Mini-Movie: Chargers Eliminate Chiefs From Playoffs | LA Chargers

Mini-Movie: Chargers Eliminate Chiefs From Playoffs | LA Chargers

Good afternoon from Kansas City where it’s 16° for the Los Angeles Chargers and the defending AFC Champion Kansas City Chiefs. >> Playoff season. We got playoff style football coming up. >> And there was no manufactured optimism from the Chiefs this week. They’re treating it like a playoff game. And the Chargers, they’re excited for the opportunity they have in front of them today to sweep the Chiefs and improve to 5-0 in the division with a win today. The Chargers are trying to sweep the Chiefs for the first time since 2013. The Chiefs are on the brink of elimination and must win out and get help. >> But this is the coldest weather that he’s ever had to play in. >> Feels good out here. It feels crisp. Feels nice. and December football. >> I feel like December football, that’s what you grow up watching it on TV cuz I lived in Florida my whole life. So I’m like, man, I just always grew up just wanting to watch it, play those game, like a snow game, big game. So just go out there and compete, man. >> A chance to end the dynasty. It has already been ended as far as the AFC West is concerned and uh looking forward to doing it as the postseason is concerned with a victory here today. >> So excited you’re all active and ready to roll. Everybody’s going to make a contribution. I can’t wait. Bro, it’s simple as this. Dashing the trenches on three. 1 2 3. >> I expect every time you go out there, everybody going to play desperate to win cuz they just want to win. You know, no matter the team, no matter the record. I feel like if you if you nine and four and you ain’t playing it like you desperate, then you’re in trouble, too. So, like we desperate, they desperate. So, let’s go out there and play. Well, and I expect a very determined Patrick Mahomes today. Listen, they he’s never in his career as a starter lost three games in a row and and that’s what’s on the line today and throws underneath. Mahomes was feeling some heat, but that’s a gain of 17 on a third and 12. >> Yeah, no matter what their record is at the end of the day, they’re they’re still the Chiefs. They still got great players. A lot of the players that they had had last year, so you know what type of team they are. They were just in the Super Bowl. We expect it to to be a dog foul. Mahomes to the air. Second goal. CHASE SCORES. TOUCHDOWN. Patrick Mahomes. It’s a 12 yd touchdown. One of the Chiefs have scored first. >> All right, here we go. >> Hash trailing 70. Chiefs score on their opening drive. Then the Chargers matched. Videll on first and 10. Squirts free. Nice gain of eight on first down. And there’s a catch for Keenan Allen. A gain of eight. >> Third and two. Hampton looking for some room. Nothing there. >> Three on the board on the opening possession, but they trail the Chiefs. Seven to three. Defense has now shown up for each of these teams after the opening drives. >> The block over there by Hardtown. He goes at the 25. The first and 10. Stuck on the play. A loss of a yard. >> PCO swallowed behind the line of scrimmage by two. This has been a just a mud slog of a game. It has been in the mud, a rock fight. >> Closing in on on halftime and neither team has a 100 yards of offense. Some of it’s the cold weather. Both sides offensive lines are beat up and the response of both defenses has been very very good today. And >> that kick is good. They make it a two-score game. 13-3. An ugly first half. The >> Jesus got another field goal. Trent 47 y up by 10. They call it like a complimentary football we call it around here. So the kicking phases can help the defense or help the offense and put them in good field position or put the other team in bad field position. >> Lambert Smith. There’s the there’s the speed DJ. All the way out to the 40, right? And that’s something we did not see from him before. >> You know, childhood dream. I feel like it’s everybody dream. Get to the the NFL, we here. But it’s almost like you want to you want to prove yourself. Once you prove yourself in the NFL, I feel like that’s when you not get comfortable, but you it’s like a sign of like, all right, at least like I’m here. Seven. That was a huge return cuz now the Chargers with three timeouts. Great field position here. Rush four. Herbert hit as he throws. Going down for TREY HARRIS. OVER THE SHOULDER GRAB. WHAT A CATCH BY THE ROOKIE ALL THE WAY TO the Kansas City 23. >> You know, I feel like we both get open. Both make plays. You know, he got a little big play Trey and go big play Dre. Um big plays. That’s what we do. We have big plays. The third and three from the 16 right hash on the outside of the numbers. It’s Keandre Lambert Smith. Keenan in the middle of the slot. Herbert play action. Got to get rid of it. Throws to the end zone. Caught. >> TOUCHDOWN. KEANDRE LAMBERT SMITH. MY GOODNESS. From inactive week after week to a hero with 5 seconds left in the half. That’s how you play. >> Good job. >> 10 zero’s on the clock and halftime is here. >> Boy, it was looking bleak and now Chargers jogging into