Chiefs vs. Washington 2017 live updates: Scores, highlights, and results from 'Monday Night Football'

Final score: Chiefs 29, Washington 20

Chiefs 29, Washington 20: Well that was quite the ending. Washington tried a wild play with four seconds left, but fumbled and Kansas City returned it for a touchdown. That’ll make it a nine-point victory, which covered the spread and the point total set by the oddsmakers.

Chiefs 23, Washington 20: What a moment for Harrison Butker. The rookie kicker out of Georgia Tech nailed a 43-yard game-winning field goal to improve the Chiefs to 4-0 this season. He missed his first-ever NFL field goal attempt, but was perfect when it really mattered to win the game.

It had turned out 50 seconds was too much to give Kansas City’s offense. Alex Smith got outside the pocket and found Albert Wilson for a 37-yard completion that put the Chiefs at Washington’s 35-yard line, then hit Chris Conley up the middle for a 10-yard catch that put the team firmly in field goal position.

Chiefs 20, Washington 20: Washington had to settle for a 40-yard field goal from Dustin Hopkins after wide receiver Josh Doctson dropped what should’ve been the potential game-winning touchdown on third-and-2. Kirk Cousins made a great pass right into Doctson’s hands, and he just couldn’t hang onto it upon hitting the ground.

Unless Kansas City can use the final 50 seconds to get a last-second score, we’re heading to OT at Arrowhead Stadium. It’s two-minute drill time for Alex Smith and company.

Chiefs 20, Washington 17: A game-winning drive in the final minutes against one of the NFL’s best teams with not one, but two Kirk Cousins runs for first downs? Somehow that’s possible as Washington sits at the Kansas City 45-yard line at the two-minute warning. Cousins has made some big plays to get his team in position for a potential game-winner, or at least to tie the game with a field goal.

Chiefs 20, Washington 17: Another long drive powered by the Chiefs’ impressive, balanced offense ends with a short field goal. Harrison Butker hit it from 32 yards out, improving to 2-of-3 in his first career NFL appearance, but Kansas City has missed some opportunities in the red zone in the second half.

Washington 17, Chiefs 17: Kareem Hunt cannot be stopped. The rookie out of Toledo cracked the 100-yard marker for the third time in his four NFL games, and continues to be a force in the Chiefs’ backfield. His lowest single-game total yardage figure is 109 in Week 2 against Philadelphia. He’s already topped that on Monday night against Washington.

Third quarter

Washington 17, Chiefs 17: After missing his first kick, rookie Harrison Butker hit a 26-yarder for his first NFL field goal. It was a lot of short passes from Alex Smith on the 13-play, 68-yard drive.

Washington 17, Chiefs 14: Vernon Davis used to be one of the most dangerous tight ends in the league. We got a reminder of that in vintage style Monday with an incredible 69-yard catch-and-run that set up Washington’s second touchdown of the game. Ryan Grant scored the touchdown with a reception from 3 yards out, but Davis did the hard work to make it happen. He’s still got wheels.

Chiefs 14, Washington 10: Washington almost had a huge goal line stop, but Preston Smith was ruled offsides on third-and-goal. That gave the Chiefs a second chance half the distance to the goal, and Alex Smith punched it in from 1-yard out to put the Chiefs ahead. That’s the 14th rushing touchdown of Smith’s career.

Washington 10, Chiefs 7: In an update coming out of halftime, it was revealed on Monday Night Football that Josh Norman is undergoing x-rays and could end up missing multiple weeks with a rib injury. He won’t be returning for the second half against Kansas City.

Halftime: Washington 10, Chiefs 7

Washington 10, Chiefs 7: It’s always risky for a quarterback to running in the open field, but Alex Smith got some space after the defense assumed he’d go out of bounds so he ended up skirting down the sideline instead. It helped set up the Chiefs for a 46-yard field goal attempt from rookie kicker Harrison Butker, who was signed just six days ago off the Panthers’ practice squad. He missed it, wide left.

Washington 10, Chiefs 7: Josh Norman left the game with a rib injury, and it opened up Kansas City’s offense for its first score. Travis Kelce caught the 17-yard pass from Alex Smith to score the touchdown, capping a seven-play, 73-yard drive that wrapped up with Norman off the field.

Kelce is already up to four catches for 61 yards and a touchdown in the first half, which is a big rebound from his one-catch, 1-yard effort last week. You know what that means: it’s time to dance.

Washington 10, Chiefs 0: It’s been an up and down game for Travis Kelce. He celebrated a big 32-yard catch in front of the defense, which was fun. He also got absolutely crushed by Josh Norman on another play almost immediately afterwards, which was not as fun.

Washington 10, Chiefs 0: Wow, Travis Kelce had a lot of catches last season.

First quarter

Washington 10, Chiefs 0: A lengthy 14-play, 50-yard drive wrapped up with a 19-yard field goal by Washington’s Dustin Hopkins. It almost screeched to a halt with a Jordan Reed fumble that Kansas City recovered inside its own 10-yard line, but video review overturned the call because the tight end’s knee was down. Washington has been well-balanced as an offense so far, with 79 passing yards and 41 rushing yards.

