The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs are headed back to the NFL playoffs after eking out a 19-17 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, whose final drive for a potential game-winning field goal ended with a botched snap.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw for 306 yards and one touchdown and Matt Wright kicked four field goals for the Chiefs, who improved to 11-1 with their 14th straight victory in a game decided by one possession.
Kansas City took a 16-3 lead on a touchdown catch by Justin Watson and three field goals by Wright before the lowly Raiders rallied for a 17-16 edge thanks to two long touchdown passes from Vegas quarterback Aidan O’Connell.