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Published December 10, 2015
SAN DIEGO (3-9) at KANSAS CITY (7-5)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE - Chiefs by 8 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Chargers 4-8, Chiefs 7-5
SERIES RECORD - Tied 55-55-1
LAST MEETING - Chiefs beat Chargers 33-3, Nov. 22, 2015
LAST WEEK - Chargers lost to Broncos 17-3; Chiefs beat Raiders 34-20
AP PRO32 RANKING - Chargers No. 31, Chiefs No. 7
CHARGERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (6), RUSH (30), PASS (4).
CHARGERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (24), RUSH (26), PASS (21).
CHIEFS OFFENSE - OVERALL (23), RUSH (7), PASS (26).
CHIEFS DEFENSE - OVERALL (T10), RUSH (8), PASS (14).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Chargers and Chiefs were original members of AFL, their series dating to 1960. ... Chargers have lost seven of last eight games. ... San Diego QB Philip Rivers has 275 TD passes, tied with Vinny Testaverde for 11th in NFL history. ... Rivers leads NFL in completions and is second in attempts and yards. He is third in completion percentage. ... Rivers has completed 76 TD passes to Antonio Gates, most of any QB-TE tandem in NFL history. ... Chargers WR Malcom Floyd needs 170 yards receiving to pass Anthony Miller (5,582) for seventh in franchise history. ... Chiefs have won six straight. Seven would match third-longest win streak in franchise history. ... Kansas City has outscored opponents by 113 points in last six games, best in NFL. ... Chiefs QB Alex Smith has thrown franchise-record 305 passes without interception. ... Kansas City has 17 interceptions, second to Carolina (19) in NFL. ... Chiefs WRs are sixth in NFL in yards after catch with 1,700. ... Kansas City is plus-13 in turnovers, second to Carolina (14) in NFL. ... Chiefs LB Justin Houston had four sacks vs. San Diego in last year's game at Arrowhead Stadium. ... Kansas City LB Tamba Hali needs one sack to pass Neil Smith (86 1/2) for second most in franchise history. ... Fantasy Tip: Chiefs RB Charcandrick West could have big day against Chargers' rush defense that ranks 30th in NFL. West returned from hamstring injury to carry nine times last week against Oakland. He'll get more work this weekend against San Diego.
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