KANSAS CITY, Mo. — What they began in balmy Brazil, the Chargers completed on a bitter chilly day at Arrowhead Stadium.
They accomplished a season sweep of Kansas Metropolis with a 16-13 victory, solidifying their very own playoff probabilities whereas driving a stake by the postseason hopes of their AFC West rival.
The Chiefs, who haven’t missed the playoffs since 2014, have been formally eradicated from playoff rivalry with the loss.
The come-from-behind victory gave the 10-4 Chargers a double-digit win complete with three video games to go and stored alive their designs on profitable a division presently led by the Denver Broncos.
Cameron Dicker kicked three discipline targets to carry again the Chargers, who have been dealing with a 13-3 deficit within the second quarter earlier than scoring 13 unanswered factors.
Kansas Metropolis quarterback Patrick Mahomes sustained an obvious leg harm late within the sport and needed to helped to the locker room. He was changed by Gardner Minshew, who was intercepted by Derwin James Jr. to finish the sport.
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes grabs his left leg after sustaining an harm within the fourth quarter.
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With a temperature of 15 levels at kickoff, this was the third-coldest sport in Chargers historical past, though their protection checked out house within the frigid climate. Tuli Tuipulotu and Odafe Oweh every collected two sacks of Mahomes, and linebacker Daiyan Henley had a pivotal fourth-quarter interception of the Chiefs quarterback close to the purpose line.
Chargers security Tony Jefferson was ejected within the fourth quarter after a helmet-to-helmet hit on Tyquan Thornton that knocked the Chiefs receiver out of the sport. Earlier within the second half, Jefferson flattened Rashee Rice with one other large hit.
It marked simply the second time in 13 years the Chargers beat the Chiefs (6-8) twice in the identical season.
