Sunday night’s game followed a familiar scenario for the 2024 Chiefs, and the reward of another last-second win is familiar for the franchise.

Matthew Wright became the third kicker to make a game-winning kick for the team this year when his field goal bounced off the post and into the net on the final play of the game for a 19-17 victory. The victory secured the Chiefs’ ninth straight AFC West title and gave the team a two-game lead in the race for the top spot in the AFC playoffs, something quarterback Patrick Mahomes pointed to when asked about the significance of the win Press conference after the game.

“Every year our first goal is to win the AFC West,” Mahomes said. “It’s a great department. We’re in a lot of rivalries where everyone has played hard against each other and three teams will probably make the playoffs. That speaks for the division in which we play. To be able to win this division, to win another game in the playoffs picture – it was an important game for us against a really good football team. “We found a way to get a win, but now we have to keep building if we want to reach our ultimate goal.”

The Chiefs have looked vulnerable this season, but their record is 12-1, and it’s hard to be sure any team will be able to keep them from a third straight Super Bowl as long as they continue to find ways to to pull the rabbit out of the hat in the final moments.