Chargers vs. Chiefs score, live updates: Kansas City looks to clinch ...
How many streaks can the Kansas City Chiefs possibly be on at once? Two straight Super Bowls. Six straight AFC Championship games. Eight straight division titles. Nine straight playoff appearances. Fourteen straight wins in one-score games. What more can you say about the club that's become the league's premier franchise this decade? Well, this year, you can say that it's at least as good to be lucky as it is to be good. A bungled snap on a questionable play call is how the made it a ninth-straight 11-win season on Black Friday against the Raiders, and they'll have another shot at teetering on the edge for a win with the Chargers in town for Sunday Night Football.
Los Angeles is firmly in the AFC wild-card hunt at 8-4 and nearly took down the Chiefs in a 17-1 loss in Week 4, in which the Chargers had jumped out to a 10-0 lead. The Chiefs defense put the clamps on after the fast start, holding the Chargers to just 224 yards of offense in that game to win despite two Kansas City turnovers. A win Sunday night for K.C. means a ninth consecutive division title, and the club's streak of eight in a row is already second-best in NFL history behind the Patriots' 11 straight from 2009-2019.
Time: 8:20 p.m. ET
Location: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium | Kansas City, Mo.
TV Channel: NBC
Streaming: Peacock, Fubo
Live12 updates
Mon, December 9, 2024 at 3:24 AM GMT+1
The Chargers can't get anything going. The Chiefs force a second straight 3-and-out, and the Chargers remain scoreless midway through the second quarter. That's now four punts in four Chargers possessions.
Mon, December 9, 2024 at 3:20 AM GMT+1
Another Chiefs scoring drive ends in a field goal. Kansas City drives 40 yards, but fails to find the end zone after failing to convert on fourth-and-5 in the red zone. Matthew Wright's second field goal of the night is good from 33 yards to extend Kansas City's lead to 6-0 midway through the second quarter.
The Chiefs' defense is shutting the Chargers down so far. But a tepid offense is failing to take control of the game. This is the same formula that finds the Chiefs in close games week in and week out.
Mon, December 9, 2024 at 3:10 AM GMT+1
The Chargers had a golden opportunity to take the lead when Joshua Palmer broke free deep past the Kansas City secondary on second down. But Justin Herbert missed the mark with an overthrown ball on a would-be touchdown had Palmer been able to corral it.
Instead, the Chargers punted after failing to convert on third down and are still seeking their first score. A tough miss for the Chargers in a game where points won't come easy.
Mon, December 9, 2024 at 3:04 AM GMT+1
The Chargers forced a punt, then nearly gave the ball right back on a muff. Derius Davis mishandled the punt that he intended to return, but was able to jump on the ball before Kansas City's coverage team got downfield.
Los Angeles will start its third possession from its own 17 looking for its first score of the game.
Mon, December 9, 2024 at 2:58 AM GMT+1
The Chargers moved the ball after being pinned at their 2-yard line. But the Chiefs forced a second Chargers punt in two possessions after a 53-yard drive. Kansas City has the ball back and will start the second quarter at second-and-4 at its own 12-yard line.
Kansas City's defense has carried it all season and is off to a strong start against the Chargers.
Mon, December 9, 2024 at 2:48 AM GMT+1
Chargers edge rusher Tuli Tuipulotu got pressure on Patrick Mahomes on third-and-4 to force an incomplete pass. The Chiefs punt from their own 39 and pin the Chargers next to their own end zone at the 2-yard line.
Mon, December 9, 2024 at 2:41 AM GMT+1
Justin Herbert scrambled for seven yards on third-and-16 to advance the Chargers to Kansas City's 39-yard line. But the Chargers opted against attempting a 57-yard field goal and punted the ball back to the Chiefs.
Kansas City leads, 3-0 after one possession for each team.
Mon, December 9, 2024 at 2:32 AM GMT+1
Kansas City put together a nice first drive, but Khalil Mack put it to a swift end with a third-and-10 sack of Patrick Mahomes at the Chargers' 29-yard line. The Chiefs settle for a field goal, and Matthew Wright is good from 47 yards for an early 3-0 Kansas City lead.
Mon, December 9, 2024 at 2:22 AM GMT+1
It's almost time for kickoff. The Chargers won the kickoff and defered. Kansas City will have the ball first.
Mon, December 9, 2024 at 1:56 AM GMT+1
It's brisk but not bitter in Kansas City. 50 degrees in the leadup to kickoff:
Mon, December 9, 2024 at 1:15 AM GMT+1
Recently acquired pass rusher Josh Uche is among the Chiefs' inactives.
Mon, December 9, 2024 at 1:13 AM GMT+1
Chargers inactives against the Chiefs include rookie standout and leading receiver Ladd McConkey, who's dealing with knee and shoulder injuries. He was listed as questionable on Friday, but won't suit up for the AFC West clash.
our inactives for #LACvsKC
QB Easton Stick (emergency 3rd QB)LB Denzel PerrymanWR Ladd McConkeyS Tony JeffersonOL Brenden JaimesOL Jordan McFaddenDL Justin Eboigbe
— Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) December 8, 2024
