Player Rankings and Projections
Kansas City Chiefs Rank  Player Projections QB 20 Alex Smith Pass: 255, 1 TD Rush: 25, 0 RB 5 Jamaal Charles Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 RB 43 Knile Davis Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0 WR 40 Dwayne Bowe Rec: 4-65, 0 TD WR 71 Junior Hemingway Rec: 3-35, 0 TD WR 85 A.J. Jenkins Rec: 2-20, 0 TD TE 8 Travis Kelce Rec: 6-55, 1 TD TE 26 Anthony Fasano Rec: 3-30, 0 TD K 25 Cairo Santos FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 DEF 27 Defense / ST		San Diego Chargers Rank  Player Projections QB 3 Philip Rivers Pass: 300, 3 TD Rush: 5, 0 RB 17 Branden Oliver Rush: 75, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 WR 24 Malcom Floyd Rec: 4-65, 1 TD  WR 37 Eddie Royal Rec: 4-55, 0 TD WR 45 Keenan Allen Rec: 5-60, 0 TD TE 5 Antonio Gates Rec: 5-55, 1 TD TE 27 Ladarius Green Rec: 2-25, 0 TD K 3 Nick Novak FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 DEF 6 Defense / ST

Chiefs In past 3, QB Alex Smith has completed 55 of 81 passes (67.9 pct.) for 592 yards & 7 TDs vs. 1 INT with 112.8 rating. Passed for 294 yards & 3 TDs for 106.7 rating in last meeting. Smith's teams are 19-2-1 (.886) when he has 100+ rating... In past 6 vs. SD, RB Jamaal Charles has 6 total TDs (5 rush, 1 rec.), including 115 rush yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. Since entering NFL in 2008, leads league with 5.6 rush avg. average (min. 600 att.). RB Knile Davis rushed for 81 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. Has 100+ rush yards in 2 of past 3. In Wk. 5 vs. SF, rookie RB DE' ANTHONY THOMAS (Round 4, No. 124 overall) scored 17-yard TD on 1st career carry... WR Dwayne Bowe (486) needs 14 catches to join TONY GONZALEZ (916) as only players in club history with 500 career. In past 3 vs. SD, has 20 catches for 238 yards & 2 TDs. TE Travis Kelce had 2-yard TD catch vs. SF & aims for 4th in row with TD catch... LB Justin Houston has 4 sacks & FF in past 3. Since 2013, ranks 3rd in AFC with 17 sacks. DE Allen Bailey had career-high 1.5 sacks vs. SF. LB Tamba Hali has sack in 3 of past 4.

Chargers In past 5, QB Philip Rivers has completed 117 of 163 passes (71.8 pct.) for 1,518 yards with 14 TDs vs. 1 INT for 126.8 rating. Aims for 6th in row with 120+ rating. Chargers are 35-3 (.921) when Rivers starts & has 120+ rating, including last week (313 yards with 3 TDs & 0 INTs for 123.8 rating)... In last meeting (12/22/13 with Ind.), RB Donald Brown had 110 scrimmage yards (79 rush, 31 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.). RB Branden Oliver (undrafted) is 1st rookie Chargers RB with 100+ rush yards & rush TD in back-to-back games since LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON (2001)... TE Antonio Gates has 14 career TDs vs. Chiefs, most vs. any opponent, including TD in last meeting. WR Eddie Royal has 5 TDs in past 4. Has 298 catches & needs 2 to reach 300 career. In 2 career meetings, WR Keenan Allen has 14 catches for 213 yards (106.5 per game)... DE Corey Liuget aims for 3rd in row with sack vs. KC. In past 2 vs. KC (w/ Ind.), DE Dwight Freeney has 2.5 sacks. S Eric Weddle has 4 career INTs vs. KC, most vs. any opponent. Has 13 INTs since 2011, most in AFC.