that tunnel and they’re all whites with a lot of momentum. Yeah, Lambert Smith, the second reception of his career is a 16-yd catch at Arrowhead to silence this place. >> Believe it, dog. 30 minutes. Let’s go. 30 minutes, man. >> Best half, dog. Best half of the year. Let’s go, y’all. Welcome, baby. >> Temperature here in Kansas City at Arrowhead has risen to 22 and the Chiefs lead 13-10. >> Chargers win and they will have a 95% chance to make the playoffs. Herbert to throw again. The quick throw caught Keenan. He’s got the first down. Breaks a tackle. How about Keenan into plus territory right sideline all the way out to the Chiefs 48 yd line before he shoved out. Chargers trying to hand them their first three-game losing streak to the Patrick Mahomes era. And Lad makes the first man miss AND HE BREAKS THE TACKLE TO the 45. And that is a gain of 13. That was a big effort play. Herbert rolling to his left looking downfield and now he’s trying to climb the pocket. >> Got him. Got him >> INSIDE OUR THROW CAUGHT all the way down inside the 5 yd line. >> You want to talk about a laser to Aronda Gadston. >> I mean Herbert and how about Gadston that was smash that thing out of the air and now Cam Dicker to tie the game with a 27 y >> that is right through. So we are tied. New game under 9 minutes to go in the third. 855 to be exact. Noted at 13 between the Chiefs and Chargers. It’s very frustrating for quarterbacks and other teams when they just really can’t get open. >> Shannon shotgun snap to Mahomes. He’s got time underneath. Popped in the air. What a shot from Derwin James on Rasheed Rice. >> Guys flying around body on body. >> Oh, he hit him so hard the air went out of my lungs. >> Come on now. Three. >> Makes it hard for the quarterback. >> Mahomes dropping way back. Here comes Ooway IN PURSUIT. GOT HIM. DOWN GOES MAHOMES. >> Makes him second guess uh where to put the ball. An explosive burst of finish for Oay with a sack. >> And Chargers have been able to put the handcuffs on them, but man, this defense, they have picked up right where they left off. >> I think it’s very frustrating for other teams. >> And they will rush just forward. It’s a quick throw. And there’s hit again. And that ball is knocked out again. >> Oh my god. >> Rice takes a lick from Tony Jefferson. >> Those sounds just came out of me when I’ve seen these two hits, man. Holy cow. slat. I knew he was going to be there. >> Yeah. >> Uno. I knew he was going to be there, right? >> Let’s go, boys. >> Hey, get ready to go back home. Get ready to go back. Get ready to go back. >> Has to. There he goes. >> 45 to the 40. All the way into Chiefs territory. Left sideline. Amaran Hampton. And the Chargers take the lead 16-13. 13 unanswered for the Bolts. >> So now, as reality is beginning to set in here, they’re gasping for air and their playoff hopes. >> This is the time for the offense to to to respond. And right now, this Chargers defense has revved up the ball right here. >> Chargers defense been doing a great job. And here’s Mahomes with time. MAHOMES TERREST SACKED BROUGHT TOWN. >> HEY MAN, COME ON NOW. >> IT’S always He’s got to four Chargers sacks today. It’s third and 16 for Kansas City. >> Get off the pill. >> There’s this narrative out there that Chiefs are done. They’re cooked. You buying any of that? >> Absolutely not. Absolutely not, man. It’s the one of the best quarterbacks in the league. and Momes. >> He does everything he can to to will them to win. >> The pass caught downfield GRABBED ON THE PLAY. FLYNN retains and ties. >> They’re only a completion plus of being in field goal range here. So it was a big conversion for the Chiefs. And here’s the pocket collapsing. Mahomes hit as he throws, but that’s caught. >> Another big hit. Then grabbed it. A conversation afterwards more than that. >> This thing’s getting chippy. Stakes are high >> and Jefferson is gone and the penalty on top of the big game again. We’re going to ask these defenders to hold them to a field goal. >> Let’s go. Keep them out. You want to keep them out the end zone. Only thing we talk about is keep them out. Let’s keep them out. We always talk about let’s keep them out. If they get down there, they don’t get in there. >> Tony Puerto. There’s the pass and just to get it away, it’s incomplete. >> It’s a hand off to he is dropped for a loss. They were not fooled for a second. It’ll be third and 13. >> You know what I’m saying? They get down there, they don’t get in. >> And you know, DJ, they punch this thing in for a touchdown. This place is going to go crazy. They have had nothing to cheer about since the I don’t know, early portion of the second quarter. >> Interception, baby. >> They rush four. Mahomes under pressure. Has to get rid of it and just throws it. OH, INTERCEPTED. DEION HENLEY WITH A GRAB. >> HENLEY GOT THE BALL. HIS SECOND PICK of the season and it is a big one stopping the Chiefs. >> His ability to wheel around and locate the football is impressive but then to catch it over the shoulder. What a play by Dayon Henley. Let’s go. >> They going to get down there at some point, but if you take it upon yourself as a defense