Chargers, with trouble at every turn, await Chiefs

Though QB Philip Rivers is somehow holding up in perpetual comeback mode – with a 504-285 pass-run imbalance – he was swarmed for four quarters by the Chiefs and finished with a 65.7 passer rating. It will begin Sunday, Dec 13 at 1:00 p.m. ET and can be seen on CBS.

So they roll into Kansas City two weeks after being rolled by Kansas City 33-3. Fluker is among the toughest Chargers and has played through injuries before. His 22 sacks on the year were just half a sack below the single-season mark set by Michael Strahan, and he even outpaced MVP candidate and Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt-who had 20.5.

“He does so many things; he can do it and do it well”, said Reid, whose team has won the last six by an average of 18.8 points. The biggest issue on offense is an inability to run the ball effectively, as the Chargers rank 30th in the league in rushing and have not topped 100 yards on the ground since Week 2.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Jeremy Maclin. The Chargers have won four of the past seven but the Chiefs have won the past two.

If the Chargers were going to beat the Chiefs, they would’ve done it when they played in San Diego. A Friday morning session will be the team’s last before it travels to Kansas City in the afternoon.

It was the team’s fifth straight home loss and the second straight home game that they failed to complete a touchdown. Switching gears to the San Diego defense, it has some favorable matchups that it may be able to take advantage of as well.

In their last meeting, the Chiefs defense did a fantastic job of slowing Rivers down, holding him to just 178 yards passing, which was his lowest total to date. He has a knack for giving San Diego fits.

Kansas City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games. The Chargers snapped their six-game skid two weeks ago against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but were bottled up against the division-leading Denver Broncos this past Sunday, losing 17-3. Back in Week 5, Kansas City was a double-digit favorite over the Chicago Bears, only to blow the game in the final seconds. Kansas City caused crucial turnovers in the fourth quarter that led to easy touchdowns, including an interception returned for a touchdown to clinch the win.