NFL Scores: Broncos Beat the Chiefs 28-24 to Take First in the AFC West, Chargers Fall to 0-7 — and the Raiders Sit in the Middle of It
Sunday's late window rearranged the Raiders' division. Denver erased an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Kansas City 28-24 and move into first place in the AFC West, while the Chargers lost 24-9 to the Rams and fell to 0-7. Las Vegas, 4-4 after its 38-33 win at the Jets, now chases both the Broncos and the Chiefs.
The AFC West has a new leader, and it is not the team that has owned the division for a decade. The Denver Broncos beat the Kansas City Chiefs 28-24 at Empower Field at Mile High on Sunday, scoring 15 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to erase a 24-13 deficit. Denver improved to 6-2 and, in theScore's account, leapfrogged Kansas City for first place in the division, with its defense holding on the game's final play.
Kansas City controlled the first three quarters behind Patrick Mahomes, who finished 30 of 41 for 321 yards and three touchdowns, including scores to Rashee Rice and Noah Gray. Denver's comeback began with Bo Nix's 2-yard touchdown pass to Nate Adkins and a two-point conversion to Jaylen Waddle, cutting the lead to 24-21, and Jonah Coleman's 5-yard rushing touchdown supplied the decisive points. The Chiefs, shut out in the fourth quarter, fell to 5-2 in the accounts read by the desk.
At the bottom of the division, the Los Angeles Chargers lost 24-9 to the Los Angeles Rams and fell to 0-7 — the franchise's first 0-7 start since 2000, according to Chargers Wire. Trent McDuffie's second-half interception of Justin Herbert set up a quick Rams touchdown that stretched the lead to 24-9 and put the game away. For Las Vegas, the standings now read plainly: the 4-4 Raiders, fresh off ending a four-game skid at the Jets, trail Denver by two games and Kansas City by one in the loss column, with the winless Chargers behind them — and a Week 9 trip to San Francisco next.
