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Prediction: Chargers 26, Chiefs 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

San Diego Chargers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 12 Philip Rivers Pass: 265, 2 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 17 Branden Oliver Rush: 65, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 53 Donald Brown Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 30 Eddie Royal Rec: 5-65, 1 TD
WR 37 Malcom Floyd Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 68 Dontrelle Inman Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
TE 5 Antonio Gates Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
TE 38 Ladarius Green Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 2 Nick Novak FG: 4/4 XP: 2/2
DEF 8 Defense / ST  
 
Kansas City Chiefs
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 19 Chase Daniel Pass: 235, 1 TD Rush: 25, 0
RB 11 Jamaal Charles Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 42 Knile Davis Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 58 De'Anthony Thomas Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
WR 40 Dwayne Bowe Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 75 Jason Avant Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 8 Travis Kelce Rec: 6-55, 0 TD
TE 29 Anthony Fasano Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 16 Cairo Santos FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 21 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Chargers Clinch playoff berth with win... QB Philip Rivers has 3,995 pass yards & needs 5 for 6th career 4,000-yard season, which would tie HOFer DAN MARINO & BRETT FAVRE for 4th-most all-time. Has 252 pass TDs & needs 3 to surpass HOFer DAN FOUTS (254) for franchise record... RB Ryan Mathews has rush TD in 2 of past 3. Rookie Branden Oliver (undrafted) had 81 scrimmage yards (53 rush, 28 rec.) vs. 49ers... Last week, TE Antonio Gates had 2 TD catches, tying HOFer DON HUTSON (99) for No. 9 all-time. Needs 2 TD rec. to surpass Hutson, HOFer STEVE LARGENT (100) & TIM BROWN (100) for No. 7 all-time & join TONY GONZALEZ (111) as only TEs to reach 100 career. Has 9,947 career rec. yards & needs 53 to become 4th TE in history to reach 10,000. WR Eddie Royal had TD catch last week & needs 1 to match career-high set last season (8)... S Eric Weddle leads team with 99 tackles. Has 13 INTs since 2011, most in AFC. LB MANTI TE'O had 1st career sack last week.

Chiefs In past 2 vs. SD, QB Alex Smith has completed 45 of 66 (68.2 pct.) for 515 yards with 4 TDs vs. 1 INT for 105.3 rating. Smith's teams are 22-1-1 (.938) when he starts & has 100+ rating... In past 2 meetings, RB Jamaal Charles is averaging 132 scrimmage yards per game (256 total; 210 rush, 54 rec.) with 3 rush TDs. Has 14 TDs in past 12 overall (9 rush, 5 receiving). Averages 5.5 yards per att. for career, highest of any NFL RB in history (min. 750 att.). Rookie RB DE' ANTHONY THOMAS (Round 4, No. 124 overall) had career-highs in catches (6) & rec. yards (47) last week... In past 4 vs. SD, WR Dwayne Bowe has 25 catches for 322 yards & 2 TDs. TE Travis Kelce ranks 3rd among AFC TEs with 778 receiving yards & needs 13 to join TONY GONZALEZ & WALTER WHITE as only Chiefs TEs with 800-yard receiving season... LB Justin Houston has 16 sacks & 3 FF in past 13. Tied for NFL lead in sacks (18), 2nd-most by Chiefs player in single season (HOFer DERRICK THOMAS, 20 in 1990). Aims to become 1st KC player to lead NFL in sacks since 2007 (JARED ALLEN).


Results and Schedule

San Diego Chargers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-08 ARI A L 17-18 -1
2 2014-09-14 SEA H W 30-21 +9
3 2014-09-21 BUF A W 22-10 +12
4 2014-09-28 JAC H W 33-14 +19
5 2014-10-05 NYJ H W 31-0 +31
6 2014-10-12 OAK A W 31-28 +3
7 2014-10-19 KC H L 20-23 -3
8 2014-10-23 DEN A L 21-35 -14
9 2014-11-02 MIA A L 0-37 -37
10   Bye      
11 2014-11-16 OAK H W 13-6 +7
12 2014-11-23 STL H W 27-24 +3
13 2014-11-30 BAL A W 34-33 +1
14 2014-12-07 NE H L 14-23 -9
15 2014-12-14 DEN H L 10-22 -12
16 2014-12-20 SF A W 38-35 +3
17 2014-12-28 KC A L 7-19 -12
   

Kansas City Chiefs
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 TEN H L 10-26 -16
2 2014-09-14 DEN A L 17-24 -7
3 2014-09-21 MIA A W 34-15 +19
4 2014-09-29 NE H W 41-14 +27
5 2014-10-05 SF A L 17-22 -5
6   Bye      
7 2014-10-19 SD A W 23-20 +3
8 2014-10-26 STL H W 34-7 +27
9 2014-11-02 NYJ H W 24-10 +14
10 2014-11-09 BUF A W 17-13 +4
11 2014-11-16 SEA H W 24-20 +4
12 2014-11-20 OAK A L 20-24 -4
13 2014-11-30 DEN H L 16-29 -13
14 2014-12-07 ARI A L 14-17 -3
15 2014-12-14 OAK H W 31-13 +18
16 2014-12-21 PIT A L 12-20 -8
17 2014-12-28 SD H W 19-7 +12

