Kansas City Chiefs free safety Eric Berry (29) runs back an… This week the Chiefs have another very winnable game against the 2-7 San Diego Chargers, who the Chiefs will meet again on December 13th.
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“It was really an honor to hand him the football and throw it to him and pitch it to him those years he was here”, quarterback Philip Rivers said. “I’m sure Kansas City could say the same about Chicago and the first one against Denver and so on”. With how poorly the Chargers have been playing, this is a game the Chiefs have to have. Manti Te’o led the Chargers defense in the last game, registering nine tackles.
MR. SMITH COMES BACK TO SAN DIEGO: Smith will definitely want to make the most of what could be his final visit to Qualcomm Stadium. Tight end Ladarius Green also missed practice with an ankle injury, which puts the Chargers’ tight end depth in serious jeopardy.
For the Chiefs to extend their winning streak, they must keep the winning formula, but that will be tougher to do facing quarterback Philip Rivers and San Diego’s offense. One day soon, he’ll be joined by his former teammates Phillip Rivers and Antonio Gates. KC has won four of last six vs. San Diego….
“I think he’s always been valuable to us”, Rivers said of Woodhead. “You wonder now what teams will try to do to take him away because of maybe not having the concern on the outside like they would with Keenan [Allen] and Malcom [Floyd]”.
So, with it looking like the Chargers will miss the playoffs for the fifth time in six seasons, the only thing left to do is celebrate L.T.’s brilliant run with the Chargers.
Kansas City has played a hard schedule and it’s time to recognize that this team (at least on defense) may actually be as good as we thought going into the season.
As noted above, the Chargers rank fourth in offense based on yards per game.
They are on the other side of the spectrum on the defensive side of the ball.
The Kansas City defense allowed the Vikings only 128 yards and two field goals in the second half. Over the last three games, West is averaging 22 carries for 92 yards and a touchdown, and three receptions for 45 yards. Chargers have lost five straight to drop to last in division….
Since then, they’ve beaten Pittsburgh by 10 points, Detroit by 35 points and the Broncos last week, ending a seven-game losing streak to Denver.
Linebackers Jeremiah Attaochu and Melvin Ingram share the team lead in sacks with 4.
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Last week in NY City, Faulconer and officials from St. Louis and Oakland made presentations on local stadium progress to 17 owners, including the six on the relocation committee. If San Diego’s earlier games are any indication, the Chiefs should lean on a solid rushing attack.
