NFL Preview: Kansas City Chiefs (3-0) vs Los Angeles Chargers (2-1)

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TV: CBS (4:25 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson (field reporter)

All-Time Series History Regular Season: KC leads series, 69-57-1 (won past 5) Postseason: LAC leads series, 1-0

The Last Time… Regular Season: 1/7/24: KC 13 at LAC 12 Postseason: AFC-WC 1/2/93: KC 0 at SD 17

HEAD COACHES

Andy Reid vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 19-6 Reg. Season: 261-144-1 (.644) Postseason: 26-16 (.619)

Jim Harbaugh vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 46-20-1 (.694) Postseason: 5-3 (.625)

CHIEFS NOTES

• CHIEFS seeking 1st 4-0 start since 2020 & 6th under HC Andy Reid. • QB PATRICK MAHOMES passed for 217 yards & 2 TDs last week. Passed for 424 yards & 4 TDs with 129.5 rating in his last game vs. LAC (10/22/23). Is 4-0 with 1,398 pass yards (349.5 per game) with 12 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 115.4 rating in his past 4 vs. LAC. Is 5-0 in 5 career starts at LAC. Making 100th-career reg. season start & has most wins (77), pass yards (29,083) & TD passes (224) ever by QB in 1st 100 starts. • FB CARSON STEELE led team with 72 rush yards last week in 1st-career start, most rush yards by rookie RB/FB in a game this season. • TE TRAVIS KELCE had season-high 4 catches in Week 3. Has 40 catches for 640 yards (128 per game) & 6 TDs in his past 5 vs. LAC, with 100+ rec. yards in 4 of 5. • WR RASHEE RICE had career-high 12 catches for 110 yards & TD last week. Aims for his 5th in row with 75+ rec. yards & 3rd in row with TD catch. Had 5 catches for 60 yards & TD in only career game vs. LAC (10/22/23). Leads NFL with 24 catches this season & ranks 2nd with 288 rec. yards. • WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER had 1st TD catch of season in Week 3. • DT CHRIS JONES has TFL in 2 of his past 3 on road. Had sack in last meeting & has 5 sacks in his past 4 vs. LAC. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. division with sack. • DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS aims for 3rd in row with TFL. Had sack in his last game vs. LAC (10/22/23). Has 0.5+ sacks in 7 of his past 8 vs. division. • DE FELIX ANUDIKE-UZOMAH had 1st-career full sack & 2nd-career FF last week. Had 2 TFL in last meeting. • LB NICK BOLTON had 8 tackles & 3 TFL last week. Aims for 5th in row with 7+ tackles. Has PD in 3 of past 4. Has 54 tackles (10.8 per game) in 5 career games vs. LAC. • CB CHAMARRI CONNER had career-high 10 tackles & 2 PD last week, incl. 2ndcareer INT. Has 6+ tackles in 3 of past 4. Had 7 tackles in last meeting.

CHARGERS NOTES

• QB JUSTIN HERBERT completed 12 of 18 atts. (66.7 pct.) for 125 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs with 105.1 rating last week. Is 1 of 5 QBs with 90+ rating in each of 1st 3 weeks of season. Has 2+ TD passes in 5 of his past 6 vs. KC & 275+ pass yards & 100+ rating in 2 of his past 3. • QB TAYLOR HEINICKE made season & LAC debut last week. Has 39 career TD passes over 7-year career, with 29 starts. • RB J.K. DOBBINS led team with 54 scrimmage yards (44 rush, 10 rec.) last week. Has 130+ rush yards & rush TD in 2 of 3 games this season. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 310 rush yards in 2024. • RB GUS EDWARDS has 65+ scrimmage yards in 2 of 3 career games vs. KC. • WR QUENTIN JOHNSTON aims for 3rd in row with 40+ rec. yards & TD catch. • WR JOSHUA PALMER aims for his 4th in row vs. KC with 5+ catches. Has 100+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. KC. • WR LADD MCCONKEY (rookie) had season-high 44 rec. yards in Week 3. • LB KHALIL MACK had sack last week & has sack in 4 of his past 5. Aims for 3rd in row at home with sack. Had 3 TFL, 2 PD & sack in last meeting. • LB JOEY BOSA has sack in 2 of 3 games this season. Aims for his 4th in row at home with TFL. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 vs. division. • LB DENZEL PERRYMAN aims for 3rd in row with 8+ tackles & TFL. • LB BUD DUPREE had 2nd-career INT last week. • LB DAIYAN HENLEY led team with career-high 12 tackles & had TFL & PD in Week 3. Aims 4th in row with 6+ tackles & 3rd in row with TFL. • CB ASANTE SAMUEL JR. aims for 3rd in row with PD. Had 5 tackles in last meeting. • CB KRISTIAN FULTON had season-high 7 tackles & TFL last week. Aims for 3rd in row with TFL. Had 2 PD in only career game vs. KC (11/6/22 w/ Ten.).