NFL Twitter Thrilled as Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes and Tyreek Hill Put Los Angeles Chargers to Sleep

Published 12/17/2021, 6:12 AM EST

The Kansas City Chiefs locked horns with the Los Angeles Chargers during the Thursday night game with first place at AFC West at stake. After exchanging jabs throughout the night, the Chiefs emerged victorious after taking the game to a thrilling overtime drama. Ultimately, it was tight end Travis Kelce who helped the Chiefs seal a win and take their streak to a whopping seven games.

In their 34-28 win over the Chargers, Patrick Mahomes outperformed a rookie Justin Herbert by a mile. And in doing so, he hushed those who believed Chiefs to be dead and buried back in October.

The Week 15 starter was action-packed as it had everything that would make the game exciting. Eight total touchdowns, four turnovers on downs, two interceptions, two fumbles, and a whole lot of drama, to make one sit at the edge of their seat. And also not to mention the game-changing reception that helped the Chiefs return from an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter.

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Travis Kelce, Tyreek Hill, and Patrick Mahomes sneak in for a win

Kelce had ten catches and contributed 191 of Mahomes’ 410 throwing yards along with two of his three passing touchdowns. On the other hand, Tyreek Hill added 12 receptions for 148 yards and a touchdown as the cheetah continued to dominate.

With three of the fourth-down stops noted earlier and two important turnovers, the defense also came through when it was required. With 14 combined tackles, rookie Nick Bolton led the way, along with Tershawn Wharton stripping a fumble and Anthony Hitchens grabbing a pick. At the sight of KC Chiefs taking the win home, Twitter erupted, praising the star of the night Travis Kelce.

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Chargers got a good thing going, what a game!
— Tyrann Mathieu (@Mathieu_Era) December 17, 2021

The Chiefs are the best team in the AFC … which doesn't say all that much about the AFC.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) December 17, 2021

Proud of my #Chargers. Chin up #BoltsFam. We were in that game until very end. Still enough season left to make playoffs. Have hope and #BoltUp
— BoltsFamilyMan (@BoltsFamilyMan) December 17, 2021

The Chiefs are back in the AFC’s top seed. Here’s what the #NFL playoff picture looks like after tonight: pic.twitter.com/RExWbHTm6P
— Kevin Seifert (@SeifertESPN) December 17, 2021

Andy Reid: “My hat goes off to Melvin Ingram for winning two coin flips.”
— Sam McDowell (@SamMcDowell11) December 17, 2021

What a game! Chargers have a very good team, and are just as talented as the Chiefs. Going to be fun watching Mahomes & Herbert go at it. That game tonight…shows the importance of coaching in the NFL. Chargers lost because of poor coaching decisions. #ChiefsKingdom #BoltUp #TNF
— Mid American Sports (@MidAmSportsX) December 17, 2021

For every one of you who stuck with this #Chargers team through the end of that game and kept that same energy all night, I salute you.#BoltFam who was at SoFi – you were absolutely INCREDIBLE tonight.
The loss sucks. Embrace it. Remember it. I still like us. #OurWay
— Dan W. (@ChargersHomer) December 17, 2021

#Chiefs Travis Kelce goes for 69 yards on third down pic.twitter.com/Y3VHY0b1IA
— Aaron Ladd (@aaronladd0) December 17, 2021

CALLED GAME! @tkelce 🤯🔥🔥
— George Kittle (@gkittle46) December 17, 2021

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AN HONOR TO SAY THE LEAST MY BROTHA!! You really make everyone around you rise up!! True leader and the best in the bizzz!!! 😤😤 let’s keep workin!! https://t.co/BuB2nvFCGO
— Travis Kelce (@tkelce) December 17, 2021

Travis Kelce: 10 catches, a career-high 191 yards, 2 TD, 41.1 fantasy points.
Absolute machine.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) December 17, 2021

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Although what seems to be absurd is the sudden rise of the long-believed dead Chiefs back in their winning form. And with an impressive record of 10-4 and just three games to go for the regular season to end. It very much seems that the Chiefs will be dominating the AFC Championship as much as they have for the previous three seasons.

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Sauvik Banerjee is currently an NFL writer at EssentiallySports. After completing his Bachelor’s degree in English and Economics from Lucknow University, Sauvik combined his love for NFL and passion for writing to work for team ES. Sauvik has functioned as a content marketing intern at Kyari Innovations and had a brief stint with Knocksense Lucknow.