INGLEWOOD, Calif. – – Patrick Mahomes passed for 245 yards and a touchdown while rediscovering his connection with Travis Kelce, and the Kansas City Chiefs rallied from an early 10-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Chargers 17-10 on Sunday.

Mahomes made his 100th regular-season start and completed 19 of 29 passes for the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs, who are 4-0 for the first time since 2020. Kelce had a season-high seven receptions for 89 yards, setting the franchise career receptions record and surpassing fellow tight end Tony Gonzalez.

Kansas City has won six in a row against the Chargers. It also has 11 straight wins to its credit, rivaling the AFC West, the longest active winning streak by a visiting team and tied for third place all-time.

The Chargers (2-2) scored 10 points after a pair of Chiefs turnovers — a fumble by Carson Steele and Mahomes’ fifth interception of the season — but struggled afterward.

Mahomes threw a 54-yard pass to Xavier Worthy in the third quarter for the Chiefs’ first touchdown, and Samaje Perine put Kansas City ahead with a 2-yard touchdown run in the fourth.

Playing with limited mobility due to a high ankle sprain, LA’s Justin Herbert went 16 of 27 for 179 yards. The Chargers used a patchwork offensive line due to injuries to tackles Rashawn Slater and Joe Alt.

Herbert was sacked twice by Chris Jones and was hit 10 times on 31 dropbacks.

Kansas City got the opening kickoff and was at the Chargers 30 when Elijah Molden recovered Steele’s fumble at the LA 27 after Tuli Tuipulotu knocked the ball loose while tackling the starting running back.

The Chargers turned Steele’s second fumble of the season into a touchdown.

Herbert completed all four of his passes on Los Angeles’ opening 10-play drive, including a seven-yard strike to Ladd McConkey in the back of the end zone. Herbert took a big hit from Chiefs defenseman Malik Herring while throwing, but he placed the ball in a tight spot because safety Bryan Cook’s back was turned.

Cameron Dicker’s 50-yard field goal extended the Chargers’ lead to 10-0. The drive began at the KC 20 after a bizarre play in which Kristian Fulton intercepted Mahomes’ pass intended for Kelce and returned it 29 yards down the right sideline.

Kansas City’s Rashee Rice knocked the ball loose behind Fulton for a fumble, which Chiefs center Creed Humphrey recovered. But the decision was overturned when a video review showed Rice was out of bounds when he forced the fumble.

Rice was hurt when Mahomes hit his legs while trying to tackle Fulton. Rice was brought to the locker room.

Kansas City had a pair of turnovers and went three-and-out on four of its first five possessions before getting on the court late in the second quarter.

The Chiefs took over at their 46 after forcing the Chargers to go three-and-out, and Mahomes immediately connected with Worthy for the deep touchdown. Worthy, the speedy rookie wide receiver who was the 28th overall pick in April’s draft, blew past Fulton on a go route and caught him 3 yards deep in the end zone on a Mahomes pass that went 64 yards in the air.

Harrison Butker’s 37-yard field goal tied the score at 10 midway through the third quarter.

The Chargers had a chance to take the lead early in the fourth as they drove to the Kansas City 3, but Herbert threw incomplete on fourth-and-1.

Perine’s go-ahead touchdown capped a five-play, 60-yard drive.

Kelce has 922 receptions in his 12th season. Gonzalez had 916 catches in 12 seasons with Kansas City, and the Hall of Famer finished his career with 1,325.

Next

Chiefs: Next Sunday at Minnesota Vikings.

Chargers: Visit Denver after a bye on Oct. 14.

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