When Chiefs kicker Matthew Wright hit a game-winner as time expired on Sunday evening in opposition to the Chargers, he was persevering with what the Chiefs have been doing all season: Pulling out wins by the pores and skin of their tooth. And the Chiefs have been doing it not like another crew in NFL historical past.
Wright was the third completely different Chiefs kicker to make a game-winning subject aim as time expired within the fourth quarter this season. Via OptaSTATS, not solely has no different crew in NFL historical past had three completely different kickers do this in a single season, no different crew has ever even had two completely different kickers do it in a single season.
In Week Two, Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker hit a subject aim as time expired to present the Chiefs a 26-25 win over the Bengals. In Week 12, Chiefs kicker Spencer Shrader hit a 31-yard subject aim as time expired to present the Chiefs a 30-27 win over the Panthers. And then Wright bought his sport winner in Week 14 in opposition to the Chargers.
The Chiefs would like to not must preserve pulling out wins on the final second, however they preserve discovering methods to win, and at 12-1 they’re closing in on the No. 1 seed within the AFC playoffs and home-field benefit on the trail to their third consecutive Super Bowl. And if a playoff sport comes right down to a last-second subject aim, they could be feeling assured.
