It wasn’t easy, but Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs clinched the AFC West on Sunday afternoon.
The Chiefs, despite trailing 17-7 early at Arrowhead Stadium, rallied to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 25-17 on New Year’s Eve. The win officially gave the Chiefs the divisional title for an eighth straight season and clinched a playoff berth.
Outside of a touchdown late in the first quarter — when Mahomes hit Isiah Pacheco for an 8-yard score — the Chiefs offense largely struggled. Harrison Butker hit six straight field goals to slowly pull the Chiefs out of a 10-point hole after Jake Browning hit Joe Mixon and then ran in another score himself. Butker’s fifth field goal, a 48-yarder, pushed the Chiefs to a five-point lead with just more than six minutes left in the game. He then hit a final field goal with just three minutes left to seal the seven-point win.
Elsewhere, the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Seattle Seahawks 30-23 at Lumen Field. The win actually sent the Los Angeles Rams into the playoffs. In the third late game, the Denver Broncos — led by Jarrett Stidham after Russell Wilson’s benching — beat the Los Angeles Chargers 16-9.
Follow along with Yahoo Sports for highlights and updates from all the Sunday afternoon action.
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The Chiefs win 25-17, and are headed back to the playoffs.
This set up a 6th field goal for Butker. Chiefs lead now 25-17.
The Steelers beat the Seahawks 30-23, which officially pushes the Rams into the playoffs.
That’s a fifth-straight field goal for Butker. The Chiefs lead 22-17 now with 6:18 left in the game.
The Broncos are up 16-6 now in the 4th
Harrison Butker hits a 24-yarder, and the Chiefs are back out in front
The Chiefs have to settle for a field goal, and now trail the Bengals by just a point late in the 3rd
Christine Lake is a sports fanatic who lives and breathes athletics. With an extensive background in sports journalism, he covers everything from major league championships to grassroots sports events. When she’s not on the field or at the stadium, you’ll find Christine coaching youth sports teams.
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