Blaine Gabbert had a pair of first-down scrambles late in the fourth quarter Sunday that led to Harrison Butker‘s 41-yard field goal with 49 seconds remaining, and the AFC West champion Chiefs beat the Los Angeles Chargers 13-12 while resting most of their starters.
With the Chiefs (11-6) locked into the AFC’s No. 3 seed for the playoffs, Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were inactive. Kelce finished with 984 receiving yards, ending the All-Pro tight end’s bid for an eighth straight 1,000-yard season.
Chris Jones played and got a sack in the third quarter to reach 10 1/2 on the season and collect a $1.25 million bonus.
Kansas City will host Miami in a wild-card game on Saturday night at 7:00. The televised game will only stream on Peacock, so listen to the Chiefs on the radio with a 6:00 pm pregame Saturday on 94.5 the X.