Herbert found Williams on a jump ball to give Los Angeles a 30-24 lead with 32 seconds to play - the second touchdown of the day for Williams. Instead Brandon Staley had other plans, going with the gutsy decision to throw on first-and-goal and go for the go-ahead touchdown. With just under 40 seconds left, Los Angeles could have ran the ball and burned Kansas City's last time out. There were a lot of crucial plays in this one, but Herbert's 4-yard touchdown pass to Mike Williams to win the game is the play here. Staley's aggressiveness paid off, but he did catch a break with the pass interference call. That penalty extended the drive - and Herbert found the end zone on the 4-yard touchdown to Williams two plays later to give Los Angeles the lead. Herbert's pass intended for Jalen Guyton was incomplete, but a flag was thrown on DeAndre Baker for pass interference. Facing the wind, Staley decided to go for it - even if it gave the Chiefs great field position in a tie game. The Chargers faced a fourth-and-9 at the Chiefs' 35 as a 52-yard field goal was in sight for the lead with 48 seconds left. Turning pointĮasy to point to Mahomes' interception with the game tied at 24-24 with under two minutes left, but an aggressive call by Chargers head coach Brandon Staley was the difference. Miscues cost Kansas City in a crucial AFC West game, enough not even Mahomes and company couldn't overcome. Their first three drives went inside the Chargers' 40-yard line, yet they had three turnovers and came away with zero points. The Chiefs punted once the entire game and were into Chargers territory on eight of their 10 possessions. Fumbles by Tyreek Hill and Clyde Edwards-Helaire led to 14 points in the first half for the Chargers - and Mahomes' interception late led to the winning touchdown for Los Angeles in the final minute. Finishing minus-4 in the takeaway/giveaway department is not a formula for success, especially with all the miscues early on. Why the Chiefs lostįour turnovers were the culprit for Kansas City. With four touchdown passes, Herbert out-dueled Mahomes on the road - ending a seven-game home win streak for the Chiefs quarterback. Herbert gave the Chargers the lead in the fourth quarter on a 20-yard pass to Mike Williams, then led Los Angeles to the tying field goal with 2:14 to play, followed by the winning touchdown pass to Williams in the final minute that gave the Chargers the lead for good. Even when Kansas City rallied back with 17 unanswered points, the Chargers withstood the punches to take the lead - not once, but twice in the second half. Los Angeles was able to take advantage of the Chiefs' turnovers, scoring 21 points off them in the victory. The Chiefs fell to last place in the AFC West at 1-2 while Los Angeles improved to 2-1.Ĭheck out all our takeaways from this game below. Kansas City fell to 9-3 in games where Mahomes trailed by double digits in his career (including the postseason). Dating to last week, the Chiefs turned the ball over on four consecutive possessions - the first time this has occurred since Mahomes became the starting quarterback. An interception credited to Mahomes off a drop from Marcus Kemp was the first turnover, followed by a Tyreek Hill fumble, then a Clyde Edwards-Helaire fumble - his second in two weeks. The Chiefs turned the ball over on their first three possessions of the game, all of which were inside the Los Angeles 40-yard line. Kansas City had spotted the Chargers the early lead thanks to some costly first-half turnovers. The Chiefs rallied from a 14-0 deficit to take a 17-14 lead in the second half. He finished 26 of 38 for 281 yards and four touchdowns to lead Los Angeles, while Williams led the Chargers with seven catches for 122 yards and two touchdowns. Herbert withstood every punch Mahomes and the Chiefs offense threw, tossing two touchdowns to Williams in the second half to take the lead twice. Mahomes heaved the ball into the end zone with no time left, but the Hail Mary pass was short. A gutsy fourth-down call by Chargers head coach Brandon Staley paid off, which led to the winning touchdown three plays later. Herbert took advantage thanks to a DeAndre Baker pass interference penalty on fourth-and-9 at the Chiefs' 35-yard line to extend the drive. In a tied game at 24-24, Mahomes threw an interception with 1:42 left to give Herbert and the Chargers the ball with an opportunity to win the game. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs offense had opportunities to win the game in the fourth quarter. Justin Herbert's 4-yard touchdown pass to Mike Williams with 32 seconds left gave Los Angeles a stunning 30-24 victory. Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers pulled off one of the biggest shockers of the NFL season, defeating the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium to make a statement in the AFC West.
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