Chiefs at Chargers score: Travis Kelce caps career-high performance with

A wild night in Los Angeles ended with a dynamic play. In overtime on Thursday, the Chiefs defeated the Chargers on Patrick’ Mahomes 34-yard touchdown pass to Travis Kelce, who caught 10 passes for a career-high 191 yards and two touchdowns. The Chiefs’ 34-28 win marked Kansas City’s seventh consecutive win while improving to 10-4 on the season. The Chargers, who came up short on three critical fourth-down conversions during regulation, fell to 8-6. 

The Chiefs led 14-13 entering the fourth quarter before the two teams scored a combined 29 points in the final stanza. Los Angeles twice took the lead in the fourth quarter but was unable to hold off Mahomes, who threw two fourth quarter touchdowns before hitting Kelce for the game-winning score just one minute and 15 seconds into the extra period. 

At the start of the game, Los Angeles endured an unfortunate turn of events following Andre Roberts’ 75-yard return of the opening kickoff. After two runs by Austin Ekeler gained 19 yards, Mike Williams was unable to hold on to Justin Herbert’s bullet pass in the end zone on second-and-goal. Two plays later, tight end Donald Parham was carted off of the field after falling hard on his head after trying to catch Herbert’s pass in the end zone. Parham was carted off the field and was in stable condition while undergoing tests for a head injury at UCLA Harbor Medical Center. 

The Chiefs’ offense quickly moved 95 yards in 10 plays to take a 7-0 lead on Michael Burton’s 7-yard run. One of the drive’s key plays was Mahomes’ 14-yard completion to Kelce on a second-and-14 play. The Chiefs were driving on their next drive before the Chargers’ defense was able to hold them to a field goal. The Chargers’ offense then drove 75 yards in 10 plays to score their first points of the night. Herbert, who went 3 of 3 for 40 yards on the drive, ended the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run. 

After a Chiefs three-and-out, Herbert and the Chargers’ offense took advantage of a short field by taking a 14-10 lead. The 42-yard drive ended when Herbert beat the rush and found Jalen Guyton in the end zone for a 4-yard score. Herbert’s touchdown was the only pass play on the Chargers’ nine-play drive. 

The half ended the way it started, with the Chiefs coming up short on fourth-and-goal. On the final play of the half, Herbert’s pass was batted down at the line of scrimmage by safety Daniel Sorensen, keeping the Chargers’ lead at 14-10 at intermission. 

After the Chiefs started the second half with a field goal, the Chargers drove downfield before coming up short on yet another fourth down. This time, Herbert failed to connect with Jared Cook, as his pass was broken up by linebacker Nick Bolton on fourth-and-2 on the Chiefs’ 28-yard line. 

Kansas City then drove to the Chargers’ 2-yard line before Mecole Hardman was unable to pull in Mahomes’ low pass just short of the end zone on fouth and goal. The Chargers drove and — you guessed it — went for it on fourth down yet again. But this time, the Chargers picked up the first down on Joshua Kelley’s seven yard run. But the Chargers’ celebration was cut short when Tershawn Wharton freed the ball from Kelley’s…