Prediction: Chargers 26, Chiefs 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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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 |
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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 |
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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).
Offense Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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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 |
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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 |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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SD |
KC |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
8.0 |
6.3 |
6.5 |
KC |
Penalty yards |
62.8 |
52.0 |
54.8 |
KC |
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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 |
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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.
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