It was the doink to win the division.
Something was in the air when the Kansas City Chiefs eked out a 19–17 win over the Los Angeles Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday Night Football. It could have been a fortunate ever-so-slight gust of wind to affect kicker Matthew Wright’s 31-yard walk-off game-winning field goal and help Kansas City clinch its ninth straight AFC West title.
Wright’s kick appeared to veer far left before bouncing off the upright and sailing in for the successful field goal. A few millimeters off and the Chiefs may have rued their plentiful missed chances earlier that night, but Wright—the team’s third-string kicker–got the job done.
And the Chiefs won yet another nail-biter in their quest for the historic three-peat.
Take a look at the ridiculously lucky doink:
A DOINK FOR THE DIVISION! IT'S GOOD! @CHIEFS WIN! pic.twitter.com/RtsINqo05m
— NFL (@NFL) December 9, 2024
The Chiefs improved to 12–1 with Sunday’s win and gained a little extra breathing room for the No. 1 seed in the AFC after the Buffalo Bills’ loss. Kansas City is now 15–0 in one-score games since Dec. 31.
Fans just couldn’t believe the Chiefs did it again.
Bank is open …. CHIEFSSSSSSSSSSS
— Caitlin Clark (@CaitlinClark22) December 9, 2024
Bruh if i hadn’t been on the chiefs i wouldn’t believe this shi myself😂
— Saint Bink Saunders (@khalenNOTkaylen) December 9, 2024
With that ricochet game-winning kick, the Chiefs have now set the single-season record for BMOE (Black Magic over Expectation).
— Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak) December 9, 2024
Even when adjusting for era (pre- or post-Salem Witch Trials), this is the most TOTAL Black Magic in a season in NFL history.
Matthew Wright reading the script for how the Chiefs were going to win this week pic.twitter.com/xHTsVi5E7v
— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) December 9, 2024
Every NFL fan outside of the Chiefs Kingdom:
— Patrick Allen (@RPatrickAllen) December 9, 2024
😂🤣😂🤣😂 pic.twitter.com/QyFAsAYmvG
The way you know the Chiefs have plot armor is that thing started hooking left and I actually *expected* it to bank in. Cause Chiefs.
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) December 9, 2024
What kind of blood sacrifices do the Chiefs make to the football gods for them to favor them so?
— Ted Nguyen (@FB_FilmAnalysis) December 9, 2024
god’s favorite football team, apparently
— claire de lune (@ClaireMPLS) December 9, 2024
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as NFL World in Utter Disbelief After Chiefs Beat Chargers on a Lucky Doink .
