In front of a national “Sunday Night Football” audience, the Kansas City Chiefs gutted out a 19-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 14, claiming their ninth consecutive AFC West championship.
Here are five things we learned on Sunday.
1. The Chiefs got a 2-for-1 deal on new ways to win a game
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Since Kansas City had already won a game with a last-second field goal by its first-string kicker Harrison Butker (the 26-25 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 2) and a last-second field goal by its second-string kicker Spencer Shrader (the 30-27 victory over the Carolina Panthers two weeks ago), it was necessary for the team to win a game with a last-second field goal by its third-string kicker Matthew Wright.