The Fort Worth Press - Chiefs escape Broncos to stay unbeaten after field goal drama

USD -
AED 3.67303
AFN 67.838392
ALL 92.377753
AMD 386.688871
ANG 1.800698
AOA 913.502416
ARS 997.768799
AUD 1.531206
AWG 1.8015
AZN 1.696166
BAM 1.840129
BBD 2.017388
BDT 119.39484
BGN 1.84192
BHD 0.376919
BIF 2950.605261
BMD 1
BND 1.337248
BOB 6.928346
BRL 5.750197
BSD 0.999144
BTN 84.369678
BWP 13.59321
BYN 3.269728
BYR 19600
BZD 2.013907
CAD 1.39558
CDF 2868.999932
CHF 0.883035
CLF 0.03573
CLP 985.910202
CNY 7.217203
COP 4436.5
CRC 511.286119
CUC 1
CUP 26.5
CVE 103.742697
CZK 23.922016
DJF 177.924558
DKK 7.03025
DOP 60.208316
DZD 133.442029
EGP 49.2101
ETB 123.478326
EUR 0.94245
FJD 2.262987
GBP 0.78492
GEL 2.74026
GHS 16.285152
GMD 71.502227
GNF 8611.175145
GTQ 7.720606
GYD 209.01701
HKD 7.77921
HNL 25.215231
HTG 131.419485
HUF 387.44023
IDR 15775.3
ILS 3.760604
INR 84.398451
IQD 1308.851756
IRR 42105.000351
ISK 139.019898
JMD 158.767795
JOD 0.709102
JPY 155.062016
KES 129.249581
KGS 86.201889
KHR 4048.796323
KMF 460.374947
KRW 1407.180006
KWD 0.307503
KYD 0.832581
KZT 495.813105
LAK 21907.960971
LBP 89472.248097
LKR 292.168873
LRD 188.329711
LSL 18.052427
LTL 2.95274
LVL 0.60489
LYD 4.840941
MAD 9.911843
MDL 17.884664
MGA 4670.637273
MKD 57.970401
MMK 3247.960992
MOP 8.005344
MRU 39.705121
MUR 47.189429
MVR 15.459973
MWK 1732.200487
MXN 20.60015
MYR 4.45702
MZN 63.924983
NAD 18.051918
NGN 1676.550213
NIO 36.770621
NOK 11.092875
NPR 134.99873
NZD 1.687575
OMR 0.385029
PAB 0.999078
PEN 3.775893
PGK 4.01385
PHP 58.719841
PKR 277.683782
PLN 4.100974
PYG 7806.663468
QAR 3.64259
RON 4.690204
RSD 110.268975
RUB 97.750531
RWF 1371.17641
SAR 3.757184
SBD 8.351256
SCR 14.059865
SDG 601.498728
SEK 10.916545
SGD 1.338865
SLE 22.799618
SOS 571.033393
SRD 35.234985
STD 20697.981008
SVC 8.742614
SZL 18.043677
THB 34.738062
TJS 10.620208
TMT 3.5
TND 3.141024
TOP 2.342098
TRY 34.383803
TTD 6.789548
TWD 32.495501
TZS 2663.729768
UAH 41.382279
UGX 3671.15761
UYU 42.122199
UZS 12792.683443
VES 44.872833
VND 25350
XAF 617.19122
XCD 2.70255
XDR 0.752722
XOF 617.19122
XPF 112.21355
YER 249.775034
ZAR 18.091397
ZMK 9001.201624
ZMW 27.201475
ZWL 321.999592
  • RBGPF

