The Kansas City Chiefs travel to Mexico City to take on the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night in Week 11.
The Chiefs are coming off a disappointing road loss to the Tennessee Titans. Weeks ago, winning the AFC West seemed like a foregone conclusion for Kansas City, with the main focus being on getting a first-round bye for the playoffs. Now, the Chiefs have just a half-game lead over the Oakland Raiders and a two-game lead over the Chargers.
The Chargers are dealing with plenty of adversity of their own. They definitely did not envision themselves being 4-6 at this point in the season. Things seemed to be heading in the right direction for L.A. two weeks ago after they beat the Green Bay Packers, but last week they suffered a crucial loss to the Raiders.
There will be a lot on the line for both teams in this matchup. Let’s take a deeper look at the Chargers and see what it will take for a bounce-back Chiefs victory.
CHIEFS-CHARGERS HISTORY
The Chiefs lead the all-time series over the Chargers with a 61-56-1 record. After dropping nine straight games to the Chiefs, the Chargers finally got off the schneid in Week 15 of last season, winning a thrilling game at Arrowhead by a 29-28 final.
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As with a lot of Chiefs losses of late, they jumped out to a double-digit lead in this game but couldn’t hold on. The Chargers scored a touchdown to bring the score within one point with four seconds left in the game. They decided to go for a two-point conversion to take the lead and were successful, securing the win.
CHARGERS’ KEY ADDITIONS
LB Thomas Davis
QB Tyrod Taylor
DL Jerry Tillery
CHARGERS’ KEY SUBTRACTIONS
WR Tyrell Williams
CB Jason Verrett
DL Darius Philon
DL Corey Liuget