| 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 4 |
Ryan Mathews |
Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 45 |
Darren Sproles |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 30 |
Malcom Floyd |
Rec: 6-80, 0 TD |
| WR 52 |
Legedu Naanee |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 84 |
Craig Davis |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| TE 1 |
Antonio Gates |
Rec: 7-80, 1 TD |
| K 21 |
Nate Kaeding |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
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| Kansas City Chiefs |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 28 |
Matt Cassel |
Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 7 |
Jamaal Charles |
Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| RB 34 |
Thomas Jones |
Rush: 40, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 16 |
Dwayne Bowe |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 73 |
Chris Chambers |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| WR 71 |
Dexter McCluster |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 31 |
Leonard Pope |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 30 |
Ryan Succop |
FG: 0/0 XP: 3/3 |
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Game Notes
 Chargers Club has won past 4 AFC West titles... SD aims for 4th straight win at KC... Chargers have won 4 of past 5 on MNF... QB Philip Rivers had career-high 4,254 passing yards in '09 - 3rd most in franchise history. Rivers is 20-4 (.833) as starter against AFC West & has completed 414 of 665 passes (62.3 pct.) for 5,368 yards w/35 TDs vs. 18 INTs & 93.9 passer rating. In past 2 vs. KC, Rivers has 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 128.9 passer rating... Rookie RB Ryan Mathews (1st round, No. 12) will make NFL debut. RB Darren Sproles ranked 5th in NFL with 2,323 combined yards in '09... TE Antonio Gates had career-high 1,157 rec. yards in '09. Gates has 803 receiving yards & 11 TD rec. vs. KC (most vs. any opponent). Totaled 7 rec. for 118 yards (16.9 avg.) w/2 TDs in last game vs. KC (11/29/09)... WR Malcom Floyd had career-best 776 rec. yards & 45 rec. in '09. Floyd aims for 3rd consecutive game with rec. TD at KC... LB Stephen Cooper led team w/102 tackles last season... LB Shaun Phillips posted 2 sacks in last meeting at KC... CB Quentin Jammer has 4 INTS vs. Chiefs.
 Chiefs Won 14 of past 21 home openers... Clubs aims for 5th consecutive win vs. SD in Sept... Chiefs are 21-16 (.567) all-time on MNF... QB Matt Cassel led NFL w/10 4th-quarter TD passes in '09. In 1 career start on MNF (w/NE on 10/20/08), Cassel completed 18 of 24 passes (75.0 pct.) for 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 136.3 passer rating... RB Thomas Jones will make KC debut. Had career-best 1,402 rush yards in '09 & aims for 6th consecutive season w/1,000+ rush yards. Since '08, Jones is tied for 2nd in NFL w/27 rush TDs (ADRIAN PETERSON, 28; MAURICE JONES-DREW, MICHAEL TURNER, 27). RB Jamaal Charles gained 1,120 rush yards on 190 att. - fewest carries by any player in NFL history to reach 1,100 rush yards in season... WR Chris Chambers played in 31 games w/SD (2007-09) & totaled 77 rec. for 1,139 yards (14.8 avg.) w/10 TDs... CB Brandon Flowers led team w/career-high 5 INTs in '09... Rookie S Eric Berry (1st round, No. 5) will make NFL debut.
Results and Schedule
| San Diego Chargers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2010-09-13 |
KC |
A |
L 14-21 |
-7 |
| 2 |
2010-09-19 |
JAC |
H |
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| 3 |
2010-09-26 |
SEA |
A |
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| 4 |
2010-10-03 |
ARI |
H |
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| 5 |
2010-10-10 |
OAK |
A |
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| 6 |
2010-10-17 |
STL |
A |
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| 7 |
2010-10-24 |
NE |
H |
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| 8 |
2010-10-31 |
TEN |
H |
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| 9 |
2010-11-07 |
HOU |
A |
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| 10 |
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Bye |
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| 11 |
2010-11-22 |
DEN |
H |
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| 12 |
2010-11-28 |
IND |
A |
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| 13 |
2010-12-05 |
OAK |
H |
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| 14 |
2010-12-12 |
KC |
H |
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| 15 |
2010-12-16 |
SF |
H |
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| 16 |
2010-12-26 |
CIN |
A |
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| 17 |
2011-01-02 |
DEN |
A |
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| Kansas City Chiefs |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2010-09-13 |
SD |
H |
W 21-14 |
+7 |
| 2 |
2010-09-19 |
CLE |
A |
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| 3 |
2010-09-26 |
SF |
H |
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| 4 |
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Bye |
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| 5 |
2010-10-10 |
IND |
A |
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| 6 |
2010-10-17 |
HOU |
A |
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| 7 |
2010-10-24 |
JAC |
H |
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| 8 |
2010-10-31 |
BUF |
H |
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| 9 |
2010-11-07 |
OAK |
A |
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| 10 |
2010-11-14 |
DEN |
A |
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| 11 |
2010-11-21 |
ARI |
H |
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| 12 |
2010-11-28 |
SEA |
A |
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| 13 |
2010-12-05 |
DEN |
H |
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| 14 |
2010-12-12 |
SD |
A |
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| 15 |
2010-12-19 |
STL |
A |
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| 16 |
2010-12-26 |
TEN |
H |
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| 17 |
2011-01-02 |
OAK |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
| |
SD
Offense |
KC
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
30.5 |
17.8 |
21.1 |
SD |
| Rushing yards |
82.0 |
139.3 |
117.5 |
KC |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.13 |
5.76 |
4.19 |
KC |
| Completion % |
68.2% |
53.8% |
60.6% |
SD |
| Passing yards |
302.5 |
187.8 |
217.8 |
SD |
| Passing yards per completion |
13.74 |
10.10 |
10.84 |
SD |
| Passing yards per attempt |
9.37 |
5.44 |
6.57 |
SD |
| Interceptions |
0.5 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
SD |
| Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
SD |
| Sacks allowed |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
SD |
| 3rd down conversions |
50.0% |
35.7% |
38.4% |
SD |
| 4th down conversions |
75.0% |
22.2% |
52.0% |
SD |
| Time of possession |
47:24 |
39:13 |
30:10 |
SD |
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Defense Stats Comparison
| |
SD
Defense |
KC
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
19.3 |
31.3 |
21.1 |
SD |
| Rushing yards |
112.8 |
170.8 |
117.5 |
SD |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.91 |
5.06 |
4.19 |
SD |
| Completion % |
60.2% |
62.4% |
60.6% |
SD |
| Passing yards |
235.3 |
175.8 |
217.8 |
KC |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.41 |
11.08 |
10.84 |
SD |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.27 |
6.92 |
6.57 |
SD |
| INT return |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
KC |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
KC |
| Sacks |
1.3 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
- |
| 3rd down conversions |
39.2% |
39.0% |
38.4% |
KC |
| 4th down conversions |
57.1% |
75.0% |
52.0% |
SD |
| Time of possession |
42:36 |
50:47 |
30:10 |
SD |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
| |
SD |
KC |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
3.0 |
6.0 |
8.9 |
KC |
| Yards per kick return |
20.5 |
19.9 |
21.8 |
SD |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
10.6 |
9.6 |
8.9 |
KC |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
20.4 |
26.7 |
21.8 |
SD |
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Misc Stats Comparison
| |
SD |
KC |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
4.3 |
4.5 |
5.6 |
SD |
| Penalty yards |
29.0 |
35.5 |
46.5 |
SD |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2009 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 12 to 17 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 |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 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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