AFC West Roundup: Week 14
The Chiefs gained ground in the division with the Broncos falling to the Raiders in Week 14.
The Broncos opened the game by putting together four cohesive drives. QB Brock Osweiler completed 22 fo 29 passes for 199 yards in the first half.
However, the Broncos struggled in the red zone, hitting a wall each time and finishing each drive with a field goal.
Denver's defense was a force throughout the game, but especially in the first half, holding Oakland to minus-12 yards.
However, the offense couldn't string together drives in the first half for any points. Raiders DE Khalil Mack was almost unstoppable with five sacks.
Derek Carr snapped the Raiders' eight-game losing streak to the Broncos, leading the offense to two second-half touchdowns.
After rolling on offense since their winning streak began eight weeks ago, the Chiefs struggled to get things going, and turnovers hurt in the first half. A fumble on a punt return gave the Chargers the ball at Kansas City's 26-yard line, but San Diego couldn't get a first down and the field goal was wide left.
The Chargers got their second turnover in the second quarter on a pick by CB Jason Verrett, but once again, San Diego couldn't get any points. The drive stalled at the 42-yard line and the Chargers punted.
With two minutes left in the half, the Chiefs finally got on the board with a 44-yard touchdown from QB Alex Smith to WR Albert Wilson.
While OLB Justin Houston recovers from a knee injury, Dee Ford started in his absence, and he tallied three sacks against the Chargers and QB Philip Rivers.
Down seven, the Chargers drove to the Kansas City 1-yard line with five seconds on the clock. But penalties pushed them back and made their final plays much more difficult. The Chiefs defense stood strong on two plays and forced an incompletion on the final play of the game to Danny Woodhead.
