2018 · Week 1
Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers
Sep 9, 2018 · StubHub Center · outdoors · grass
Recap
Kansas City Chiefs topped Los Angeles Chargers 38–28. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Chiefs had just a 40% chance going in. Chiefs improve to 1-0; Chargers fall to 0-1. Patrick Mahomes was the story of the game with 256 passing yards and 4 TDs; 21 rushing yards. Chargers out-gained the opponent 547–362 in total yards.
Team stats
| KC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 30 |
| 362 | Total yards | 547 |
| 256 | Passing yards | 424 |
| 106 | Rushing yards | 123 |
| 15/27 | Comp / Att | 34/51 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
KC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 15/27 | 256 | 4 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 5 | 21 | 0 |
| Tyreek Hill | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Kareem Hunt | 16 | 49 | 0 |
| Spencer Ware | 3 | 32 | 0 |
| Damien Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyreek Hill | 7 | 8 | 169 | 2 |
| Kareem Hunt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Sherman | 1 | 1 | 36 | 1 |
| Spencer Ware | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Sammy Watkins | 3 | 5 | 21 | 0 |
| Chris Conley | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Travis Kelce | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| De'Anthony Thomas | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 34/51 | 424 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Gordon | 15 | 64 | 0 |
| Austin Ekeler | 5 | 39 | 0 |
| Travis Benjamin | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Derek Watt | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keenan Allen | 8 | 11 | 108 | 1 |
| Melvin Gordon | 9 | 13 | 102 | 0 |
| Austin Ekeler | 5 | 5 | 87 | 1 |
| Mike Williams | 5 | 6 | 81 | 0 |
| Virgil Green | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Travis Benjamin | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Antonio Gates | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Tyrell Williams | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 |