards
Touchdowns
Interceptions
Rating
Justin Herbert
21/30
213
1
0
101.1
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Rushing and receiving
Player
Carries
Yards
Touchdowns
Receptions
Yards
Touchdowns
Joshua Palmer
0
0
0
6
78
0
Stone Smartt
0
0
0
3
54
0
Quentin Johnston
0
0
0
5
48
1
Will Dissly
0
0
0
2
19
0
DJ Chark Jr.
0
0
0
1
9
0
Jalen Reagor
0
0
0
1
4
0
Tucker Fisk
0
0
0
1
0
0
Gus Edwards
10
36
1
0
0
0
Kimani Vidal
8
34
0
0
0
0
Taylor Heinicke
1
12
0
0
0
0
Justin Herbert
4
12
0
0
0
0
Derius Davis
1
0
0
2
1
0
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Defense
Player
Total tackles
Solo tackles
Sacks
Tackles for Loss
Daiyan Henley
9
7
0
0
Tarheeb Still
6
6
0
0
Troy Dye
6
4
0
0
Elijah Molden
6
4
0
0
Marcus Maye
5
3
0
0
Otito Ogbonnia
5
2
0
0
Kristian Fulton
4
3
0
0
Cam Hart
3
3
0
0
Poona Ford
3
2
0
0
Derwin James Jr.
2
2
1
1
Bud Dupree
2
2
0
0
Junior Colson
2
2
0
0
Khalil Mack
2
1
0.5
0
Tuli Tuipulotu
2
1
0.5
0
Joey Bosa
1
1
1
0
Morgan Fox
1
1
0
0
Nick Niemann
1
1
0
0
Shaq Quarterman
1
1
0
0
Tucker Fisk
1
1
0
0
Teair Tart
1
0
0
0
Ja'Sir Taylor
0
0
0
0
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Kicking
Player
Field Goals
Extra points
Cameron Dicker
1/1
2/2
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Punting
Player
Punts
Yards
Inside 20
Longest
JK Scott
5
213
3
58
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Kansas City Chiefs player stats
Passing
Player
Completions/Attempts
Yards
Touchdowns
Interceptions
Rating
Patrick Mahomes
24/37
210
1
0
88.8
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Rushing and receiving
Player
Carries
Yards
Touchdowns
Receptions
Yards
Touchdowns
Isiah Pacheco
14
55
0
0
0
0
Patrick Mahomes
4
17
0
0
0
0
Kareem Hunt
5
16
0
2
6
0
Xavier Worthy
1
5
0
4
32
0
Samaje Perine
1
3
0
1
13
0
Travis Kelce
0
0
0
5
41
0
DeAndre Hopkins
0
0
0
2
31
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
0
0
0
4
26
0
Noah Gray
0
0
0
1
16
0
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Defense
Player
Total tackles
Solo tackles
Sacks
Tackles for Loss
Chamarri Conner
9
7
0
1
Drue Tranquill
7
4
0
0
Nick Bolton
5
5
1
1
Joshua Williams
5
3
0
0
Leo Chenal
5
2
0
1
Justin Reid
4
3
0
0
Bryan Cook
4
2
0
0
Mike Pennel Jr.
4
1
0
0
Tershawn Wharton
3
3
2
2
Trent McDuffie
3
3
0
0
Mike Danna
3
1
0
0
Chris Jones
2
2
0
1
George Karlaftis
2
1
0
0
Jaden Hicks
2
1
0
0
Charles Omenihu
1
1
0
0
Jack Cochrane
1
0
0
0
Christian Roland-Wallace
1
0
0
0
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Kicking
Player
Field Goals
Extra points
Matthew Wright
4/4
1/1
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Punting
Player
Punts
Yards
Inside 20
Longest
Matt Araiza
4
207
2
59
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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.
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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:
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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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Andre Castillo
Andre Castillo is an NFL journalist at Sportskeeda who holds a Bachelor’s degree in English and Master’s degree in Journalism. He has over seven years of working experience and has also covered MMA with FanSided, wrestling with The Sportster, and automobiles with Hot Cars.
Andre follows the New York Jets and the Washington Commanders, mostly because he likes their colors. His favorite position is tight end, and players like Mark Andrews and Travis Kelce have always drawn Andre's attention when watching a game. Bill Belichick is his favorite coach, and his all-time favorite Super Bowl is the XLII edition, when the underdog New York Giants upset the then-undefeated New England Patriots.
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