WATCH: Kansas City Chiefs defense make game-changing TD play to help seal victory

The Kansas City Chiefs have been in a dogfight with their divisional rivals all night. With the defense on its heels and the Broncos looking to add more points for Kansas City to overcome, the Chiefs defense delivered with one of the biggest plays of the night.

On second-and-two with Denver closing in on the red zone, Drew Lock attempted to give a handoff to running back Melvin Gordon, but linebacker Melvin Ingram completely blew up the play, smashing into Gordon before he could even gain control of the ball.

Rookie Nick Bolton snagged the scoop-and-score and nobody could catch him as he darted to the end zone to give the Kansas City Chiefs a critical lead.

“That’s something you don’t see very often, a linebacker just taking the football from the running back like that,” ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit said on the broadcast.

The rookie just made the play of the game.

Unreal from @_nickbolton2.

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— NFL (@NFL) January 9, 2022

“That was a heck of a play by Melvin Ingram,” Patrick Mahomes said after the game. “That’s why we got him here.”

Kansas City Chiefs offensive stars battling injuries

Chiefs’ star wide receiver Tyreek Hill reportedly suffered an injury in pregame warmups ahead of today’s AFC divisional showdown vs. the Denver Broncos.

“Per @LauraRutledge, Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill hurt his heel during warmups. That’s why Hill has been limited in terms of his snaps so far in the game.” NFL Insider Field Yates tweeted.

By the end of the first quarter, Hill hadn’t been targeted once, although the Chiefs haven’t publicly noted an injury to their dynamic wideout, according to Pro Football Talk.

With five minutes remaining until half time, the Broncos have a 14-7 lead over the Kansas City Chiefs and Hill hasn’t recorded a single reception.

Hill entered the week with a career-high 110 receptions for 1,237 yards and nine touchdowns.

This will certainly be a storyline to follow not only in this game, but as the Kansas City Chiefs attempt to make another run at the Lombardi Trophy.

With the top seed on the line, the Broncos continued to keep the momentum with a slim edge heading into the third quarter. Trailing 2`1-7, Patrick Mahomes finally connected with his star wideout for the first time in the game. Though it was just a one-yard quick out, Hill fought through the injury and it was enough to keep the drive going.

“How many times have you seen them do this with Tyreek Hill,” ESPN announcer Kirk Herbstreit said on the broadcast. “While it only went for one yard, it was a big one.”

According to multiple NFL reporters, the video below is where the Kansas City Chiefs star pass catcher hurt his foot.

this play in warmups is when Tyreek Hill hurt his right foot & is why he’s not playingpic.twitter.com/S7x3ue3mav

— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) January 8, 2022