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The Los Angeles Chargers have not yet clinched a playoff berth, but they eliminated the Kansas City Chiefs from the postseason with a 16-13 win in Week 15. In doing so, they achieved a feat not seen in over a decade.
While the Chargers remain two games behind the league-leading Denver Broncos, their win makes them 2-0 over the Chiefs in 2025. That makes them the first team in the AFC West to sweep the season series against Kansas City since 2014, per Josh Dubow of The Associated Press.
The 10-year streak has been active since Andy Reid’s third year with the team. It has also lasted the duration of Patrick Mahomes’ career, with the two-time MVP joining the team in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
The Peyton Manning-led Broncos were the last team to win two regular season games against the Chiefs. That Denver team ended the year with a 12-4 record and an NFC West title, but suffered a first-round playoff exit with a loss to the Indianapolis Colts in the Divisional Round.
The Chargers have not accomplished the feat since 2013, when they won a pair of three-point games over the Chiefs. Before beating Kansas City in Week 1, they had not even won a game in the series since the 2021 season.
After years of dominating the league, the Chiefs now miss the playoffs for the first time since the aforementioned 2014 season. Kansas City entered the 2025 season off three consecutive Super Bowl appearances and three championships in the last six years.
The Chiefs’ biggest concern is now Mahomes’ knee injury, which he sustained late in the loss. Mahomes went down on Kansas City’s final drive of the game and will undergo an MRI in the coming days. With three games remaining in a lost year, his season is likely over regardless.
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