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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  
 
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.