Chargers vs. Kansas Town Chiefs matchups, start off time and how to enjoy

Breaking down how the Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs match up heading to their sport Thursday at 5:15 p.m. PDT at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas Town, Mo. The game will be shown on Amazon Primary and Fox domestically.

When Chargers have the ball: Pro Bowl receiver Keenan Allen will not perform mainly because of a hamstring harm suffered in the Week 1 victory about Las Vegas. That should really signify far more possibility for Mike Williams, and the timing couldn’t be improved. In his two most new visits to Kansas Town, Williams had 108 and 122 yards getting. He also scored three touchdowns in the two Chargers victories. He must be primed to make an affect. He experienced only two catches for 10 yards in opposition to the Raiders. “It’s funny,” offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi said Monday, “if you experienced watched practice early in the 7 days, the fellas ended up joking that he’s likely to have about 20 catches.” Lombardi stated it was not any one particular point but alternatively a sequence of situations that worked towards Williams in the opener. “The protection,” Lombardi additional, “sometimes decides where the ball goes.” Justin Herbert surely really should be welcoming the 1st vacation of the year, even if it comes versus the workforce that has gained the AFC West six consecutive seasons. Herbert experienced at least 300 yards passing in each individual of his ultimate five highway video games last period.

When Chiefs have the ball: In his first recreation with out Tyreek Hill, Patrick Mahomes threw for 360 yards and 5 touchdowns as Kansas City scored 44 points, the most of any workforce in 7 days 1. So, yeah, the Chiefs are continue to a good deal perilous with no the speedy wideout they traded to Miami in March. “I assume the optics of Tyreek leaving ... they experienced a good deal of fantastic players when he was there much too,” Chargers mentor Brandon Staley mentioned. “It’s just when you have a participant that’s as special as Tyreek, perhaps the other players never get the same volume of consideration.” When these groups final fulfilled in 7 days 15 very last 12 months, Mahomes threw for 410 yards and strike tight stop Travis Kelce for a 34-yard successful touchdown on the to start with generate of time beyond regulation. Kelce completed that Thursday evening at SoFi Stadium with a profession-superior 191 yards in 10 catches. Among Kansas City’s most noteworthy offseason additions was extensive receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. A previous USC Trojan, Smith-Schuster has faced the Chargers 2 times — both of those with Pittsburgh — totaling seven receptions for 56 yards. “You can keep them tranquil for a although, and then, all of a unexpected, they just get very hot speedy,” Staley said of the Chiefs. “A pretty, quite tough deal with.”

When they kick: Punter JK Scott earned a recreation ball for his overall performance in his Chargers debut. Scott averaged 49 yards on 4 punts, just one of which was downed at the Raiders’ two-lawn line. Dustin Hopkins missed a 49-yard field goal midway via the fourth quarter to assist continue to keep Vegas alive. Kansas City will be with out Harrison Butker, who endured an ankle injury on his to start with kickoff of the season. Matt Ammendola will kick instead.

How the Chargers and Chiefs stack up towards each individual other

(Times Team)

Jeff Miller’s prediction: The Chargers have received the final two video games in Kansas Metropolis and 3 of four from the Chiefs on the street. Mahomes halts the mini skid — scarcely.

CHIEFS 31, CHARGERS 30