Wil Lutz lined up for a 35-yard field goal to beat the Chiefs on Sunday and couldn’t help but think back to last year at Kansas City, when his kick was blocked as time expired in the same situation.
“I was kind of like, shoot, here we are,” said Lutz, who nailed the game-winner this time, his fifth field goal of the day, pushing the Denver Broncos past the Chiefs 22-19 for their eighth straight victory. “I’ve been waiting for a game like that.”
Broncos coach Sean Payton said last November’s 16-14 heartbreaker at Arrowhead Stadium galvanized his team, which went on a 5-2 run to reach the playoffs, and Lutz concurred: “If you look back at the last year-and-a-half since that game, this team has come together and found ways to win close games.”