The Colts offensive line is still a mystery, and the game should be close throughout; however, the Colts could end up squeaking out a win at home, giving the Chiefs their second loss on the year.
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“They’ll all play”, said Chiefs coach Andy Reid when asked if Ware would start.
The Kansas City Chiefs host the San Diego Chargers in Week 1 of the National Football League regular season schedule on Sunday, September 11, 2016 star time at 1:00 PM ET, at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri.
The Kansas City Chiefs erased a 21-point second half deficit, forced overtime, and won their season opener 33-27 over the San Diego Chargers. And at the end, the quarterback who has been roundly criticized for his inability to lead his team back from late-game deficits capped the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run that completed the historic comeback. Then, after forcing a three-and-out, Spencer Ware finished a four-play drive with a touchdown plunge to knot the game at 27. The four-time Pro Bowl selection has been practicing for weeks but did not participate in any preseason games as he works his way back to game speed. Kelce will see enough targets as the Chargers secondary is much weaker in the middle, but he isn’t going to be the one who catches Smith’s TD in this game since they will heavily involve their RBs in the Red Zone.
GORDON WAS GOOD: Melvin Gordon ran for the first two touchdowns of his career Sunday.
This writer projects another 11-5 season for the Chiefs this season.
The 49ers lost the first five games of the season, their offense ranked 24th in the league, and head coach Mike Singletary was sacked before the end of the season.
Charles (knee) is listed as doubtful for Sunday’s game against the Chargers.
Rivers has a new pass-catcher in wide receiver Travis Benjamin to complement Keenan Allen. If the Chiefs can hit the 150-yard mark, it should be a 1-0 start for the good guys.
That all changed once the fourth quarter began.
The sudden about-face came despite losing star running back Jamaal Charles to a torn ACL in his right knee, and with a series of injuries hobbling star pass rusher Justin Houston.
When the Chiefs’ offense was stagnant early in the fourth quarter, and the Chargers were holding a comfortable 27-10 lead, it was Ware who injected some life into his struggling team.
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Teams are meeting for 10th time in season opener. But one of those youngsters, Marcus Peters, was the NFL’s defensive rookie of the year in 2015.
“We’ve always talked about winning games in the division, ” said Rivers, as he sets sail on his 13th season. The Chargers called two running plays to make the Chiefs exhaust two of their time outs and punted it away at the 2:00 warning, putting the game in the hands of their defense. “All of a sudden you look up and they’re in overtime”. Houston is out for the foreseeable future following surgery to fix his own ACL in February.
Alex Smith is never worthy of discussion because we all know what number he is going to put up.
Chiefs linebacker Sam Barrington left in the second half with a hamstring injury. “I mean, we have smart coaches”.
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Be Civil – It’s OK to have a difference in opinion but there’s no need to be a jerk. “We know we have guys that can spot them if needed”, Reid said.
