Overview
- Kansas City’s defeat, combined with wins by Buffalo, Jacksonville and Houston, officially ended the franchise’s playoff hopes.
- Mahomes appeared to hyperextend his left knee on a late scramble, was helped to the locker room, and will undergo an MRI; Andy Reid said it "didn't look good."
- Backup Gardner Minshew replaced Mahomes and was intercepted by Derwin James with 14 seconds remaining, sealing the loss.
- This is the Chiefs’ first postseason miss since 2014 and the first time in Mahomes’ career they have failed to reach the playoffs.
- Injuries left Kansas City thin up front as multiple tackles were out or hurt during the game, and the Chargers registered five sacks with pressures on 48.6% of Mahomes’ dropbacks, per Next Gen Stats.