Chiefs Give Seahawks Boot Again, 27-24 : Lowery’s Field Goal With :46 Left Hands Seattle Seventh Straight Defeat in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —  Nick Lowery made the big play but he pointed out it was only one play.

Lowery’s 40-yard field goal with 46 seconds left Sunday lifted the Kansas City Chiefs to a 27-24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks, who haven’t won in Kansas City since 1980.

“I love it, but it’s completely unfair to say I won the game,” said Lowery, whose 39-yarder in the final seconds last week beat the Cincinnati Bengals.

“I had my part to play, but how about the offensive line which has been maligned all year but did a super job,” Lowery said. “And what about (quarterback) Steve DeBerg, and the defense with all the injuries we’ve had there?”

Lowery leads the NFL in field-goal accuracy this year, missing only once in 22 tries.

The Chiefs (3-8-1) drove 51 yards in 13 plays to set up Lowery’s kick after the Seahawks (6-6) tied the score, 24-24, on Dave Krieg’s 14-yard touchdown pass to Brian Blades.

“My job is easy, the way our offensive line has been playing,” Lowery said. “We have not had one kick blocked all year, and I don’t think there are many teams that can say that.”

Seattle remained tied with the Raiders and Denver atop the AFC West.

The home team has won the last 13 games in this series and the Seahawks have lost 7 straight at Arrowhead Stadium, where Coach Chuck Knox is 0-6.

“The stadium didn’t do it,” Knox said. “We can’t blame anybody but ourselves. We just got beat.”

Lowery’s 34-yard field goal following Jayice Pearson’s interception of Krieg’s pass gave the Chiefs a 17-14 lead early in the third period and DeBerg’s 1-yard touchdown in the quarter made it 24-14.

DeBerg threw two interceptions and didn’t have a touchdown pass, but he completed 16 of 26 passes for 203 yards and was not sacked. Stephone Paige caught 5 passes for 106 yards for Kansas City and Herman Heard rushed for 84 yards in 16 carries.

Seattle rallied on Norm Johnson’s 32-yard field goal and Krieg’s scoring pass to Blades, but came up short.

“The hex today was we had the opportunities and we didn’t take advantage of them,” Krieg said. “I don’t know what it is about this place.

“We knew we couldn’t lose any games and we come in here and lose. We’ll find a way to bounce back, but this one hurts.”

Krieg completed 20 of 30 passes for 225 yards, including 7 to Blades for 89 yards. However, the Chiefs held Curt Warner to 35 yards rushing in 14 carries.

James Saxon and Christian Okoye scored on 2-yard runs to give the Chiefs a 14-0 lead in the first half. Then Krieg’s 12-yard touchdown pass to Ray Butler cut it to 14-7 at halftime.

On the second play of the second half, Terry Taylor stepped in front of Herman Heard to intercept a DeBerg pass and ran 27 yards for a touchdown that tied the score.

The Chiefs hadn’t scored three rushing touchdowns in a game since Dec. 16, 1984.

Albert Lewis, Kansas City’s All-Pro cornerback who played a key role in the victory over Cincinnati, left in the second quarter with a bruised back and did not return.