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Kelce and Mahomes ignored the script to gift the Chiefs their 12th win of the season.<\/p>\n

\"Travis<\/p>\n

Travis Kelce\u00a0produced an inspired moment by defying\u00a0Andy Reid<\/strong>‘s plans to effectively win the game for the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0<\/strong>as they clinch the AFC West with a 19-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old was supposed to run a typical corner route with two minutes on the clock in the fourth quarter, but instead made himself available on a\u00a0Patrick Mahomes\u00a0scramble to make a key first down.<\/p>\n

Patrick Mahomes playing during Chiefs vs Chargers pregame<\/p>\n

Then stepped up\u00a0Matthew Wright\u00a0<\/strong>as the kicker converted a field goal attempt via the post to gift the\u00a0Chiefs their 12th win of the 2024\/25 NFL season\u00a0<\/strong>as they sealed their division title and took control of the AFC Conference.<\/p>\n

However, instead of being angry at the play on December 8 at the Arrowhead Stadium, Reid instead chose to celebrate his star players as they once again hauled his side out of another tough spot.<\/p>\n

“That play that\u00a0Pat and Kelce\u00a0<\/strong>made at the end,” Reid told reporters after the game. “That was something. That’s not quite the way it was drawn up.”<\/p>\n

Audiences stunned by Chiefs’ fortune<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The moment once again summed up how the campaign has gone for the defending champions. Neither\u00a0Mahomes\u00a0<\/strong>nor\u00a0Kelce\u00a0<\/strong>looked impressive throughout the game, but when the chips were down they came up with the big play to take another win.<\/p>\n

The victory was their 10th of the season by a one-score margin and sixth one-score win in a row, as many fans and pundits find themselves shocked by how they just keep on managing to get over the line, somehow.<\/p>\n

“NOT AGAIN,”\u00a0Skip Bayless<\/strong>, a commentator for Fox Sports posted to X.com, formerly Twitter. “HOW LUCKY CAN THE CHIEFS GET?<\/p>\n

“A CHIPSHOT FIELD GOAL OFF THE LEFT UPRIGHT — AND THROUGH FOR THE GAME-WINNER??? A HALF INCH DIFFERENCE AND THAT DOESN’T MAKE IT OVER THE CROSSBAR.”<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Chiefs\u00a0<\/strong>will go for their 13th win of the season in Week 14 against the\u00a0Cleveland Browns\u00a0<\/strong>at the Huntington Bank Field on Sunday, December 15.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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