Final Score Prediction
Chiefs 24, Chargers 21
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| San Diego Chargers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 15 |
Philip Rivers |
Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 7 |
Ryan Mathews |
Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| RB 45 |
Curtis Brinkley |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 23 |
Malcom Floyd |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 42 |
Robert Meachem |
Rec: 5-60, 0 TD |
| WR 76 |
Eddie Royal |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 5 |
Antonio Gates |
Rec: 5-60, 1 TD |
 K 28 |
Nick Novak  |
FG: 0/0 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 19 |
Defense / ST |
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| Kansas City Chiefs |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 21 |
Matt Cassel |
Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 10 |
Jamaal Charles |
Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0 |
| RB 38 |
Shaun Draughn |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
 RB 43 |
Dexter McCluster   |
Rush: 0, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| WR 8 |
Dwayne Bowe |
Rec: 6-90, 1 TD |
| WR 55 |
Jonathan Baldwin |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| WR 74 |
Steve Breaston |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 31 |
Tony Moeaki |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 24 |
Ryan Succop |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 13 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Chargers Seek 2-0 start in AFC West... QB Philip Rivers (24,973) needs 27 pass yards to join HOFer DAN FOUTS (43,040) & JOHN HADL (26,938) as only players in franchise history to reach 25,000. Has 27-10 (.730) career record as starter vs. AFC West. In 6 career games at Arrowhead, Rivers has 10 TDs vs. 5 INTs & 90.4 rating. Rivers is 39-8 (.830) as starter when posting 100+ rating... RB Ryan Mathews has 3 rush TDs in last 3 vs. Chiefs. RB Jackie Battle spent 5 seasons in KC (2007-11)... TE Antonio Gates has 12 career TD rec. vs. KC, most vs. any opponent. Gates (76) trails only HOFer LANCE ALWORTH (81) for most TD catches in franchise history... WR Malcom Floyd (190) needs 10 catches to reach 200 career. Had 5 rec. for 107 yards (21.4 avg.) in last game vs. KC... LB Shaun Phillips (62.5) has 3rd-most sacks among Chargers (LESLIE O'NEAL, 105.5; LEE WILLIAMS, 65.5) since sacks became official stat in '82. Has 6.5 career sacks vs. KC... S Eric Weddle has 3 INTs in past 2 vs. KC... CB Antoine Cason posted 1st INT of season & 11th of career last week.
 Chiefs QB Matt Cassel has won 2 of past 3 starts against SD at home. Cassel (79) needs TD pass to reach 80 career... Club averages NFL-best 191.7 rush yards per game in '12... RB Jamaal Charles rushed for 233 yards & TD last week & has 2 career games with at least 230 rushing yards (259 yards on Jan. 3, 2010) - only HOFer JIM BROWN (3) has more such games. For career, Charles averages 5.9 yards per carry vs. SD (46 att., 273 yards)... In past 2, WR Dwayne Bowe is averaging 90.5 receiving yards per game with 2 TDs. Bowe (38) needs 2 TD rec. to be 5th player in franchise history with 40 career. Since '10, Bowe ranks 3rd in NFL with 22 TD catches (ROB GRONKOWSKI, 29; CALVIN JOHNSON, 29). WR JON BALDWIN had career-best in rec. (5), yards (82) & TD (1) in last game vs. SD... LB Tamba Hali has 53.5 career sacks, 3rd-most by Chief since sack became official stat in '82... LB Justin Houston tied career-best with 3 sacks last week. Has 9.5 sacks in past 8... CB Stanford Routt posted 1st INT as Chief last week... LB Derrick Johnson leads club with 26 tackles.
Results and Schedule
| San Diego Chargers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2012-09-10 |
OAK |
A |
W 22-14 |
+8 |
| 2 |
2012-09-16 |
TEN |
H |
W 38-10 |
+28 |
| 3 |
2012-09-23 |
ATL |
H |
L 3-27 |
-24 |
| 4 |
2012-09-30 |
KC |
A |
W 37-20 |
+17 |
| 5 |
2012-10-07 |
NO |
A |
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| 6 |
2012-10-15 |
DEN |
H |
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| 7 |
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Bye |
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| 8 |
2012-10-28 |
CLE |
A |
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| 9 |
2012-11-01 |
KC |
H |
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| 10 |
2012-11-11 |
TB |
A |
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| 11 |
2012-11-18 |
DEN |
A |
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| 12 |
2012-11-25 |
BAL |
H |
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| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
CIN |
H |
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
PIT |
A |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
CAR |
H |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
NYJ |
A |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
OAK |
H |
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| Kansas City Chiefs |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2012-09-09 |
ATL |
H |
L 24-40 |
-16 |
| 2 |
2012-09-16 |
BUF |
A |
L 17-35 |
-18 |
| 3 |
2012-09-23 |
NO |
A |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
| 4 |
2012-09-30 |
SD |
H |
L 20-37 |
-17 |
| 5 |
2012-10-07 |
BAL |
H |
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| 6 |
2012-10-14 |
TB |
A |
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| 7 |
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Bye |
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| 8 |
2012-10-28 |
OAK |
H |
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| 9 |
2012-11-01 |
SD |
A |
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| 10 |
2012-11-12 |
PIT |
A |
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| 11 |
2012-11-18 |
CIN |
H |
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| 12 |
2012-11-25 |
DEN |
H |
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| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
CAR |
H |
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
CLE |
A |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
OAK |
A |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
IND |
H |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
DEN |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
| |
SD
Offense |
KC
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
21.0 |
22.7 |
23.8 |
KC |
| Rushing yards |
98.7 |
191.7 |
109.7 |
KC |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.89 |
5.64 |
4.06 |
KC |
| Completion % |
67.0% |
58.8% |
62.0% |
SD |
| Passing yards |
219.3 |
250.0 |
239.2 |
KC |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.54 |
10.71 |
11.00 |
KC |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.39 |
6.30 |
6.81 |
SD |
| Interceptions |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
SD |
| Fumbles lost |
0.7 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
SD |
| Sacks allowed |
2.0 |
3.7 |
2.2 |
SD |
| 3rd down conversions |
48.8% |
47.9% |
39.1% |
SD |
| 4th down conversions |
100.0% |
100.0% |
57.8% |
- |
| Time of possession |
32:40 |
35:02 |
30:19 |
KC |
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Defense Stats Comparison
| |
SD
Defense |
KC
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
17.0 |
33.0 |
23.8 |
SD |
| Rushing yards |
67.3 |
122.7 |
109.7 |
SD |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.61 |
4.72 |
4.06 |
SD |
| Completion % |
66.4% |
61.6% |
62.0% |
KC |
| Passing yards |
238.3 |
225.0 |
239.2 |
KC |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.29 |
12.74 |
11.00 |
SD |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.16 |
7.85 |
6.81 |
SD |
| INT return |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
SD |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
SD |
| Sacks |
1.7 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
- |
| 3rd down conversions |
37.8% |
42.9% |
39.1% |
SD |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
0.0% |
57.8% |
- |
| Time of possession |
27:20 |
27:49 |
30:19 |
SD |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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SD |
KC |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
6.0 |
14.4 |
10.8 |
KC |
| Yards per kick return |
25.9 |
19.2 |
24.1 |
SD |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
13.2 |
25.0 |
10.8 |
SD |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
22.9 |
24.9 |
24.1 |
SD |
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Misc Stats Comparison
| |
SD |
KC |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
5.7 |
4.0 |
6.8 |
KC |
| Penalty yards |
45.3 |
32.7 |
59.4 |
KC |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2012 season with no adjustment. Once
more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the
best and worst value from the data set.
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 |
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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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