Caitlin Clark was among the Kansas City Chiefs fans who held their breath as kicker Matthew Wright’s game-swimming field goal went off the post and through the uprights on Sunday night.
Wright’s kick clinched the AFC West division for the Chiefs as they defeated the Los Angeles Chargers for the second time this season.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, #22, rushes up the court on Friday, July 12, 2024 during the game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
Clark was also ecstatic.
“Bank is open …. CHIEFSSSSSSSSSSS,” the Indiana Fever star wrote on X.
Clark has been a longtime Chiefs fan and expressed as much last year when she appeared on ESPN’s “Manningcast,” when the team took on the Philadelphia Eagles.
“I’ve been a Chiefs fan since I was a young girl,’’ she said, via USA Today. “My brother was a Chiefs fan, my dad was a Chiefs fan, I had cousins in Kansas City who were Chiefs fans.
“So, there was an embarrassing picture of me in all Chiefs gear floating around earlier today.’’
CHIEFS WIN AFC WEST FOR 9TH STRAIGHT SEASON AFTER GAME-WINNING FIELD GOAL GOES THEIR WAY
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Matthew Wright, #49, celebrates after kicking a last-second field goal to defeat the Los Angeles Chargers 19-17 in an NFL football game on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
For the Chiefs, their reign as AFC West champs increased to nine straight years. This year has been a bit more challenging as injuries have plagued the offense as the team has won multiple games by just a handful of points.
“I am proud of the guys, I mean the coaches (and) when (chairman & CEO) Clark (Hunt) gives us the opportunity to do this, or (president) Mark Donovan and (general manager) Brett Veach,” Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said. “I mean we are all in this together trying to make this – and it’s not easy, it’s not an easy thing. Every year is a little different on how we’ve gotten there.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid speaks during a news conference following an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
“I’m proud of our guys for just hanging in there (because) we’ve had so many tight games more so than some of these other years. The guys keep hanging in there and feeling like good things are going to happen and keep battling.”
Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