to not let them in that box, >> then you going to be a great defense. And um I think that’s just something that we put our whole brand on not letting them in the end zone. >> That’s how you hold up. >> All the way backed up at their own one yd line. Herbert under center by Dell in his own end zone. Herbert to throw. Got to get rid of it. >> Oh, HE’S OPEN >> AND WIDE OPEN. GADSTON WITH THE CATCH AFTER BEING upended by Brian Cook. >> Just a good first play for the Chargers and then then running it to get the clock moving. Caught Keenan wheels out of it. Keeps his feet. Wheels out of IT AGAIN. FIRST DOWN. SNAPPED IT. HAMPTON. OH, HE HURDLES and then he is caught in midair. >> him up. >> Hampton bounces and he’s got it. >> Keeping them up. You’re doing great. >> What’s our gap now in terms of TP? >> Oh, it’s gigantic. Now JK Scott to punt it away. 529 left in this game. It’s what we’re used to, DJ. It’s always a one-sore game. Chiefs fighting for their playoff lives and the Chargers are up three right now. >> Let’s get it, man. >> This is my eighth year in the league, man. And um and every single year you’ve heard November, December football. >> Boy, this is tense, man. >> Sure is. It’s what we’re It’s what we’re used to, DJ. >> And that’s where you want to be at your best. See if this defense can continue to dominate. >> And a quick throw and Kelsey up the middle. Got the first down. Gain of 11. >> So a drive starter here for the Chiefs. Under five minutes left in the game with the Chargers up three. Worthy makes the first man miss and he’ll be just shy. >> Second down and one. Here comes boring for the first down. >> This is the most rhythm they’ve had. >> Yeah, it’s going to bring us to the two-minute warning. The Chiefs, though, for the first time, look like they’ve got some rhythm on offense, and the Chargers lead by just three. We just all ooze in confidence, man. We we have confidence in oursel. We have confidence in each other. We have confidence in in in just just this bond, this brotherhood, you know, and we all value this opportunity. >> Mahomes is still in the tent, so this is Mshu’s game. To win or lose, this will be interesting. Yeah, this is going to be a long >> because it would be a long field goal to try to tie it. >> Yeah, this is the game right here. This drive. >> Are we going to go to overtime? Back to back weeks. >> And grab on the far side by Kelsey. And a timeout taken to the 34. >> Derwin is the anchor of the whole team. >> Know what’s in front of us. One game at a time. One play at a time. Lean on your brother. >> This guy is just he just he means a lot to us, you know. He means a lot to to to this league, to this team. Let’s get him. Let’s go. >> He’s just a very selfless person. He’s just the true identity of this team where it’s whatever it takes to win, he’s willing to do. >> First day I got here, he was like, man, I got your back and he hasn’t turned away from that since the 111 got. >> I’m glad he’s on my team. Mu stands tall, throws downfield. >> DERWIN JAMES, END THE GAME, DERWIN. END THE GAME. DERWIN. >> Second consecutive week. The Chargers end the game on an interception. Derwin James able to get his head around and come up with the interception to seal the win for the Chargers and seal the fate of the Chiefs this season. >> Hell yeah. Victory. And DJ, they are not going to call a timeout. The Chargers have swept the Chiefs for the first time since 2013. DJ, >> good night. >> What a win in tough conditions for the LA Chargers and coach Jim Harbaugh. >> Best of theing world, man. Best of the world, man. LET’S GO, MAN. >> Believing in the guys on this team, believing in the coaches. Coach Benson called a great play call. Give me on him and um just making a play on the ball. Honestly, my team needed a play and uh made a play. When I was a kid, they always say defense win championships. That’s my motto. >> We get this version of the Chargers defense. I mean, you that that travels now. You can take that defense anywhere. >> Got that. Come on. >> I believe in this defense. I believe in this team, not just the defense. >> We got a quarterback that can make any play. Two running backs, receivers, tight ends. >> Who’s got it BETTER THAN US? OH MY. >> The Chargers sweep the Chiefs for the first time since 2013, and their playoff odds jumped to 95%. >> Let’s just keep going and uh see what we get.

The LA Chargers went on the road in Week 15 to Arrowhead Stadium and swept the Kansas City Chiefs for the first time since 2013, en route to ten wins in the 2025 NFL season. The Bolts defense, led by Derwin James Jr., Khalil Mack, and Daiyan Henley, shined with five sacks and two interceptions vs Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and the Chiefs. In this mini-movie, get an all-access look into the locker room with Head Coach Jim Harbaugh, listen in on the sideline as Tight Ends Coach Andy Bischoff coaches up Oronde Gadsden II, and much more as Justin Herbert and the Chargers eliminate Kansas City from the playoffs and go 5-0 in the AFC West for the first time in franchise history.

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