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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Kansas City Chiefs
12-1 278.26
287.73
 
VS
proj
Los Angeles Chargers
255.1 9-4
278.61

Back-and-forth battle ends with Kansas City Chiefs coming back to beat Los Angeles Chargers, 278.26-255.10

Well, that was thrilling! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Kansas City Chiefs extended their win streak to five games with a come-from-behind win over Los Angeles Chargers, rallying to earn a 278.26-255.10 victory. After trailing 245.10-241.16 heading into Monday night, Kansas City Chiefs rallied behind Marcus Maye (19 points) and Leonard Fournette (18.1). Terry McLaurin (8 Rec, 105 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Keenan Allen (6 Rec, 88 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for Los Angeles Chargers in the loss. This marks the second time this season Kansas City Chiefs have gotten the best of Los Angeles Chargers, after winning 341.7-254.28 in their last matchup. Kansas City Chiefs (12-1) have now won five matchups in a row and will look to keep it rolling against Cleveland Browns. Los Angeles Chargers (9-4) will take on Indianapolis Colts in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Kansas City Chiefs   Los Angeles Chargers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Bengals in Week 13, Pacheco racked up 82 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 23.2 points and nearly doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Kansas City Chiefs this week. In Week 14, Pacheco and the Chiefs will play the Broncos.
Isiah Pacheco

Top Player Comparison

Kansas City Chiefs
Points
% of total points 278.26
1
Tyler Lockett
WR
32.3
14.92
11.6%
2
Nick Bolton
LB
24
16.92
8.6%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
23.36
38.31
8.4%
4
Isiah Pacheco
RB
23.2
12.12
8.3%
Los Angeles Chargers
Points
% of total points 255.1
1
Terry McLaurin
WR
29.5
15.51
11.6%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
22.8
14.7
8.9%
3
Jack Sanborn
LB
21
18.85
8.2%
4
Denzel Ward
CB
19
10.03
7.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had multiple players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was Kansas City Chiefs who grabbed the lead, 241.16-238.80. Tyler Lockett had a 36-yard touchdown catch for Kansas City Chiefs, while Patrick Mahomes had a 42-yard pass. Meanwhile, Justin Herbert teamed up with Keenan Allen for a 35-yard touchdown pass for Los Angeles Chargers.

Points By Position

  Kansas City Chiefs   Los Angeles Chargers

Game Notes

Just eight of the 23 starting players on Kansas City Chiefs scored higher than their projected point totals.
Los Angeles Chargers had only 10 of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 23.16-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The loss concludes a streak of three straight wins for Los Angeles Chargers.
Not only did Kansas City Chiefs earn the win, but they also easily covered the 9.12-point forecasted margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, Kansas City Chiefs moves to (1-0), while Los Angeles Chargers falls to (0-1).

Coach Talk

Kansas City Chiefs
Listen Kansas City Chiefs, we're glass-half-full kind of coaches. While others may harp on the fact that our scoring's slipped lately, we'll choose to take the optimistic route. Averaging 299.12 points through Week 12, our crew has shown it's certainly capable of outperforming the 278.26 we needed to win this past week!
Los Angeles Chargers
Welp, we can't really complain about a lack of opportunities this week, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (five WR, two TE) collectively received a whopping 53 targets in Week 13. Chemistry appears to be the primary problem, as that group managed just 30 catches.