Chiefs beat Broncos in overtime thriller

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DENVER (AP) _ Cairo Santos’ 34-yard field goal hit the left upright and bounced

through as the expired Sunday night to give the Kansas Chiefs a 30-27 victory

over the Denver Broncos on Sunday night.



That avoided the third tie in the NFL this season, something that hasn’t

happened since 1973 before the league introduced overtime.



The winner followed a risky move by Broncos coach Gary Kubiak, who sent his

kicker out for a 62-yard try with 1:01 left only to see Brandon McManus _ who

has hit from 70 yards in training camp _ come up short.



“It’s on me,” Kubiak said, explaining he made the move because he had

confidence in his kicker.



That gave the Chiefs possession at the Denver 48 with one timeout and just over

a minute remaining. The Chiefs reached the Denver 16 before Santos ended the

snoozer-turned-thriller in perfect fashion. Even his teammates hesitated as they

ran out to celebrate, unsure if the ball had clanked through or not.



The Chiefs (8-3) kept up with the Oakland Raiders (9-2) in the AFC West race

and the Broncos (7-4) could find themselves fighting for a wild card now.



Both teams kicked field goals on their opening possession of overtime, McManus

from 44 yards and Santos from 37.

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