Final Score Prediction
Chiefs 24, Chargers 20
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| San Diego Chargers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 13 |
Philip Rivers |
Pass: 280, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
 RB 10 |
Ryan Mathews   |
Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
 RB 43 |
Mike Tolbert |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 7 |
Vincent Jackson |
Rec: 7-100, 1 TD |
| WR 36 |
Malcom Floyd  |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| TE 8 |
Antonio Gates |
Rec: 5-60, 0 TD |
| TE 28 |
Randy McMichael |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 9 |
Nick Novak |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 15 |
Defense / ST |
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| Kansas City Chiefs |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 14 |
Matt Cassel |
Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 18 |
Jackie Battle |
Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 2-10, 0 |
| RB 46 |
Dexter McCluster |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| RB 47 |
Thomas Jones |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 5 |
Dwayne Bowe |
Rec: 7-100, 1 TD |
| WR 22 |
Steve Breaston |
Rec: 4-60, 1 TD |
| WR 71 |
Jonathan Baldwin |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 24 |
Leonard Pope |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| K 21 |
Ryan Succop |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 13 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Chargers Club has 7-2 record against KC under head coach NORV TURNER... QB Philip Rivers is 25-7 (.781) as starter vs. AFC West & has 47 TDs vs. 25 INTs & 93.5 passer rating. For career on MNF, Rivers is 5-2 & has 13 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 106.7 passer rating. Aims for 60th win as starting QB (59-27, .686)... RB Ryan Mathews rushed 98 yards & recorded 2 rush TDs in last game vs. KC. Since '10, RB Mike Tolbert has 14 rush TDs... TE Antonio Gates has 12 career TD catches vs. Chiefs. Gates posted 70th career TD catch last week & joined TONY GONZALEZ (92) as only TEs in NFL history with 70 TD rec. Gates (542) passed HOFer KELLEN WINSLOW (541) last week for 2nd-most rec. in team history (CHARLIE JOINER, 586)... WR Vincent Jackson averages 17.6 rec. yards per catch this season (24 rec., 423 yards)... S Eric Weddle has 3 INTs in past 4 games. Weddle had INT in last game vs. KC.
 Chiefs Club aims for 4th consecutive win after 0-3 start this season... Chiefs have won 8 of past 10 at home... KC seeks 3rd straight win vs. SD on MNF... Since '10, QB Matt Cassel has 15 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 89.3 passer rating at Arrowhead Stadium. In past 3 wins, Cassel has 5 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 94.8 passer rating. Cassel has 100+ passer rating (102.1, 102.7, 138.9) in 3 of past 4. In 2 career starts on MNF, Cassel has completed 28 of 46 passes (60.9 pct.) for 253 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 104.7 passer rating... RB Jackie Battle has 195 rush yards on 35 att. (5.6 avg.) in past 2 games (97.5 rush yards per game)... WR Dwayne Bowe has 3 TD catches in past 5 vs. SD... Defense registered 6 INTs last week, tied for 2nd-most in Chiefs history... Chiefs posted 1st shutout since 10/1/06 last week vs. Oak. (28-0)... CB Brandon Flowers tied career-best in Week 7 with 2 INTs, incl. 58-yard INT-return TD. Flowers had INT in last game vs. SD.
