THURSDAY, DEC. 16, 2021 // 8:20 PM ET // SOFI STADIUM // REFEREE: SHAWN SMITH
ON THE AIRWAVES
TV: FOX/NFLN/Amazon (8:20 PM ET): FOX: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews, Kristina Pink (field reporters)
Amazon: Andrea Kremer, Hannah Storm | Amazon Scout’s Feed: Bucky Brooks, Daniel Jeremiah, Joy Taylor
NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Spero Dedes, Ryan Harris
SIRIUS: 81 (KC), 83 (LAC), 88 (National) | XM: 226 (KC), 225 (LAC), 88 (National) | SXM App: 815 (KC), 817 (LAC), 88 (National)
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER: Chiefs lead all-time series, 64-57-1
STREAKS: Chargers have won past 2
LAST GAME: 9/26/21: Chargers 30 at Chiefs 24
LAST GAME AT SITE: 9/20/20: Chiefs 23, Chargers 20 (OT)
CHIEFS NOTES
• QB PATRICK MAHOMES completed 20 of 24 atts. (season-high 83.3 pct.) for 258 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for season-high 139.2 rating last week. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. LAC with 250+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes. Has 2+ TD passes & 90+ rating in 8 of his past 9 on road. Has 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 119.5 rating in 3career starts on TNF.
• RB CLYDE EDWARDS-HELAIRE had season-high 2 rush TDs last week, his 2nd-career 2-TD game. Has rush TD in 2 of past 3. Rushed for 100 yards & had TD catch in Week 3 meeting. Has 75+ scrimmage yards in 3 of past 4 on road. RB DERRICK GORE had career-high 89 scrimmage yards (66 rush, 23 rec.) & rush TD in Week 14. RB DARREL WILLIAMS had rec. TD last week.
• TE TRAVIS KELCE aims for his 3rd in row vs. LAC with 7+ catches & 90+ rec. yards. Had rec. TD in each of past 2 road meetings. Ranks 2nd among TEs with 73 catches & 875 rec. yards & is 1st TE ever with 850+ rec. yards in 8 straight seasons. WR TYREEK HILL had 76 rec. yards last week. Had TD catch in last road meeting. Has 6 rec. TDs in has past 4 on road. WR JOSH GORDON had 1st TD catch of season in Week 14.
• S TYRANN MATHIEU had 5 tackles, INT & FR last week. Has 4 PD & 2 INTs in 4 career games vs. LAC. Has FR & PD in 2 of his past 3 vs. division. CB MIKE HUGHES led team with 9 tackles & had career-high 2 FFs & FR in Week 14 & is only player in NFL with 2 FFs & FR in single game this season. Had INT in last road meeting. DE ALEX OKAFOR had 1.5 sacks & FF last week.
CHARGERS NOTES
• QB JUSTIN HERBERT completed 23 of 31 atts. (74.2 pct.) for 275 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for season-high 133.1 rating last week. Aims for his 5th in row with 275+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes. Has 894 pass yards (298 per game) & 10 TDs (8 pass, 2 rush) vs. INT for 117.9 rating in 3 career starts vs. KC. Has 0 INTs & 95+ rating in 6 of his past 7 vs. division. Is 1st player ever with 30+ TD passes in each of 1st 2 seasons.
• RB AUSTIN EKELER had 84 scrimmage yards (67 rush, 17 rec.) & rush TD last week. Aims for 6th in row with TD & 5th in row with 80+ scrimmage yards. Had 107 scrimmage yards (55 rush, 52 rec.) & TD catch in Week 3 meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. KC & 6th in row vs. division with rec. TD. Ranks 2nd in NFL with career-high 16 TDs (9 rush, 7 rec.).
• WR KEENAN ALLEN has 5+ catches in 11 of his 12 games this season. Had rec. TD in Week 3 meeting & has TD catch in 3 of past 4 vs. KC. Is only player in NFL with 900+ rec. yards in each of past 5 seasons. WR MIKE WILLIAMS aims for 3rd in row vs. KC with 100+ rec. yards & TD catch. WR JALEN GUYTON aims for 3rd in row with 85+ rec. yards & rec. TD. Rookie WR JOSHUA PALMER had career-high 5 catches for 66 yards last week.
• LB JOEY BOSA had sack & career-high 5th FF of season in Week 14. Has sack in 5 of past 6 & FF in 2 of past 3. Had sack in last home meeting. DT JUSTIN JONES had sack & FR last week. Aims for 3rd in row with sack. LB KYZIR WHITE aims for 4th in row with 10+ tackles. Had 8 tackles & sack in Week 3 meeting.