Injury Report

San Diego Chargers
Out  WR Keenan Allen (collarbone)
Questionable  NT Ryan Carrethers (elbow)
 RB Ryan Mathews (ankle)
 CB Shareece Wright (concussion)
Probable  QB Philip Rivers (back)
IR  ILB Donald Butler (elbow, 12/15/2014)
 DE Kwame Geathers (knee, 8/26/2014)
 OLB Melvin Ingram (hip, 9/20/2014)
 CB Jason Verrett (shoulder, 11/15/2014)
 RB Danny Woodhead (ankle, 9/22/2014)
   

Kansas City Chiefs
Out  SS Eric Berry (other-illness)
Questionable  CB Phillip Gaines (concussion)
Probable  WR Dwayne Bowe (shoulder)
IR  QB Tyler Bray (knee, 8/30/2014)
 DE Mike Catapano (other-illness, 9/25/2014)
 DE Mike Devito (achilles-tendon, 9/9/2014)
 RB Cyrus Gray (knee, 11/11/2014)
 TE Demetrius Harris (foot, 11/11/2014)
 WR A.J. Jenkins (shoulder, 11/21/2014)
 ILB Derrick Johnson (achilles-tendon, 9/9/2014)
 RB Joe McKnight (achilles-tendon, 9/26/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  SD
 Offense 
KC
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 22.0 18.5 21.7 SD
Rushing yards 84.5 89.0 111.9 KC
Rushing yards per attempt 3.90 4.61 4.21 KC
Completion % 66.9% 63.9% 62.5% SD
Passing yards 260.5 219.8 230.2 SD
Passing yards per completion 9.76 10.51 10.67 KC
Passing yards per attempt 6.53 6.71 6.67 KC
Interceptions 1.3 0.3 0.9 KC
Fumbles lost 0.3 1.3 0.6 SD
Sacks allowed 2.3 3.5 2.4 SD
3rd down conversions 43.8% 28.6% 39.0% SD
4th down conversions 75.0% 28.6% 46.3% SD
Time of possession 30:42 28:19 30:03 SD
  Defense Stats Comparison

  SD
 Defense 
KC
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 25.5 20.3 21.7 KC
Rushing yards 107.5 150.5 111.9 SD
Rushing yards per attempt 4.70 4.70 4.21 -
Completion % 58.1% 54.2% 62.5% KC
Passing yards 205.8 190.5 230.2 KC
Passing yards per completion 11.04 10.04 10.67 KC
Passing yards per attempt 6.41 5.45 6.67 KC
INT return 0.3 0.0 0.9 SD
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.5 0.6 SD
Sacks 1.3 1.5 2.4 KC
3rd down conversions 38.8% 41.3% 39.0% SD
4th down conversions 66.7% 42.9% 46.3% KC
Time of possession 30:32 31:41 30:03 SD

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   SD   KC  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 12.4 12.1 8.7 SD
Yards per kick return 23.2 28.0 23.1 KC
Yards allowed per punt return 8.9 5.7 8.7 KC
Yards allowed per kick return 22.7 21.2 23.1 KC
  Misc Stats Comparison

   SD   KC  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 8.0 6.3 6.5 KC
Penalty yards 62.8 52.0 54.8 KC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 11 to 16 of the 2014 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 11 to 16 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

San Diego Chargers vs. Kansas City Chiefs
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 3 2000-09-17 SD KC 10-42 KC
2000 13 2000-11-26 KC SD 16-17 SD
2001 8 2001-11-04 KC SD 25-20 KC
2001 15 2001-12-23 SD KC 17-20 KC
2002 6 2002-10-13 KC SD 34-35 SD
2002 16 2002-12-22 SD KC 22-24 KC
2003 1 2003-09-07 SD KC 14-27 KC
2003 13 2003-11-30 KC SD 28-24 KC
2004 12 2004-11-28 SD KC 34-31 SD
2004 17 2005-01-02 KC SD 17-24 SD
2005 8 2005-10-30 KC SD 20-28 SD
2005 16 2005-12-24 SD KC 7-20 KC
2006 7 2006-10-22 SD KC 27-30 KC
2006 15 2006-12-17 KC SD 9-20 SD
2007 4 2007-09-30 KC SD 30-16 KC
2007 13 2007-12-02 SD KC 24-10 SD
2008 10 2008-11-09 KC SD 19-20 SD
2008 15 2008-12-14 SD KC 22-21 SD
2009 7 2009-10-25 SD KC 37-7 SD
2009 12 2009-11-29 KC SD 14-43 SD
2010 1 2010-09-13 SD KC 14-21 KC
2010 14 2010-12-12 KC SD 0-31 SD
2011 3 2011-09-25 KC SD 17-20 SD
2011 8 2011-10-31 SD KC 20-23 KC
2012 4 2012-09-30 SD KC 37-20 SD
2012 9 2012-11-01 KC SD 13-31 SD
2013 12 2013-11-24 SD KC 41-38 SD
2013 17 2013-12-29 KC SD 24-27 SD
2014 7 2014-10-19 KC SD 23-20 KC

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.