Kansas City Chiefs fans sat on the edge of their seats in the final minutes of Sunday’s game vs. the Carolina Panthers, which was unexpected for a 9–1 vs. 3–7 matchup.

With 1:55 left in the game, Panthers quarterback Bryce Young completed a touchdown pass to Chuba Hubbard to put Carolina within two of the Chiefs. Young then accomplished a two-point conversion to tie the matchup.

However, 1:46 is a lot of time for Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. He once again proved to be the Chiefs’ hero when he led ran the ball for 33 yards in the final drive of the game to put the team in field goal range. The Chiefs didn’t stop there as they continued to push the ball up the field to give new kicker Spencer Shrader a better chance of kicking the ball through the uprights.

MAHOMES. 33-YARD RUN.

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As time expired, Shrader nailed the 31-yard field goal attempt to seal the victory for the Chiefs. Mahomes wants to see his offense pick up the pace in the fourth quarter moving forward, though.

“We gotta be better finishing in the fourth quarter, offensively especially,” Mahomes told CBS’s Evan Washburn after the game. “We’re going to keep working.” What a nail biter.

Fans on social media couldn’t help but applaud Mahomes again for this last drive, even though some debated the game shouldn’t have been close to begin with.

Patrick Mahomes carried the Chiefs on his shoulders all game. pic.twitter.com/W50BNgylqS

— 🗣🎙‼️ (@LanceTHESPOKEN) November 24, 2024

We can talk all day about other QBs… or the KC offense – but it almost never fails that in the end, @Chiefs@PatrickMahomes does whatever he has to, for the win…

There isn’t a better high leverage player in sports than Patrick Mahomes

Everyone in the stadium knows what’s going to happen when he touches the ball with time left

— ky (@MargielaKy) November 24, 2024

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Patrick Mahomes Rescues Chiefs Once Again With Heroic Play in Final Minute vs. Panthers.