Kelce, Chiefs rally from 17-point deficit to take down Raiders

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. Win probability with the 2-point attempt (which failed) was 87.8%, while win probability with the extra point attempt was 87.4%.

QB breakdown: Mahomes was pressured relentlessly early in the game, the result being two punts and a missed field goal in the first three Chiefs possessions. Maxx Crosby of the Raiders had two early sacks. The Chiefs figured out a protection scheme that worked, and Mahomes led five straight scoring drives, four on TD passes to Kelce and a fourth on the long field goal by Wright. - — Adam Teicher

Underrated statistic to know: Travis Kelce's four receiving touchdowns are the most in a prime-time NFL game since Randy Moss of the