KANSAS CITY, MO (10/31/11) – The Kansas City Chiefs snatched an overtime victory over San Diego on Monday Night Football by a final score of 23-20, thanks in large part to a bad exchange between quarterback and center when the Chargers was just seconds away from lining up for a potential game-winning field goal of their own.
San Diego had a first down at the Chiefs’ 15 with less than a minute to go and Kansas City out of timeouts. But Philip Rivers was unable to handle the snap and Kansas City recovered.
After San Diego went three-and-out on the first possession of overtime, the Chiefs drove 74 yards in 14 plays to set up Ryan Succop’s game-winning 30-yard field goal.
The result creates a three-way tie atop the AFC West, with Oakland, the Chiefs and the Chargers all with identical 4-3 records.
Kevin Harlan and Boomer Esiason called the action on Westwood One Sports.
(Matt Cassel to Jonathan Baldwin for a 39-yd TD to put the Chiefs up 10-0)
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(Jackie Battle leaps over the pile to put Kansas City ahead 20-12)
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(Curtis Brinkley matches that feat with a dive of his own to pull San Diego within two, 20-18)
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(Philip Rivers hits Brinkley for the 2-PT conversion to tie the game at 20)
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(Rivers can’t handle the snap and the Chiefs recover)
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(Ryan Succop’s 30-yd FG wins the game for Kansas City)
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(Jackie Battle’s postgame interview with Westwood One sideline reporter Mark Malone)
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(Postgame recap from Westwood One’s Kevin Harlan and Boomer Esiason)
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