KANSAS CITY Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs achieved the first of their 2024 goals on Black Friday by clinching a playoff spot in their 19-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders.
It was another ugly and too-close-for-comfort victory for the defending Super Bowl champions, after they let a 13-point third-quarter lead become a one-possession lead by the fourth quarter. The Raiders looked in position to pull off a major upset as they got into field-goal position with 14 seconds remaining in the game trailing by 2 points. But an illegal shift penalty and turnover by the offense cost them a chance to kick a game-winning field goal.