Rookie Jaylen Watson steals the show as the Kansas City Chiefs edge out the Los Angeles Chargers 27-24 on Thursday Night Football

By Alasdair Howorth, CNN

Updated 1252 GMT (2052 HKT) September 16, 2022

Watson was making his debut when he scored a 99-yard pick-six TD.

(CNN)The Kansas City Chiefs showed their experience by coming from behind to edge out the Los Angeles Chargers 27-24 in a thrilling AFC West match up on Thursday Night Football.

For all the noise before the game around two elite playmakers in Patrick Mahomes and Justin Herbert, it was seventh-round draft pick Jaylen Watson who stole the show when he scored a 99-yard pick-six touchdown in the 4th quarter to put the Chiefs ahead 24-17.The rookie, who once took a break from sport on the college level and worked at a Wendy's, has not had an easy path and was rightfully thrilled with his performance.Mahomes finished with 235 passing yards and two TDs on 24/35 attempts.«I've just been working my butt off and, if the time came where someone went down, I was going to be ready and prepared, and that's what happened,» Watson said after the game.«I woke up knowing I was going to get a pick, honestly,» he said. «I just knew, being a seventh-rounder, having my first start, I was going to get tested a lot and early, and I just felt I was going to get one today, and that's what happened.Read More»I was surprised. I still knew I was going to get one, but obviously, I was surprised when it happened."The Chiefs started slowly, with Mahomes being tightly marshaled by an aggressive Chargers defense which restricted the home team to just 13 yards in the first quarter.LA took an early 10-point lead after Herbert got his first touchdown on the night, finding Alexander Horvath on a one-yard toss three seconds into the second quarter, but Mahomes showed his class when he side-armed a nine-yard touchdown pass to