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It was a grind-it-out December special at Arrowhead, and the Bolts brought their own spark plugs. The Chargers clipped the Chiefs 16-13, completing the season sweep and snagging their first win in Kansas City since 2021. Big-picture stakes were heavy coming in — KC flirting with elimination scenarios, L.A. chasing double-digit wins — and this one played exactly like a must-have. The Chargers took care of it. (espn.com)

Kansas City drew first blood on a vintage scramble from Patrick Mahomes — a 12-yard keeper to make it 7-0 — then stacked on two Harrison Butker field goals to lead 13-3 late in the half. But with 40 seconds left, Justin Herbert flipped the script, ripping a rapid-fire march: a strike to Tre’ Harris, a quick hit to Ladd McConkey, and then a dart to Keandre Lambert-Smith for a 16-yard score with :11 on the clock. Halftime: Chiefs 13, Chargers 10. From there, the Bolts leaned on steady offense — Herbert: 19/29, 210 yards, 1 TD — and let their defense do the chest-thumping.

The second half turned into a pass-rusher parade and a kicker’s clinic. Cameron Dicker drilled three money boots — from 49, 23, and 49 yards — to tie it and then take the lead, while the L.A. front kept KC in mud. Odafe Oweh and Tuli Tuipulotu lived in the backfield, and with the Chiefs threatening, Daiyan Henley came up with a red-zone pick that screamed “turning point.” Late on, Mahomes exited and Gardner Minshew tried to sling a miracle, but after a delay of game, Derwin James Jr. snatched the dagger at the LAC 34 to ice it. For KC, Travis Kelce (7 for 70) and Rashee Rice (7 for 51) moved chains, but the end zone stayed locked up. Note: Mahomes left late in the fourth; reports labeled it a knee issue and he didn’t return — one to monitor this week. (sbnation.com)

Big Dill of the Game: Cameron Dicker. When Arrowhead got loud and the margins got skinny, the kicker with ice in his veins stacked points like coupons — 3-for-3 on field goals (49, 23, 49) plus the PAT — in a three-point road win. That’s clutch, relish and all. This is Dillon “Big Dill” Smith, reminding you: in December, ball security and boots are a big dill. Catch you next time where ballin’ is, say it with me, a Big Dill!