The reeling Chargers (2-7) play out the string against the Kansas City Chiefs (4-5) but Tomlinson is Sunday’s real draw.
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To get their fourth victory in a row, the Kansas City Chiefs will be needing to outscore the San Diego Chargers, a team that has now lost five consecutive matchups in a row and has been populated with injuries.
The goal for Berry has always been to win the Super Bowl, but the playoffs come first, and five weeks ago, even that looked bleak. The drive stalled at the Chargers 10-yard line, where Santos kicked a 28-yard field goal, pushing Kansas City’s advantage to 9-3.
There have been two entirely different versions of the Chiefs defense this season.
With their 33-3 rout of the San Diego Chargers on Sunday, the Chiefs have followed up a five-game losing streak filled with discord and disappointment with a four-game winning streak that has pushed them back into playoff contention with six games left in the season. Spencer Ware filled in excellently for West as he did for Charles. Combined with a defense that gave up a season-worst 446 yards to the Bears their last time out and the Chargers are a complete mess right now. “If we want to keep getting embarrassed like this, then we can lolly-gag around and we will”, he said.
The Chargers had their worst year in franchise history in 2000, but with L.T. aboard, the future got brighter. And now McCoy, and other veterans, can’t even confirm that the players are going hard for 60 minutes. You can’t do it at all. After that, it just got out of hand. “We just have to come back to work, ready to work”. It’s a close locker room. For me, it was embarrassing.
Then we enter the game’s most memorable moment.
“(The muffed punt) was completely unacceptable and extremely frustrating. Lock in and focus more.
“Are you going to be a pro, a man?” quarterback Philip Rivers asked, and the way he asked, it’s clear he doesn’t know if everyone will. “I think at this point it’s just being a pro”.
Tomlinson embodied the skills (speed, agility and power) envied by every top running back from his day. “We know what we face”, Rivers told reporters.
The Chargers offensive line is also banged up and that hasn’t helped Philip Rivers any. Fantasy Tip: West could have big day against porous Chargers.
This is the new and improved Kansas City defense. Rivers was the team’s second-leading rusher with 8 yards on four attempts. Melvin Gordon led the team with 37 yards on 15 carries. “Guys that have played at a high level and had been leaders of teams”. Perryman finished with six tackles and a sack. The Chiefs overcame injuries in this game and dominated from start to finish.
Patrick Robinson joined captains at midfield for the coin toss.
Charcandrick West got the Chiefs into a strong field position early on, but was held up short while trying to force his way into the endzone for the touchdown. By the time the game ended, Smith would extend his record to 253. One thing the Chiefs have done exceptionally well this year is limit mistakes and create turnovers.
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IT WAS OVER WHEN 6:11 – After the Chiefs accepted a defensive holding penalty, Ware busted through and into the end zone for the three-yard score and 26-3 lead.
