2021 · Week 3
Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs
Sep 26, 2021 · Arrowhead Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Los Angeles Chargers beat Kansas City Chiefs 30–24. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Chargers only a 26% shot beforehand. Chargers improve to 2-1; Chiefs fall to 1-2. Justin Herbert led the way with 281 passing yards and 4 TDs; 16 rushing yards. Chiefs turned it over 4 times to Chargers's 0.
Team stats
| LAC | KC | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 29 |
| 358 | Total yards | 446 |
| 281 | Passing yards | 260 |
| 77 | Rushing yards | 186 |
| 26/38 | Comp / Att | 27/44 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q2(14:01) 10-J.Herbert pass short middle to 13-K.Allen for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q216-T.Vizcaino extra point is No Good, Wide Left, Center-54-M.Overton, Holder-1-T.Long.
- Q2(7:43) (Shotgun) 10-J.Herbert pass short left to 30-A.Ekeler for 16 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q2(:23) 7-H.Butker 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q3(9:18) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short middle to 88-J.Fortson for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q37-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q3(3:41) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short left to 25-C.Edwards-Helaire for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q37-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q4(13:44) (Shotgun) 10-J.Herbert pass deep right to 81-M.Williams for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN [95-C.Jones].
- Q416-T.Vizcaino extra point is GOOD, Center-54-M.Overton, Holder-1-T.Long.
- Q4(6:48) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short middle to 17-M.Hardman for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q47-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q4(2:35) 10-J.Herbert pass short right to 40-G.Nabers for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on LAC-87-J.Cook, Illegal Shift, 5 yards, enforced at KC 1 - No Play.
- Q4(2:17) 16-T.Vizcaino 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-54-M.Overton, Holder-1-T.Long.
- Q4(:36) 10-J.Herbert pass short left to 81-M.Williams for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q416-T.Vizcaino extra point is No Good, Wide Left, Center-54-M.Overton, Holder-1-T.Long.
Box score
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert | 26/38 | 281 | 4 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| Austin Ekeler | 11 | 55 | 0 |
| Jalen Guyton | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Rountree III | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Justin Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Williams | 7 | 9 | 122 | 2 |
| Austin Ekeler | 6 | 6 | 52 | 1 |
| Keenan Allen | 8 | 12 | 50 | 1 |
| Jared Cook | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| Donald Parham | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Gabe Nabers | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Jalen Guyton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Rountree III | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
KC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 27/44 | 260 | 3 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 4 | 45 | 0 |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | 17 | 100 | 0 |
| Tyreek Hill | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Mecole Hardman | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Darrel Williams | 7 | 28 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Kelce | 7 | 11 | 104 | 0 |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Tyreek Hill | 5 | 7 | 56 | 0 |
| Mecole Hardman | 3 | 4 | 33 | 1 |
| Darrel Williams | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Demarcus Robinson | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Byron Pringle | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Joseph Fortson | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Blake Bell | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Noah Gray | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Marcus Kemp | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |