Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has drilled a 43-yard field goal with eight seconds left in his first game, helping Kansas City to a 29-20 NFL victory over the Washington Redskins.
Signed off the Carolina practice squad earlier in the week, Butker missed a 46-yarder in Monday's first half before hitting three attempts in the second. The first tied the score 17-17, the next gave the Chiefs the lead and the last made Kansas City (4-0) the league's only undefeated team.
The Chiefs capped off the win when linebacker Justin Houston picked up a fumble as the Redskins (3-2) were trying to keep the game alive and returned it for a game-ending touchdown.
The last time there was only one unbeaten team through the first four weeks of the season was 2010, when the Chiefs were the final team standing. They went on to win the AFC West.
Alex Smith threw for 293 yards with touchdowns on the ground and through the air, and it was his 37-yard strike to Albert Wilson on a broken play that set up Butker's go-ahead kick.
Travis Kelce hauled in seven catches for 111 yards and a touchdown, while Chiefs rookie Kareem Hunt pounded away 21 times for 101 yards against the Redskins' stout defensive front.
Flags flew at half mast and there was a moment's silence before the game for victims of the Las Vegas mass shootings. The Redskins locked arms for the national anthem, while everyone on the Chiefs side stood with the exception of cornerback Peters and linebacker Ukeme Eligwe.
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