TV: NBC (8:20 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark (field reporter) National Radio: Westwood One (8:20 PM ET): Ryan Radtke, Mike Golic
All-Time Series History Regular Season: KC leads series, 70-57-1 (won past 6) Postseason: LAC leads series, 1-0
The Last Time… Regular Season: 9/29/24: KC 17 at LAC 10 Postseason: AFC-WC 1/2/93: KC 0 at SD 17
HEAD COACHES
Jim Harbaugh vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-1 Reg. Season: 52-23-1 (.691) Postseason: 5-3 (.625)
Andy Reid vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 20-6 Reg. Season: 269-145-1 (.649) Postseason: 26-16 (.619)
CHARGERS NOTES
• CHARGERS lead NFL in scoring defense (15.7 points per game allowed) this season. • QB JUSTIN HERBERT is 3rd player in NFL history with 0 INTs in 10 straight games (min. 15 atts. in each game) within single season & can tie Tom Brady (11 straight games in 2010) for longest streak ever. Has 90+ rating in 5 of 6 road games this season. Has 3+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 3 of 4 career games at KC. Is 1 of 2 QBs all-time (Aaron Rodgers – 2018) with 2,500+ pass yards (2,551) & 1-or-fewer INTs (1) in 1st 12 games of season. • RB GUS EDWARDS has 65+ scrimmage yards in each of 2 career games at KC. • WR LADD MCCONKEY (rookie) had career-high 9 catches for 117 yards last week. Aims for 7th in row with 50+ rec. yards & 4th in row with 6+ catches & 80+ rec. yards. Leads rookie WRs & ranks 2nd among all rookies with 815 rec. yards this season, 3rd-most ever by Chargers rookie. • WR QUENTIN JOHNSTON leads team with career-high 6 rec. TDs this season. • WR JOSHUA PALMER has 60+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3 on road. Had careerhigh 133 rec. yards in last road meeting & has 5+ catches in 3 of past 4 vs. KC. • DL POONA FORD had 5 tackles & PD last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 5+ tackles. Had PD in Week 4 meeting. Has PD in 2 of past 3 vs. division. • DT TEAIR TART had 1st sack & FF of season in Week 13. Aims for 4th in row with TFL. • LB JOEY BOSA has sack in 3 of his past 4 on SNF. • LB BUD DUPREE had 2 sacks in Week 4 meeting. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 vs. KC. • LB TROY DYE led team with career-high 14 tackles & had PD in Week 13. • CB TARHEEB STILL (rookie) had career-high 3 PD & 2 INTs, incl. 61-yard INT-TD last week, 1st-career TD. Has PD in 2 of past 3. • S DERWIN JAMES had 10 tackles, 2 TFL & INT last week. Has 10 tackles & PD in 2 of past 3. Has 5 PD in his past 4 on road. Had 8 tackles in his last game vs. KC (1/7/24).
CHIEFS NOTES
• CHIEFS clinched playoffs for 10th-straight season, longest active streak in NFL. • QB PATRICK MAHOMES passed for 306 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs last week, 47thcareer game with 300+ pass yards, most-ever by QB in 1st 8 seasons. Has 90+ rating in 5 of past 6. Aims for 4th in row at home with 0 INTs. Is 9-2 in 11 career starts vs. LAC, with 5 straight wins. Has 105+ rating in 4 of his past 5 vs. LAC. • RB ISIAH PACHECO led team with 44 rush yards last week, 1st game since Week 2. Has 75+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his past 4. Had TD catch in last home meeting. • RB KAREEM HUNT has 60+ scrimmage yards in 8 of his 9 games this season & 100+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his 4 home games. Had 85 scrimmage yards (69 rush, 16 rec.) in Week 4 meeting & has 6 TDs (5 rush, 1 rec.) in 6 career games vs. LAC. • TE TRAVIS KELCE has 6+ catches & 60+ rec. yards in 5 of past 6 overall. Aims for 5th in row at home with 7+ catches. Has 50+ rec. yards in each of his past 7 vs. LAC, with 85+ rec. yards in 6 of past 7. Ranks 2nd among TEs with 75 catches in 2024, 9th-career season with 75+ catches, 2nd-most ever by TE. • TE NOAH GRAY aims for 3rd in row with 55+ rec. yards. Has 2 rec. TD in 2 of past 3. • WR DEANDRE HOPKINS had season-high 90 rec. yards in Week 12. • WR XAVIER WORTHY (rookie) aims for 4th in row with 4+ catches. • WR JUSTIN WATSON had 1st TD catch of season last week. • DT CHRIS JONES had season-high 6 tackles & 2 sacks in Week 12, 16th-career game with 2+ sacks. Had 2 sacks in Week 4 meeting & has 7 sacks in his past 5 vs. LAC. • DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS had 5th sack of season & PD last week. • LB DRUE TRANQUILL had 5 tackles & season-best 2 PD in Week 13. Has 5+ tackles in 2 of past 3. Had 10 tackles & TFL in Week 4 meeting. • LB NICK BOLTON led team with 11 tackles & had TFL & 1st FR of season last week. Has 5+ tackles in each of 6 career games vs. LAC.
