NFL Game Preview: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers - Week 9

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Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers - Week 9

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KC SD	13 31
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ARI GB	17 31
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MIA IND	20 23
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DET JAC	31 14
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DEN CIN	31 23
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CHI TEN	51 20
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CAR WAS	21 13
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BUF HOU	9 21
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BAL CLE	25 15
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MIN SEA	20 30
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TB OAK	42 32
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PIT NYG	24 20
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DAL ATL	13 19
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PHI NO	13 28
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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

Final Score Prediction

Chargers 30, Chiefs 14

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Kansas City Chiefs
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 20	Matt Cassel	Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 7	Jamaal Charles	Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 38	Dexter McCluster	Rush: 0, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 41	Peyton Hillis	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 22	Dwayne Bowe	Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 51	Jonathan Baldwin	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 75	Steve Breaston	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE 23	Tony Moeaki	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 27	Ryan Succop	FG: 0/0 XP: 2/2
DEF 27	Defense / ST

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San Diego Chargers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 17	Philip Rivers	Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 4	Ryan Mathews	Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 33	Ronnie Brown	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 27	Malcom Floyd	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 70	Robert Meachem	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 6	Antonio Gates	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
K 8	Nick Novak	FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 4	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Chiefs In only meeting vs. SD (w/ Cle. on 12/6/09), QB Brady Quinn passed for 271 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 95.7 rating. QB Matt Cassel had 102.1 rating in last game at SD... Club averages AFC-best 155.1 rush yards per game in '12... In past 5, RB Jamaal Charles is averaging 6.2 yards per carry vs. Chargers (56 att., 346 yards). Averages 103.7 scrim. yards per game in '12 (595 rush; 131 rec.). Charles (4,799) needs 201 scrim. yards to reach 5,000 career... WR Dwayne Bowe (393) needs 7 rec. to become 4th player in franchise annals to reach 400 career. Bowe (39) needs TD rec. to become 5th player in club history with 40 career. WR JON BALDWIN has 9 rec. for 132 yards with TD in 2 career games vs. SD. WR Dexter McCluster has 6 rec. in each of past 2 games... LB Tamba Hali has 9.5 career sacks vs. SD, most vs. any opponent... CB Brandon Flowers has 2 INTs in past 3 vs. SD.

Chargers Seek 5th straight win vs. KC at home... Have won 2 of past 3 on TNF... As starter at home vs. KC, QB Philip Rivers has 5-1 record. Is 40-8 (.833) as starter when posting 100+ rating. In past 3 on Thursday Night Football, Rivers has 8 TDs vs. 1 INT & 105.9 rating... RB Ryan Mathews had 2 rush TDs in last meeting at home vs. KC. RB Ronnie Brown had season-best in rec. (7) & rec. yards (85) last week... TE Antonio Gates (78) trails only HOFer LANCE ALWORTH (81) for most rec. TDs in team history... LB Shaun Phillips (65) has 3rd-most sacks by Charger (LESLIE O'NEAL, 105.5; LEE WILLIAMS, 65.5)... DE Corey Liuget has 2 sacks in past 3... Since '11, S Eric Weddle leads NFL w/ 9 INTs... LB Donald Butler had 6 tackles, 0.5 sack & 21-yard INT-return TD in last game vs. KC.

Results and Schedule

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	L 6-9	-3
6	2012-10-14	TB	A	L 10-38	-28
7		Bye
8	2012-10-28	OAK	H	L 16-26	-10
9	2012-11-01	SD	A	L 13-31	-18
10	2012-11-12	PIT	A
11	2012-11-18	CIN	H
12	2012-11-25	DEN	H
13	2012-12-02	CAR	H
14	2012-12-09	CLE	A
15	2012-12-16	OAK	A
16	2012-12-23	IND	H
17	2012-12-30	DEN	A

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	L 24-31	-7
6	2012-10-15	DEN	H	L 24-35	-11
7		Bye
8	2012-10-28	CLE	A	L 6-7	-1
9	2012-11-01	KC	H	W 31-13	+18
10	2012-11-11	TB	A
11	2012-11-18	DEN	A
12	2012-11-25	BAL	H
13	2012-12-02	CIN	H
14	2012-12-09	PIT	A
15	2012-12-16	CAR	H
16	2012-12-23	NYJ	A
17	2012-12-30	OAK	H

Injury Report

Kansas City Chiefs
Doubtful	DE Glenn Dorsey (calf)
Questionable	QB Brady Quinn (head) CB Stanford Routt (hamstring) WR Devon Wylie (hamstring)
Probable	RB Jamaal Charles (neck)
IR	TE Kevin Boss (concussion, 10/3) FS DeQuan Menzie (undisclosed, 8/31)

San Diego Chargers
Out	WR Richard Goodman (hamstring)
Questionable	OLB Antwan Barnes (hamstring) WR Robert Meachem (hamstring) ILB Jonas Mouton (hip) WR Eddie Royal (hamstring)
IR	WR Vincent Brown (ankle, 9/4)

Offense Stats Comparison

	KC Offense	SD Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	15.3	18.0	22.3	SD
Rushing yards	145.0	112.3	114.4	KC
Rushing yards per attempt	4.66	4.18	4.25	KC
Completion %	60.2%	61.2%	61.5%	SD
Passing yards	203.7	190.3	239.6	KC
Passing yards per completion	9.17	9.44	10.84	SD
Passing yards per attempt	5.52	5.78	6.67	SD
Interceptions	2.0	1.3	0.9	SD
Fumbles lost	2.0	1.3	0.7	SD
Sacks allowed	1.7	2.7	2.3	KC
3rd down conversions	38.0%	36.4%	38.7%	KC
4th down conversions	60.0%	0.0%	55.2%	KC
Time of possession	32:41	31:53	29:58	KC

Defense Stats Comparison

	KC Defense	SD Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	29.0	26.0	22.3	SD
Rushing yards	124.0	98.3	114.4	SD
Rushing yards per attempt	4.44	3.88	4.25	SD
Completion %	57.1%	64.1%	61.5%	KC
Passing yards	201.0	269.3	239.6	KC
Passing yards per completion	13.58	10.81	10.84	SD
Passing yards per attempt	7.76	6.93	6.67	SD
INT return	1.0	1.0	0.9	-
Fumble recoveries	0.3	0.7	0.7	SD
Sacks	2.7	2.0	2.3	KC
3rd down conversions	29.8%	43.5%	38.7%	KC
4th down conversions	0.0%	50.0%	55.2%	KC
Time of possession	27:30	28:07	29:58	KC

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	KC	SD	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	10.1	6.2	8.3	KC
Yards per kick return	24.1	24.6	24.5	SD
Yards allowed per punt return	7.9	8.5	8.3	KC
Yards allowed per kick return	22.6	22.8	24.5	KC

Misc Stats Comparison

	KC	SD	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	7.0	6.0	6.3	SD
Penalty yards	51.7	45.7	53.6	SD

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 of the 2012 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Diego Chargers
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

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.