Washington 7, Chiefs 0: Kansas City right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif left the game after another player fell on his knee. The team has already ruled him out to return, with Jordan Devey stepping in to replace him. It would be a major blow to the Chiefs’ offensive line if Duvernay-Tardif misses extended time.

Washington 7, Chiefs 0: What an opening drive by Washington, which did a good job establishing the run before Kirk Cousins hooked up with Terrelle Pryor for a 44-yard touchdown pass. It was an impressive start after Cousins torched the Raiders last week, then he and his wife had their first child two days ago.

Cornerback Marcus Peters appeared to have Pryor, who is 6’4, covered pretty well on the deep pass, but the wideout used his size and some impressive concentration to haul in the catch.

The 75-yard drive took just over three minutes, and puts the pressure on Kansas City to respond early.

Before the game

The Kansas City Chiefs entered Week 4 as one of just two undefeated teams left in the league. They’ll try to improve to 4-0 when they host 2-1 Washington at Arrowhead Stadium (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/WatchESPN).

The Chiefs are without a doubt one of the hottest teams in football right now, building off a statement win over the defending champion New England Patriots in Week 1. Kansas City kept its unbeaten streak going with a 24-10 win over the Los Angeles Chargers, fueled by 172 rushing yards from rookie sensation Kareem Hunt.

Hunt is one of the league’s best stories this season, taking over the starting RB job after Spencer Ware’s knee injury and putting the offense on his back. After three games, he led the league with 401 yards, averaging an absurd 8.5 yards per attempt.

Of course, it’s not just Hunt that’s driving the Chiefs’ offense. Alex Smith is playing some of the best football of his career, throwing for 774 yards and seven touchdowns with no interceptions. He’s quickly squelched any talk of a quarterback controversy, with rookie Patrick Mahomes sitting and learning as planned. The Chiefs’ defense is also top-notch despite the loss of Eric Berry, with Justin Houston putting up four sacks so far.

Washington is coming off its own dominant performance, completely destroying the Oakland Raiders in a 27-10 win last week. Kirk Cousins broke out of an early-season slump, roasting the Raiders for 365 passing yards and three touchdowns. The Washington defense also did a stellar job shutting down Oakland’s high-flying offense, holding Derek Carr to 118 yards and picking him off two times.

Washington still has plenty of injury question marks. Tight end Jordan Reed missed Week 3 with shoulder, toe, and chest injuries, and will likely be questionable once again. Running back Rob Kelley also sat out with a rib injury, but he should return on Monday night. Chris Thompson is doing a great job picking up the slack in the backfield, recording 350 total yards and four touchdowns as a versatile pass-catching back. He’ll likely be Washington’s secret weapon as they try to hand the Chiefs their first loss of the season.

Pregame reading

• The Chiefs have a pretty good track record when it comes to opposing QBs at Arrowhead on night games.

The numbers are very impressive when you consider that Ben Roethlisberger and Derek Carr are both probably top 10 quarterbacks. I don’t think Kirk Cousins is quite at that level but he’s close (not that I’m a Kirk Cousins expert by any means). Obviously the credit goes to the Chiefs defense. They’ve been playing really well for ... well for the last few years. There’s something about night games at Arrowhead though. The crowd is a little bit louder which gives the defense a little bit more of an advantage.

• Arrowhead Pride finds some similarities between Kareem Hunt’s hot start and Jamaal Charles’ prime.

By that I mean the three games we’ve seen from Kareem Hunt so far this year is arguably as good of a three game stretch as we saw from Jamaal when he was in Kansas City.

I went back and looked at Jamaal Charles’s career numbers and tried to find a three game stretch that’s comparable. I found two (and I’m probably missing one really obvious one so point that out in the comments).

• The Chiefs are turning to a new kicker after putting Cairo Santos on injured reserve.
• Hogs Haven wonders if Washington has enough to pull off two upset wins in a row.

Washington’s defense is the biggest factor in this game, the front seven has drastically improved since last year, and that is no fluke. The front seven of Washington has looked stout since training camp, but many questioned if it was legit due to the setting, but three games in they’ve proven that they were as good as advertised.

If the Redskins front seven can control the line of scrimmage, the Chiefs will have a difficult time scoring more than 20 points Monday night, and that is very good news for Washington.

• Josh Norman had some harsh words for Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree after Washington’s big win.

“I mean, first and foremost, you don't come up in here and say what you're going to put up on somebody. Two hundred yards? [Crabtree] didn't catch two balls. He only caught one, huh? So please, whatever you do, do not run your mouth if you're a wide receiver and expect to show up on Sundays, because I'm telling you, we are here and we are waiting," Norman said.

But Norman didn't stop there. He had words for Crabtree, who has a history of engaging in trash talk with great cornerbacks, most famously Richard Sherman. Sherman said before that he doesn't believe Crabtree is a great receiver, and Norman thought he sucked on Sunday night.