    59.3400

    59.34

    +100%

  • RYCEF

    -0.0500

    7.11

    -0.7%

  • SCS

    0.0200

    13.67

    +0.15%

  • CMSC

    -0.1800

    24.54

    -0.73%

  • NGG

    -1.2400

    62.9

    -1.97%

  • RIO

    -1.4000

    61.2

    -2.29%

  • BTI

    0.0900

    35.24

    +0.26%

  • AZN

    0.4000

    65.19

    +0.61%

  • BP

    -0.7600

    28.16

    -2.7%

  • GSK

    -0.8300

    35.52

    -2.34%

  • RELX

    -1.2100

    46.59

    -2.6%

  • BCC

    -2.0100

    141.13

    -1.42%

  • CMSD

    -0.2100

    24.75

    -0.85%

  • VOD

    -0.8500

    8.47

    -10.04%

  • BCE

    -0.1600

    27.69

    -0.58%

  • JRI

    -0.3000

    13.22

    -2.27%

Chiefs escape Broncos to stay unbeaten after field goal drama
Chiefs escape Broncos to stay unbeaten after field goal drama / Photo: © GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP

Chiefs escape Broncos to stay unbeaten after field goal drama

The Kansas City Chiefs preserved their unbeaten start to the NFL season after blocking a last-gasp field goal to snatch a dramatic 16-14 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

Text size:

The reigning Super Bowl champions looked poised to suffer their first defeat of the campaign after rookie Broncos quarterback Bo Nix expertly engineered a late fourth-quarter drive to the Kansas City 17-yard line.

That left Wil Lutz with what should have been a straightforward 35-yard chip shot to win the game with the final kick of an absorbing clash at Arrowhead Stadium.

But Lutz and the Broncos were left stunned after Chiefs' defensive end Mike Danna got a hand to the kick to block the attempt and leave Kansas City exhaling a collective sigh of relief.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes raced across the field in celebration with his teammates as Kansas City sealed a win that sees them improve to 9-0 for the season.

"It just speaks to this entire team," Mahomes said of Kansas City's great escape.

"I felt offensively we didn't do enough. Defensively we stepped it up in the second half, and then special teams -- we're a full team. It's everybody, it was a special moment.

"Everybody believes, no one has any doubts, we just keep pushing and we found a way in the end."

The defeat was hard on Broncos signal-caller Nix, who had shown superb composure throughout to help Denver take a 14-3 second quarter lead thanks to touchdown passes wide receivers Devaughn Vele and Courtland Sutton.

Denver's defense, meanwhile, gave Mahomes and the Chiefs offense a torrid time, sacking the Kansas City quarterback four times.

Mahomes, though, gradually got his team back into the game, connecting with Travis Kelce for a touchdown that made it 14-10 at the half, before two Harrison Butker field goals in the second half gave them a slender 16-14 lead.

Nix then appeared to have done enough to give Denver a chance at winning the game, only for the blocked field goal drama to deny the Broncos a famous win.

- Steelers pip Commanders -

Elsewhere on Sunday, the Washington Commanders suffered an agonizing 28-27 defeat in a thrilling shootout with the Pittsburgh Steelers that was effectively decided by a matter of inches.

Pittsburgh took a one-point lead with 2min 22sec remaining after quarterback Russell Wilson floated a sublime pass to new receiver Mike Williams for a 32-yard touchdown.

Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels then sought to maneuver his team into position for a winning field goal, but on 4th&9, an attempted completion to Zach Ertz was ruled just inches short of a first down, turning the ball over to Pittsburgh.

The Steelers then held onto possession, assisted by a late Washington penalty, to ice the game and improve to 7-2.

In other early games on Sunday, the Buffalo Bills improved to 8-2 with a 30-20 win over the Indianapolis Colts.

The San Francisco 49ers, meanwhile, dug deep to defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-20 on the road in Florida, Jake Moody nailing a 44-yard field goal with the final kick of the game to seal a win.

San Francisco rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall -- who was shot in the chest in a street robbery in August and missed the first six games of the season -- opened the scoring with the first touchdown of his NFL career.

The Carolina Panthers defeated the New York Giants 20-17 with an overtime field goal in the last international fixture of the season in Munich, while the New England Patriots downed the Chicago Bears 19-3 at Soldier Field.

The New Orleans Saints, meanwhile, pipped the Atlanta Falcons 20-17, six days after firing coach Dennis Allen.

J.Ayala--TFWP