Results and Schedule
| San Diego Chargers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2011-09-11 |
MIN |
H |
W 24-17 |
+7 |
| 2 |
2011-09-18 |
NE |
A |
L 21-35 |
-14 |
| 3 |
2011-09-25 |
KC |
H |
W 20-17 |
+3 |
| 4 |
2011-10-02 |
MIA |
H |
W 26-16 |
+10 |
| 5 |
2011-10-09 |
DEN |
A |
W 29-24 |
+5 |
| 6 |
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Bye |
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| 7 |
2011-10-23 |
NYJ |
A |
L 21-27 |
-6 |
| 8 |
2011-10-31 |
KC |
A |
L 20-23 |
-3 |
| 9 |
2011-11-06 |
GB |
H |
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| 10 |
2011-11-10 |
OAK |
H |
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| 11 |
2011-11-20 |
CHI |
A |
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| 12 |
2011-11-27 |
DEN |
H |
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| 13 |
2011-12-05 |
JAC |
A |
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| 14 |
2011-12-11 |
BUF |
H |
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| 15 |
2011-12-18 |
BAL |
H |
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| 16 |
2011-12-24 |
DET |
A |
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| 17 |
2012-01-01 |
OAK |
A |
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| Kansas City Chiefs |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2011-09-11 |
BUF |
H |
L 7-41 |
-34 |
| 2 |
2011-09-18 |
DET |
A |
L 3-48 |
-45 |
| 3 |
2011-09-25 |
SD |
A |
L 17-20 |
-3 |
| 4 |
2011-10-02 |
MIN |
H |
W 22-17 |
+5 |
| 5 |
2011-10-09 |
IND |
A |
W 28-24 |
+4 |
| 6 |
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Bye |
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| 7 |
2011-10-23 |
OAK |
A |
W 28-0 |
+28 |
| 8 |
2011-10-31 |
SD |
H |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
| 9 |
2011-11-06 |
MIA |
H |
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| 10 |
2011-11-13 |
DEN |
H |
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| 11 |
2011-11-21 |
NE |
A |
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| 12 |
2011-11-27 |
PIT |
H |
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| 13 |
2011-12-04 |
CHI |
A |
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| 14 |
2011-12-11 |
NYJ |
A |
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| 15 |
2011-12-18 |
GB |
H |
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| 16 |
2011-12-24 |
OAK |
H |
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| 17 |
2012-01-01 |
DEN |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
| |
SD
Offense |
KC
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
22.7 |
22.3 |
22.3 |
SD |
| Rushing yards |
110.3 |
131.0 |
116.1 |
KC |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.22 |
4.15 |
4.33 |
SD |
| Completion % |
63.5% |
63.7% |
60.2% |
KC |
| Passing yards |
255.0 |
191.3 |
234.8 |
SD |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.12 |
10.90 |
11.32 |
SD |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.70 |
6.94 |
6.81 |
SD |
| Interceptions |
1.7 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
KC |
| Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
KC |
| Sacks allowed |
2.0 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
KC |
| 3rd down conversions |
57.1% |
41.8% |
38.8% |
SD |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
100.0% |
44.7% |
KC |
| Time of possession |
32:47 |
29:29 |
30:03 |
SD |
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Defense Stats Comparison
| |
SD
Defense |
KC
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
22.7 |
20.3 |
22.3 |
KC |
| Rushing yards |
112.3 |
119.0 |
116.1 |
SD |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.46 |
4.10 |
4.33 |
KC |
| Completion % |
64.0% |
56.5% |
60.2% |
KC |
| Passing yards |
167.7 |
241.7 |
234.8 |
SD |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.69 |
12.65 |
11.32 |
SD |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.84 |
7.14 |
6.81 |
SD |
| INT return |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
KC |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
- |
| Sacks |
1.7 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
SD |
| 3rd down conversions |
45.5% |
39.7% |
38.8% |
KC |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
50.0% |
44.7% |
- |
| Time of possession |
27:13 |
30:31 |
30:03 |
SD |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
| |
SD |
KC |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
7.8 |
15.5 |
9.4 |
KC |
| Yards per kick return |
22.3 |
25.0 |
23.7 |
KC |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
18.3 |
7.7 |
9.4 |
KC |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
25.2 |
20.5 |
23.7 |
KC |
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Misc Stats Comparison
| |
SD |
KC |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.0 |
7.0 |
6.5 |
SD |
| Penalty yards |
54.7 |
64.0 |
55.0 |
SD |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 2 to 7 of the 2011 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 2 to 7 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 |
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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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