Final Score: Chiefs get past Titans 20-17 in overtime

The Kansas City Chiefs eked out a 20-17 overtime win against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday Night Football from GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

The Chiefs jumped out to a 9-0 lead to begin their Week 9 matchup. But after quarterback Patrick Mahomes found Mecole Hardman for a seven-yard touchdown pass just as the second quarter began, placekicker Harrison Butker missed an extra-point attempt.

From there, the Titans went to work, scoring 17 unanswered points to take a 17-9 lead in the third quarter, making good on big first-half runs by running back Derrick Henry and a Mahomes interception in the third quarter. The Chiefs managed a drive into Tennessee territory, but Butker missed a 47-yard field goal.

Each defense then forced the opposing offense into three consecutive punts. Getting the ball with just under 10 minutes remaining in the game, Mahomes led his team on a 13-play, 93-yard drive that was highlighted by the quarterback running for 20 yards on third-and-17 to keep the drive alive — followed by a 14-yard scramble for a touchdown. Penalties allowed the Chiefs three two-point conversation attempts after the score. The third one succeed, tying the game at 17 with just under three minutes remaining. Both teams tried (and failed) to score, sending the game into overtime.

Kansas City won the toss, engineering another 16-play drive that led to a Butker field goal that made the score 20-17 — and then the Chiefs’ defense ended the Titans with two sacks of backup quarterback Malik Willis on their final drive.

First quarter

After the Titans won the coin toss and deferred, the Chiefs began their revenge bid for last season’s Week 7 embarrassment in Nashville on offense. Running back Isiah Pacheco took the kick at the one and returned to the 26-yard line.

On first down, wide receiver Kadarius Toney caught his first target as a Chief for a short, two-yard gain. On the next play, Mahomes found Travis Kelce for an eight-yard gain and a new set of downs. Two plays later, Kelce took a short pass for ten yards to enter Titans territory.

A 12-yard dart to JuJu Smith-Schuster moved the ball to the 34-yard line. The Chiefs appeared to be moving near the red zone with a 10-yard run by Pacheco — but it was nullified by a penalty on guard Trey Smith. On second-and-15 from the Titans’ 39, Mahomes scrambled for 16 to the 23-yard line. A four-yard screen pass to Pacheco brought the Chiefs into the red zone, before Mahomes found Mecole Hardman for an 11-yard gain to the eight-yard line. The drive stalled, however, after tight end Noah Gray was called for holding on a jet sweep to Hardman. After a third-down completion to Hardman was stopped at the five, kicker Harrison Butker came on for a 23-yard field goal to give the Chiefs an early 3-0 lead.

The Titans took the kickoff to the 18-yard line Tight end Chigoziem Okonkwo then took a short pass from Willis for 48 yards to the Chiefs’ 34. Okonkwo would then be called for a false start on the next play. On first-and-15, Derrick Henry’s first carry went for only one yard. Willis would be incomplete on the next two downs to set up fourth down. Punter Ryan Stonehouse put the…