Chiefs remain undefeated

The undefeated Kansas City Chiefs took on the San Diego Chargers on Thursday Night Football. The Chiefs have been rolling over their opponents over the first six weeks going 6-0. Coming off a bye, the Chiefs struggled to pull away from the Chargers and found themselves in a dogfight late in the game, but they were able to pull it out and stay undefeated with a 20-10 win at Arrowhead.

The Chargers got a major jolt of energy when Eric Metcalf returned his third punt for a TD this season when he tied the game, 10-10, with 9 minutes to play. Metcalf sliced through the Chiefs’ punt cover team for 86 yards.

The Chiefs took the lead on a Pete Stoyanovich field goal and then put the game away with 45 seconds to play when Kimble Anders caught a pass from Elvis Grbac and dove into the endzone to give the Chiefs the commanding 20-10 lead.

The Chiefs’ defense was the story of this game. They held the Chargers to 200 yards total offense. They knocked Stan Humphries out of the game and then sacked backup Craig Whilehan 4 times.

The Chiefs will travel to the Rams next week and then have a brutal schedule that will challenge their undefeated status. They play Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, Denver Seattle and San Francisco.

The Chargers (1-6) will host the Indianapolis Colts next week.

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