99-yard interception to get the green light due to the fourth quarter, and the Kansas City Chiefs held on to beat the Los Angeles Chargers 27-midnight on Thursday.
The Mahomes finished with a 235-yard pass, and Jerick McKinnon and Justin Watson had touchdown passes for the Chiefs (2-0), who trailed 10-0 in the first quarter and spent most of the game playing catch-up.
Jaylen Watson finally put the Chiefs ahead behind the Chargers (1-1), responding to Matt Amendola's tying field goal, which went inside the Kansas City line for 3 yards.
Justin Herbert was looking at Gerald Everett's tight end when Watson, a seventh-round pick in his first start, hit the pass with 10:29 to go and ran almost untouched to the other side of the end zone.
Watson had to take a break from his college football career and work at Wendy's while he got back on the path that would eventually lead him to the NFL.
Things got even worse for the Chargers' series two after picking six when Mike Dana dug up Herbert's throwing. He walked off the field holding his side, came back a play later, and then threw a short that forced the Charger to throw.
Clyde Edwards-Heller immediately split the defense 52 yards to set up a field goal for the Kansas City team.
He hit a 36-yard arrow in the fourth to expand his possession, then found Joshua Palmer in the back of the end zone in the fourth and the goal to pull LA within 27-24 just over a minute ago.
Kansas City recovered from kickoff and ran out of time in a decisive win over West Asia.
The long-awaited matchup between two of the most prolific young quarterbacks in the league, surrounded by iconic playmakers, turned into a defensive game from the start.
The Charger held the Chiefs to 13 yards in the first quarter, thanks to constant pressure from Joey Bossa and Khalil Mack and the fact that Derwin James Jr. was everywhere, keeping the team that scored 44 points last night off the scoreboard. Last week in Arizona.
The Chargers performed better on offense, although Coach Staley chose to play conservative, scoring twice at fourth and second near midfield. Dustin Hopkins kicked an early field goal before Mike Williams, controlling the Chiefs' youngest defensive linebacker, put the charge in position for Xander Horvath to catch a short TD pass.
Staley ultimately trailed fourth on the opening drive of the second half. And once, after being drafted by Austin Eckler, Williams one-handed him around the Chiefs' Legarius Snead to give the Chargers a 17-7 lead.
The game seemed to slip away from the Chiefs when Ashanti Samuel Jr. intercepted Mahomes on his next possession. But replays showed that Samuel did not have control of the ball, and the call was nullified, and Mahomes took advantage of his second down by throwing a 41-yard touchdown pass to Justin Watson.
The Chiefs tied 17 points in Game 1 of the fourth quarter when Amendola, who signed earlier this week to replace the injured Harrison Boetker, lost fourth at the goal line.
The Chiefs tied 17 points in Game 1 of the fourth quarter when Amendola, who signed earlier this week to replace the injured Harrison Boetker, lost fourth at the goal line.
This set up Jaylen Watson's draft pool; the first lead was in Kansas City all night.
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