SAN DIEGO (4-6) At KANSAS CITY (9-1)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE – Chiefs by 4 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – San Diego 5-4-1, Kansas City 6-4
SERIES RECORD – Chargers lead 53-52-1
LAST MEETING – Chargers beat Chiefs 31-13, Nov. 1, 2012
LAST WEEK – Chargers lost to Dolphins 20-16; Chiefs lost to Broncos 27-17
AP Pro32 RANKING – Chargers No. 22, Chiefs No. 3
CHARGERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (7), RUSH (T16), PASS (4)
CHARGERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (27), RUSH (16), PASS (27)
CHIEFS OFFENSE – OVERALL (24), RUSH (11), PASS (26)
CHIEFS DEFENSE – OVERALL (12), RUSH (T20), PASS (9)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES: San Diego has won four of last five against Chiefs. … Chargers have lost three straight by combined 18 points. … San Diego QB Philip Rivers needs 11 yards passing for eighth straight 3,000-yard season. … Rivers is completing 70.9 percent of passes, just off NFL record of 71.2 set by Saints’ Drew Brees in 2011. … Chargers’ Antonio Gates needs two catches and 15 yards to become fourth TE in NFL history with 700 catches and 9,000 yards. … San Diego RB Ryan Mathews needs 168 yards rushing to pass Chuck Muncie (3,309) for fifth most in franchise history. … Chargers WR Keenan Allen has three 100-yard receiving games, tied with John Jefferson’s record for 100-yard games by a rookie. … Chargers have allowed 19 sacks, tied for fourth fewest in NFL. … Chiefs fell to second in NFL behind Buffalo with 36 sacks after having none last week vs. Denver. … RB Jamaal Charles (7,004) became fifth player in Chiefs history with 7,000 yards from scrimmage with 72 last week. … Alex Smith needs 70 yards rushing to pass Tyler Thigpen (386) for most yards rushing by Chiefs quarterback in single season. … Smith is 0-2 against Chargers as starter. … Chiefs lead NFL with five defensive TDs and plus-15 turnover differential. … Chiefs have scored 84 points off takeaways, third most behind San Francisco and Seattle. … LB Tamba Hali needs two sacks to pass Art Still (73) for most sacks in Chiefs history. … Kansas City leads NFL in third-down defense (27.2 percent).
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