Bo Nix and Wil Lutz showed off their clutch genes again, and the Broncos are now firmly in control of the AFC West — a division the Chiefs have won nine straight times —  after a 22-19 win over Kansas City. It’s Denver’s eighth consecutive win.

Down 19-16 halfway through the fourth quarter, Nix led two field goal drives, the first ending in a 54-yarder from Lutz to tie the game, the second ending in a 34-yarder from Lutz to win it.

Prior to that, it looked like Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce would steal the show, as they have done so many times, including against Denver. The legendary Chiefs duo combined on a 21-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to give Kansas City its first and only lead of the day. It was also Kelce’s 84th career touchdown scored, passing Priest Holmes for most in franchise history.

But it was Nix showing off his late-game prowess instead. His five game-winning drives this season are tied with Caleb Williams for most in the league.

On the final drive, Nix converted a third-and-15 with a 20-yard pass to Courtland Sutton and a third-and-5 with a 5-yarder to his favorite target as well, but the biggest throw was a 32-yarder to Troy Franklin to set up Lutz’s game-winner. The second-year quarterback finished the game 295 yards passing and, crucially, no turnovers. Meanwhile, the Denver defense was tremendous throughout, with Ja’Quan McMillian intercepting Mahomes once and also sacking him to set up the game-winning drive.

After a quiet first half, the offenses started to pick up after McMillian intercepted Mahomes deep in Denver territory. Nix led an 11-play, 89-yard drive that Jaleel McLaughlin capped with a 4-yard touchdown plunge. Nix hit  Franklin on a beautiful 35-yard connection up the sideline to jump-start the drive, and it was a team-wide effort to get McLaughlin — seeing more action in J.K. Dobbins’ absence — across the goal line.

Mahomes answered right back. After missing on some deep passes early, he hit Tyquan Thornton for 61 yards, and three plays later, Kareem Hunt bullied his way into the end zone from 2 yards away. After zero touchdowns over the first 40 minutes of the game time, there were two in a span of under four minutes.

That set up the thrilling ending and, once again, a Broncos win. Denver is now 7-2 in one-score games. The Chiefs are 0-5 in one-score games this season, the worst record in the NFL, one year after going 12-0 in one-score games.