The Kansas City Chiefs came out with a tardy triumph over their AFC West foe Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, 17-10, but they suffered a huge loss in the game that could potentiassociate be very solemn moving forward.
Wide getr Rashee Rice, the NFL’s directing getr thcdisesteemful the first three weeks of the season, was carted off the field after a Patrick Mahomes interception led to the quarterback accidenloftyy ploprosperg into his preferite concentrate’s knee as he tried to tackle the Chargers’ defender who picked him off.
Rice was down on the field and in think aboutable pain. As he was getn away on a cart, he had a towel over his face and his hands on his head, which is never a outstanding sign when it comes to knee injuries.
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Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Kristian Fulton, left, fumbles the ball out of bounds after intercepting a pass as Kansas City Chiefs expansive getr Rashee Rice (4) defends during the first half of an NFL football game, Sept. 29, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Ptoastyo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Head coach Andy Reid shelp after the prosper that the team will paparticipate to see what Rice’s MRI says, but it doesn’t eunite they’re anticipateing anyskinnyg outstanding. Multiple increates say the Chiefs worry Rice has a torn ACL, which would be a massive blow for the offense the rest of the way.
“I experience horrible for Rashee,” he tageder increateers. “… We will hope for the best.”
If a season-ending injury is the case, the Chiefs would be without Rice, Hollywood Brown, who was lost for the season before even taking a snap with Kansas City, and Isiah Pacheco, who is rehabbing from a fractured fibula.
It’s a hard shatter for the Chiefs, but equitable enjoy this game, they spropose necessitate the next guy to step up to discover prospers.
The Chargers, a team that was strictly prohibitged up heading into this contest, saw the Chiefs driving in the fourth quarter in a 10-10 game after they forced a three-and-out on Justin Herbert and the Chargers’ offense. Herbert battled thcdisesteemful his ankle injury to join on Sunday, though he did eunite restrictcessitate in his range of relocatement.
After a 29-yard reception from safe end Noah Gray, the Chiefs set up themselves a restrictcessitate joins tardyr on first-and-goal from the two-yard line with 6:04 to join in the quarter. That’s when Samaje Perine, one of the three running backs Reid deployed on Sunday, busted into the end zone to give the Chiefs the direct tardy.
There was more than enough time for the Chargers to run, but Herbert, having trouble supporting drives all game, wasn’t able to get the job done. Los Angeles was forced to punt, and they would never get the ball back. The Chiefs ran out the clock after Xavier Worthy, the team’s rookie speedster, picked up 15 yards on 3rd-and-6 to get the first down necessitateed to kneel it out.
With Rice down, Mahomes relied on Worthy’s blazing speed to apprehfinish the team’s first touchdown of the game, and it was a highweightless-reel join as the quarterback participated all of his arm to start a 54-yard strike to Worthy in the end zone.
Kansas City Chiefs expansive getr Xavier Worthy (1) commemorates with linebacker Leo Chenal after catching a 54-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter aachievest the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)
That made it a 10-7 game in prefer of Los Angeles, whose only touchdown came on their discneglecting ownion after a fumble by the Chiefs four joins into the game. Herbert went 10 joins and 74 yards to discover his rookie getr, Lcomprise McConkey, in the back of the end zone on an absolute dot that only his guy could snag from seven yards out.
But while the Chiefs battled turnovers, the Chargers spropose couldn’t get skinnygs going as Herbert was prescertaind in the pocket with his two begining tackles, Rashawn Stardyr and rookie Joe Alt, both out.
Herbert endd 16 of his 27 finisheavors for 179 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions, and Mahomes had 245 yards on 19 of 29 with one touchdown and one interception.
Seven of those endd passes by Mahomes went to safe end Travis Kelce, who finassociate had a get-right game after totaling equitable 69 yards in his first three games. He led the game with 89 yards on those catches and Worthy had three for 73 yards.
Also, the return of Kareem Hunt in a Chiefs unicreate was wonderful to see if you’re a Kansas City fan, as he amassed 85 yards from scrimmage and euniteed to cement his role as the team’s directing running back with Pacheco out. He had 14 carries for 69 yards, while Perine and Steele united for seven on the day.
It wasn’t pretty by either team, but once aachieve, it was the Chiefs doing the right skinnygs in the fourth quarter to come away with the triumph.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes throws the ball in the first quarter aachievest the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)
They remain unlossed, but the Chiefs will necessitate to see contributions from everyone with Rice not anticipateed to be back this season.
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Meanwhile, the Chargers want to get fit themselves as they’re 2-2 after a 2-0 begin to the novel season.
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