2025 · Week 1
Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers
Sep 5, 2025 · SoFi Stadium · dome
Recap
Los Angeles Chargers defeated Kansas City Chiefs 27–21. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Chargers had just a 46% chance going in. Chargers improve to 1-0; Chiefs fall to 0-1. Justin Herbert paced the offense with 318 passing yards and 3 TDs; 32 rushing yards.
Team stats
| KC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 22 |
| 356 | Total yards | 408 |
| 258 | Passing yards | 318 |
| 98 | Rushing yards | 90 |
| 24/39 | Comp / Att | 25/34 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(9:16) (Shotgun) 10-J.Herbert pass short left to 1-Q.Johnston for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on KC-56-G.Karlaftis, Roughing the Passer, 8 yards, enforced between downs.
- Q111-C.Dicker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-R.Lovato, Holder-16-J.Scott.
- Q2(13:50) 11-C.Dicker 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-R.Lovato, Holder-16-J.Scott. Penalty on KC-2-J.Williams, Defensive Offside, declined.
- Q2(4:53) 7-H.Butker 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-14-M.Araiza.
- Q2(:49) 11-C.Dicker 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-R.Lovato, Holder-16-J.Scott.
- Q2(:03) 7-H.Butker 59 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-14-M.Araiza.
- Q3(8:11) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes scrambles right end for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q37-H.Butker extra point is No Good, Wide Right, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-14-M.Araiza.
- Q3(:36) (Shotgun) 10-J.Herbert pass short left to 13-K.Allen for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN. ** Injury Update: KC-23-D.Tranquill has returned to the game.
- Q311-C.Dicker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-R.Lovato, Holder-16-J.Scott.
- Q4(12:10) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short right to 87-T.Kelce for 37 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(5:09) (Shotgun) 10-J.Herbert pass deep right to 1-Q.Johnston for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on KC-21-J.Hicks, Face Mask, 8 yards, enforced between downs.
- Q411-C.Dicker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-R.Lovato, Holder-16-J.Scott.
- Q4(2:37) 7-H.Butker 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-14-M.Araiza.
Box score
KC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 24/39 | 258 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 6 | 57 | 1 |
| Isiah Pacheco | 5 | 25 | 0 |
| Kareem Hunt | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| Xavier Worthy | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquise Brown | 10 | 16 | 99 | 0 |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 5 | 5 | 55 | 0 |
| Travis Kelce | 2 | 4 | 47 | 1 |
| Tyquan Thornton | 2 | 4 | 41 | 0 |
| Isiah Pacheco | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Kareem Hunt | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Noah Gray | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jason Brownlee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Worthy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert | 25/34 | 318 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert | 7 | 32 | 0 |
| Tyler Conklin | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Omarion Hampton | 15 | 48 | 0 |
| Najee Harris | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Derius Davis | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Johnston | 5 | 7 | 79 | 2 |
| Ladd McConkey | 6 | 9 | 74 | 0 |
| Keenan Allen | 7 | 10 | 68 | 1 |
| Tyler Conklin | 2 | 2 | 50 | 0 |
| Omarion Hampton | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Will Dissly | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Tre Harris | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Najee Harris | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| KeAndre Lambert-Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |