L.A. Chargers 30, Kansas City 24
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 26, 2021
Where: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature:
81°
Head Official:
Shawn Hochuli
Attendance:
72980
By Field Level Media
Justin Herbert drove Los Angeles to a touchdown with 32 seconds remaining as the Chargers upset the Kansas City Chiefs 30-24 in a wild AFC West division matchup at Kansas City, Mo.
An interception by Alohi Gillman enabled the Chargers to take possession at their 41 with 1:42 remaining. The pick was the second Los Angeles swiped from Patrick Mahomes, who suffered just his third defeat in 19 starts against AFC West opponents.
A false start took Los Angeles out of field goal range, but the Chiefs were called for pass interference on a fourth-down pass before the second of two strikes to Mike Williams resulted in a 4-yard touchdown for the decisive score. Tristan Vizcaino missed the PAT.
Herbert passed for 281 yards, going 26 of 38 with four touchdowns as the Chargers (2-1) dropped the two-time defending AFC champions into last place in the West division by capitalizing on four takeaways. Three of those ended the Chiefs' first three possessions.
Mahomes went 27 of 44 for 260 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. He could not rally the Chiefs (1-2) as their final possession ended on the Los Angeles 49. Mahomes' last three attempts fell incomplete, including a Hail Mary to end the game.
Clyde Edwards-Helaire added 100 yards on 17 carries but lost a fumble as Kansas City amassed 437 yards and 33 first downs.
Los Angeles forced turnovers on each of the Chiefs' first three possessions and led 14-3 at halftime.
Two takeaways came off strips by Tevaughn Campbell and subsequent recoveries by Michael Davis. Asante Samuel Jr. also snagged his second interception in as many weeks after a pass by Mahomes bounded off the hands of target Marcus Kemp.
The Chargers converted the last two takeaways into touchdown drives covering 53 and 51 yards. Herbert hit Keenan Allen and Austin Ekeler with touchdown throws of 4 and 16 yards, respectively, to give Los Angeles a 14-0 lead. Herbert had a string of 10 consecutive completions at one point and finished 15 of 18 for the half.
The Chiefs finally scored with 19 seconds left before the half, though they had to settle for a 34-yard field goal by Harrison Butker after reaching the Los Angeles 17 before stalling.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Receiving
| L.A. Chargers |
|
Kansas City |
|
Mike Williams
|
Player |
Travis Kelce
|
|
7 |
Receptions |
7 |
|
122 |
Yards |
104 |
|
17.4 |
Avg Yards |
14.9 |
|
2 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
43 |
Long |
28 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| L.A. Chargers
|
352 |
77 |
275 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
2 |
| Kansas City
|
437 |
186 |
251 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1.0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Chiefs have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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L.A. Chargers will play their next game at home against Las Vegas. The Chargers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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