MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Kansas City Chiefs are on the road for the second straight week as they face the Minnesota Vikings.
While 1-3, the Vikings have plenty of talent on the offensive side of the ball and were a playoff team last year.
The Chiefs defense has played very well but the offense is still looking to find its rhythm.
Here are the inactives for the matchup:
Chiefs
- LB Nick Bolton
- OL Mike Caliendo
- DE BJ Thompson
- DT Matt Dickerson
- DT Keondre Coburn
Vikings
- S Lewis Cine
- QB Nick Mullens
- TE Nick Muse
- OLB Andre Carter
- OT Hakeem Adeniji
- DL Khyiris Tonga
1st Quarter
- Chiefs win the toss and they will defer, Vikings will start with the ball
- Chiefs force a turnover on the Vikings first play from scrimmage after Justin Reid causes a fumble with a nice hit, fumble is recovered Bryan Cook, Chiefs take over at the Vikings 45
- Chiefs score on a one-yard Isiah Pacheco touchdown run, 7-0 Chiefs
- The Vikings go for it on 4th & 5 and they get 1st down on a Kirk Cousins 10-yard pass to Jordan Addison
- Steve Spagnuolo sends Leo Chenal on a blitz and he sacks Cousins for an eight-yard loss
- Vikings get on the board after a Greg Joseph 40-yard field goal, 7-3 Chiefs
- Patrick Mahomes is sacked by Danielle Hunter for a seven-yard loss
- Justyn Ross makes a nice grab on a nice throw from Mahomes for 20 yards
2nd Quarter
- Harrison Butker knocks down a 38-yard field goal, 10-3 Chiefs
- Joseph knocks down a 26-yard field goal on a drive that continued due to three Chiefs penalties, 10-6 Chiefs
- Chris Jones sacks Cousins for a seven-yard loss, he has 4.5 sacks on the year
- Vikings run a fake punt on 4th & 2 and Ty Chandler gains 15 yards to keep their drive going
- Vikings score on a five-yard touchdown pass to Addison, 13-10 Vikings
- Mahomes throws a pass to Travis Kelce who falls down without being touched, he appears to be hurt. He is on the sideline being looked at by trainers
- Kelce is headed to the locker room, under a minute left in the first half
- Butker knocks down a 40-yard field goal to tie the game at 13 going into the half
3rd Quarter
- Kelce runs back on to the sideline with his right foot wrapped up, he will try to play in the second half
- Mahomes is sacked by Marcus Davenport for an eight-yard loss,
- Mahomes makes an excellent throw, throwing a 33-yard pass to Watson at midfield on 3rd & 18 with a nice catch by Watson also
- Mahomes finds Rashee Rice on an 8-yard touchdown pass, 20-13 Chiefs
- Kelce returns to the game and makes an immediate impact, capped off by a four-yard touchdown pass from Mahomes, 27-13 Chiefs
4th Quarter
- Alexander Mattison scores a touchdown on a nine-yard screen pass from Cousins, 27-20 Chiefs
- Chiefs decide to go for it on 4th & 1 and the Vikings use their last timeout with 9:05 left
- Vikings line up on 4th & 7 with the play clock running down and get a delay of game penalty
- They still decide to go for it on 4th & 12 and don’t convert after an incompletion, refs initially called flag on Sneed, but they pick it up, Chiefs take over at their own 29
- The Chiefs punt the ball, the Vikings will have one more chance as they get ball with 1:07 left
- Mike Danna sacks Cousins on the Vikings Hail Mary attempt, Chiefs win 27-20, it is their fourth win in a row