The Kansas City Chiefs jumped out to a 27-0 lead over AFC West Rival Denver on Sunday afternoon and then had to make some plays late to seal a 34-28 win over the Broncos. After the fast start Patrick Mahomes threw two interceptions late in the first half to make it 27-14 at halftime.

The Broncos got within 6 two different times in the second half but the Chiefs made some big plays on their final drive to run out the clock. Isaiah Pacheco sealed it with a tough 11-yard first down run in the final two minutes.

Patrick Mahomes finished 28-42 for 352 yards and 3 touchdowns with 3 interceptions. Jerick McKinnon had a big game with 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

The Chiefs improve to 10-3 on the season and stay in 2nd place in the AFC. It was the 14th straight win for the Chiefs over their AFC West rivals.

Next up for the Chiefs is a road trip to face the Houston Texans next Sunday.

The Wisconsin Badgers went to overtime to take down the Iowa Hawkeyes 78-75 on Sunday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.

Grant Wahl had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists to lead the Badgers to the big road win. Wisconsin is now 8-2 on the season.

Iowa was led by 24 points from Patrick McCaffery and 17 each from Tony Perkins and Connor McCaffery. The Hawkeyes fall to 7-3 on the year.

Next up for Iowa is a home game next Saturday against Southeast Missouri State.

The Iowa State men’s basketball team outscored McNeese State 44-16 in the second half and rolled to a 77-40 win on Sunday at Hilton Coliseum.

The Cyclones were led by 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists from Jaz Kunc and 17 points from Jaren Holmes.

Iowa State improves to 8-2 on the season and will have a week hiatus until hosting Western Michigan next Sunday.

The Creighton women’s basketball team edged out the Drake Bulldogs 75-71 on Saturday. The Bluejays built a 17-point lead through the first three quarters and held on for the win. The Bulldogs rallied in the fourth outscoring the Jays 28-15 but still fell short.

Maggie Baer led Drake with 26 points and 11 rebounds. The Bulldogs fall to 5-3 on the season.

Crieghton was led by 24 points and 6 boards from Morgan Maly. The Jays are now 8-1.

Lewis Central alum Max Duggan finished has the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night in New York City. The TCU quarterback finished with 188 first-place votes and finished behind USC quarterback Caleb Williams who finished with 544 first place votes in the balloting.

Duggan has led the Horned Frogs to a 12-1 record this season and fell in overtime to K-State in the Big 12 Championship Game. TCU made the College Football Playoff and will face Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl on December 31st.

Duggan has thrown for 3,321 yards, 30 touchdowns, and just 4 interceptions in his senior season. He also has 404 yards and 6 touchdowns rushing this season.

Nodaway Valley got individual titles from Keyin Steeve (113) and Ashton Honnold (220).

Full results HERE.

The Creston Panthers boys wrestling team rolled to the team title at the Riverside Invitatioanal on Saturday with 227 points. The Panthers got individual titles from Christian Ahrens (120) and Brandon Briley (138).

Logan-Magnolia was third in the team race. Corbin Reisz (126) and Wyatt Reisz (160) were champions for the Panthers.

Harlan was 4th in the team race and got a title from Zane Bendorf at 195.

Riverside’s Davis Bramman won at 106 and AHSTW’s Henry Lund was a winner at 220.

Full results HERE

The Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic wrapped up on Saturday at the Mid-America Center. Atlantic had five wrestlers end up with top-ten finishes in the 41 team field. The Trojans placed 23rd in the team race with 186.5 points. Millard South won the championship with 564.5 points on the weekend.

Taye Jordan was 10th at 106, Aiden Smith was 6th at 113, Easton O’Brien placed 9th at 145, Brenden Casey was 8th at 195, and Evan Sorensen was 6th at 285.

Glenwood finished 10th in the team race with 250.5 points. Matt Beem was 3rd at 132. Tate Mayberry was 2nd at 152 for the Rams. CJ Carter went 3rd at 195.

Gable Porter of Underwood was the champion at 132.

In the girls side of the tournament Sophie Barnes of Lewis Central was the champion at 125 and her teammates Mahri Manz 140 and Espie Almazan 145 were also winners. Washburn, MO won the girls team title with 648 points. Lewis Central was runner-up with 433.5.