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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 328 yards and three touchdowns, twice to Jerick McKinnon, and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Denver Broncos 27-24 Sunday after another slow start.
Isiah Pacheco and Blake Bell also scored for the Chiefs (13-3), who overcame a 17-13 deficit in the third quarter to beat the Broncos for the 15th straight time and keep alive their hopes of becoming the top seed in the league. American Conference and be exempted for a single game in the postseason.
Before the game, the Chiefs were tied with the Bills, who play Cincinnati on Monday, for the best record in the conference.
For a moment it looked as if the Broncos (4-12) would end a turbulent week with a victory that began with the firing of coach Nathaniel Hackett in his first season in charge.
But a late sloppiness by one of the league’s best defenses and another interception to struggling quarterback Russell Wilson resulted in interim coach Jerry Rosburg’s first loss.