NFL Game Preview: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs - Week 17

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San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs - Week 17

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IND TEN	27 10
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NYJ MIA	37 24
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NO TB	23 20
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JAC HOU	17 23
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SD KC	7 19
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DET GB	20 30
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DAL WAS	44 17
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CLE BAL	10 20
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CIN PIT	17 27
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CHI MIN	9 13
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CAR ATL	34 3
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BUF NE	17 9
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PHI NYG	34 26
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OAK DEN	14 47
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ARI SF	17 20
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STL SEA	6 20
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

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.