Forget any potential victory bus ride around Allegiant Stadium.
The Chiefs earned a well-deserved rest on the plane ride home.
The Chiefs and Raiders traded punches Sunday night while seeking the knockout blow in an AFC West heavyweight fight.
In the end, it was the Chiefs who survived with a thrilling 35-31 win in one of the more entertaining games around the NFL for Week 11.
The two teams traded early touchdowns and the Chiefs found themselves down 17-14 at the half before taking a 28-24 lead in the fourth quarter. Las Vegas battled back and retook the lead when tight end Jason Witten hauled in a 1-yard touchdown pass from Derek Carr.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, however, stepped on the field with less than two minutes remaining in the game and led the team on a game-winning drive. Mahomes finished the drive with a 22-yard touchdown pass to tight end Travis Kelce.
The win ensured the Chiefs, now 9-1 on the season, kept pace with the Pittsburgh Steelers (10-0) in the chase for the No. 1 playoff seed in the AFC. The Chiefs also opened a three-game lead over the Raiders (6-4) in the division.
Here's what we learned from Sunday night's game.
