Watch: Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes combine for potential division-winning TD vs. Chargers
"Patrick Mahomes to Travis Kelce...Touchdown!" Where have we heard that one before?
The Kansas City Chiefs were able to fend off the resilient LA Chargers in a Thursday Night Football war. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes found his trusty tight end Travis Kelce for a 34-yard touchdown in overtime. After Mahomes and the offense struggled earlier in the game, they pieced together one of their best drives to open the overtime period and win 34-28.
Watch: Mahomes to Kelce for GW-TD in OT win vs Chargers
#Chiefs WALK IT OFF!
MAHOMES TO KELCE TD FOR THE WIN!
Incredible game! 7 straight wins for KC https://t.co/wc6d8gcsvO
The game-winning touchdown throw, as seen above came from the Kelce-Mahomes connection. Mahomes quickly dumped the football to Kelce, who showed the NFL he is still the best tight end around.
In a vintage Chiefs display, Tyreek Hill (12 catches, 148 yards, one touchdown) and Kelce (10 catches, 191 yards and two touchdowns) did most of the heavy lifting.
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The crazy part of it is that this wasn't even the best Mahomes to Kelce touchdown pass of the night. The TD that tied the game, subsequently forcing overtime, was one to marvel. In typical Patrick Mahomes fashion, the play saw him scramble out of the pocket and throw on the run, while Kelce held on to the low pass while hitting the ground in the end zone.
In a potential Game of the Year candidate, the (10-4) Chiefs gained some distance between the (8-6) Chargers and held onto the AFC West lead. Some Thursday night games are throwaways, but this was a complete soap opera and had fans of both teams feeling heart palpatations.
There were highs (Justin Herbert breaking the record for most passing yards in his first two seasons/Andre Roberts running back the opening kickoff 75 yards) and extreme lows (LA not scoring off the great field position from the opening kickoff/Patrick Mahomes' INT/Donald Parham's scary injury in the endzone).
This INT by Rayshawn Jenkins on Patrick Mahomes was very nice. Good range and anticipation โก๐ฅโก https://t.co/32cAQlGlNn
The Chiefs and Chargers are going to be contenders for a long time in the AFC with Mahomes and Herbert at the helm, as we witnessed tonight. As emotional as this game was, it seemed fitting that we got to see more of it via overtime.
The only thing that could have made the game even more exciting is if one of the teams managed to win on a walk-off field goal or touchdown as overtime expired.
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