The Kansas City Chiefs blocked Will Lutz‘s 35-yard field goal attempt with one second left in the game on Sunday and won in extremis 16-14 at home against the Denver Broncos.
The Chiefs (9-0) remain undefeated this season and their streak of 15 victories, dating back to last year, is the longest in the National Football League (NFL) since that of the Green Bay Packers, from 2010 to 2011.
Andy Reid’s men took the lead on a Harrison Butker field goal with 5:57 to play, but Bo Nix and the Broncos converted three third downs to set the table for Lutz. The latter, however, saw his kick blocked by Leo Chenal.
I am completely in shock. I can’t say much more, admitted Chenal. I was really praying that something like this would happen. It was so stressful. There was one second left on the board and they attempted the winning field goal.
Reid said he took advantage of something he saw in the Broncos’ field goal unit.
We did it,” Reid said. We work on this like crazy, but it doesn’t always work like that.
Patrick Mahomes finished the game with 266 yards and 1 touchdown pass, allowing the Chiefs to become only the fifth team to win their first nine games after a Super Bowl conquest.
The Chiefs also equalized the best start in their history.
I felt like we played better than them, but we couldn’t finish the job,” Broncos head coach Sean Payton said. It’s going to take time. It’s going to hurt.
Travis Kelce caught 8 passes for 64 yards and 1 touchdown. DeAndre Hopkins had 56 yards on 4 receptions, while Kareem Hunt was limited to 35 yards rushing, but he also caught 7 balls for 65 yards.
No matter how, in this league, it’s all about winning, Mahomes said. We live for these moments. When you grow up playing football, you live for the victory at the end of the match, whatever it may be. And I’m happy that we can experience this together.
Nix finished the matchup with 215 yards and 2 touchdowns for the Broncos (5-5). Courtland Sutton caught 6 passes for 60 yards and 1 touchdown.
They made the game more. We thought it was in the bag and then it wasn’t,” Nix said. It’s difficult. These are two good football teams playing against each other, and one day it will work out in our favor.
The Broncos surprised the Chiefs last year by forcing five turnovers in a 21-9 win in Denver. They had the same intention today, but the football gods decided otherwise.
