Chiefs top Bengals, clinch AFC West

Harrison Butker booted six field goals while Isiah Pacheco and Rashee Rice each gained over 100 yards from scrimmage as the Kansas City Chiefs clinched the AFC West with a 25-17 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.

Patrick Mahomes finished 21-of-29 passing for 245 yards and a touchdown for the Chiefs (10-6), who clinched their eighth straight division title.

Jake Browning completed 19 of 33 passes for 197 yards. He threw for a TD and rushed for another for the Bengals (8-8), who were eliminated from playoff contention with the loss.

Mahomes connected with Rice for a gain of 67 yards late in the third quarter to set up Butker's go-ahead 24-yard field goal, which made it 19-17 with 14:09 left in the game. Rice finished with five catches for 127 yards.

Pacheco totaled 130 yards on 18 carries and had seven receptions for 35 yards and a touchdown.

After Cincinnati went up 3-0 thanks to a 15-play drive, Kansas City marched down the field with little resistance, scoring on an 8-yard pass from Mahomes to Pacheco for a 7-3 lead with 2:58 remaining in the first quarter.

Browning then heated up, finding Joe Mixon for a 7-yard score and rushing for a 1-yard TD to give the Bengals a 17-7 lead. Butker kicked a pair of field goals in the final 3:44 of the first half as the Chiefs pulled within 17-13 by the break.

Cincinnati was exceptional on third down in the first half, converting 7 of 9 chances.

The Bengals lost wide receiver Tee Higgins in the first quarter due to a hamstring injury, but he returned to action on the first drive of the second half.

Kansas City made a crucial defensive stop when the Bengals decided not to kick a field goal for a seven-point lead and instead handed the ball off to Mixon on fourth-and-1 at the Chiefs 6 with 7:43 left in the third quarter.

Kansas City answered with a nine-play, 82-yard drive that ended with a 27-yard field goal from Butker that trimmed the Chiefs' deficit to 17-16.

—Field Level Media