KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs won a much different type of game than last week, this kind of victory leaving them with the feeling that they're never out of a game.
The Chiefs came back from a 17-point deficit to defeat the Las Vegas Raiders 30-29. Patrick Mahomes and the offense scored at one point on five straight possessions, with four being Travis Kelce touchdown catches.
The Chiefs jumped to a big lead early last week in beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but this victory came tougher. Pivotal play: With Andy Reid and the Chiefs still irate from a roughing the passer penalty that negated a Chris Jones sack, strip and fumble recovery, the Chiefs scrambled in the final seconds of the first half to get a 59-yard field goal from Matthew Wright to gain some momentum and cut their deficit to 20-10.
The kick was the longest in the histories of both the Chiefs and Arrowhead Stadium. Eye-popping Next Gen stat: Per ESPN Analytics, the Chiefs' decision to go for 2 and make it a two-score game up 30-23 in the fourth quarter was the correct decision — but not by much.