Chiefs defeat Seahawks 24-10 in Week 16

On Christmas Eve, the Kansas City Chiefs grabbed what they hope will be the first of three consecutive wins to end the season by defeating the Seattle Seahawks 24-10on GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

With temperatures in the mid-teens (and wind chills a dozen degrees lower), both defenses held the upper hand for most of the game. Through almost two quarters, the Kansas City defense suffocated the Seattle offense — while the Chiefs’ offense built a 17-point lead on three short-field drives. Just before halftime, the Seahawks finally managed a long, fast drive (helped by Kansas City penalties) that got inside the Chiefs’ 10-yard line with 18 seconds remaining — but the defense held Seattle to a field goal to make the halftime score 17-3.

Then the defenses shut down the opposing offenses until well into the fourth quarter, when Kansas City safety Juan Thornhill intercepted a pass in the end zone, closing out a Seattle drive that had almost reached the red zone. Now with momentum, the Chiefs drove 80 yards in five plays, scoring with a Patrick Mahomes touchdown run to make the score 24-3 with less than five minutes remaining. The Seahawks responded with a two-minute, 75-yard touchdown drive to narrow Kansas City’s lead to 24-10 — but after Seattle’s onside kick failed, the game was over.