Chiefs report: See how Butker’s 51-yard game-winner delivers Chiefs win vs. Bengals to send Chiefs fans into wild jubilation.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Last week, it was by Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely’s toe, which came down out of bounds, and this week it was by kicker Harrison Butker’s toe, which delivered the game-winning 51-yard field goal as time expired.

The result both times was the same: the Kansas City Chiefs won.

There was an air of inevitability inside GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium when the Kansas City Chiefs got the ball back with 2:35 remaining, trailing by two points against the rival Cincinnati Bengals.

Patrick Mahomes hadn’t had a great day. He only had 138 passing yards and two interceptions when the drive began.

But it was Mahomes, right? This is what he does — make magic.

In this case, it was erased and then aided by the officials, but that’s how it goes in the fierce Bengals-Chiefs rivalry.

It wasn’t vintage Mahomes Magic, but it was enough for Kansas City to escape with a 26-25 win.

The Chiefs survived a tough opening salvo from the NFL schedule-makers to go 2-0 with wins against Baltimore and Cincinnati.

Mahomes’ 21-yard completion to Rashee Rice on fourth-and-6 was erased by a penalty against backup left tackle Wanya Morris, but his lob to Rice on fourth-and-16 drew a defensive pass interference that put Kansas City in field-goal range.

Butker did the rest, calmly blasting through his second field goal of the game for a 26-25 win.

TARGETING TAYLOR-BRITT:

Cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt was among the Bengals players who took shots at the Chiefs through the media during the week.

When asked what rookie wide receiver Xavier Worthy, who scored twice in his NFL debut against Baltimore, brought to Kansas City’s offense, Taylor-Britt offered a fairly unflattering assessment.

“Speed, that’s about it,” Taylor-Britt said. “He can run straight — run jet sweeps and just run straight. He can’t do too much else.”

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes and play-caller Andy Reid apparently took notice.

While it wasn’t a throw to Worthy, Mahomes roasted Taylor-Britt for a 44-yard touchdown to Rashee Rice early in the second quarter.

He dropped a perfectly weighted throw deep down the sideline, tying the game at 10-10 at the time and fulfilling ESPN analyst Bart Scott’s prophecy.

Scott questioned the wisdom of “poking the bear,” suggesting that Mahomes and Reid would take note of Taylor-Britt’s disrespectful comments and “make him famous.”

The TD pass was Mahomes’ first of 40-plus yards since he connected with Marquez Valdes-Scantling on a 46-yard score early in a win against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 7 last season.

It’s also the longest touchdown catch of Rice’s career.

Taylor-Britt got a measure of revenge on the final play of the third quarter with a ridiculous one-handed interception as Mahomes tried to force a pass down the sideline on another go route.