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Wk 17 · 2026

Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers — Sun, Jan 3

Sun, Jan 3 · SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA

Weather

No forecast yet. This one is 127 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
Kansas City Chiefs
AFC West · no games yet
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TBDET
LAC -1.5 · total 45.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential LAC by 2.3
Los Angeles Chargers
AFC West · no games yet

What is at stake

An AFC West game. These two play each other twice a season, home and away, and when the AFC West finishes level it is the head-to-head result and then the division record that separate them — before any of the rest. Division standings. Flex Game: 1/2 or 1/3.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 1.7 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have been through a draft and a free-agency window since.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Chiefs: +2.2#12
Efficiency margin
Chargers: +2.8#6
Chiefs: +0.3#15
Offense
Chargers: +1.4#10
Chiefs: +1.9#5
Defense
Chargers: +1.4#8
Chiefs: 21.3
Points / game
Chargers: 21.6
Chiefs: 19.3
Points allowed / game
Chargers: 20.0
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats

The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.

Chiefs form

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Chargers form

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Chiefs this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Chargers this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 10

OpponentChiefsChargers
Broncos
AFC
vs Wk 1 · scheduled previewvs Wk 5 · scheduled preview
Dolphins
AFC
at Wk 3 · scheduled previewat Wk 16 · scheduled preview
Raiders
AFC
at Wk 4 · scheduled previewvs Wk 2 · scheduled preview
Seahawks
NFC
at Wk 7 · scheduled previewat Wk 4 · scheduled preview
Jets
AFC
vs Wk 9 · scheduled previewvs Wk 11 · scheduled preview
Cardinals
NFC
vs Wk 11 · scheduled previewvs Wk 1 · scheduled preview
Bills
AFC
at Wk 12 · scheduled previewat Wk 3 · scheduled preview
Rams
NFC
at Wk 13 · scheduled previewat Wk 8 · scheduled preview
Patriots
AFC
vs Wk 15 · scheduled previewvs Wk 12 · scheduled preview
49ers
NFC
vs Wk 16 · scheduled previewvs Wk 15 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Chiefs leads 23–17 · Chargers has won the last 2
40 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 0.1 points toward Chargers
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20252025-12-14Chargers 16 — 13 Chiefsat KCChargers
20252025-09-05Chiefs 21 — 27 ChargersneutralChargers
20242024-12-08Chargers 17 — 19 Chiefsat KCChiefs
20242024-09-29Chiefs 17 — 10 Chargersat LACChiefs
20232024-01-07Chiefs 13 — 12 Chargersat LACChiefs
20232023-10-22Chargers 17 — 31 Chiefsat KCChiefs
20222022-11-20Chiefs 30 — 27 Chargersat LACChiefs
20222022-09-15Chargers 24 — 27 Chiefsat KCChiefs
20212021-12-16Chiefs 34 — 28 Chargersat LACChiefs
20212021-09-26Chargers 30 — 24 Chiefsat KCChargers
20202021-01-03Chargers 38 — 21 Chiefsat KCChargers
20202020-09-20Chiefs 23 — 20 Chargersat LACChiefs
20192019-12-29Chargers 21 — 31 Chiefsat KCChiefs
20192019-11-18Chiefs 24 — 17 ChargersneutralChiefs
20182018-12-13Chargers 29 — 28 Chiefsat KCChargers
20182018-09-09Chiefs 38 — 28 Chargersat LACChiefs
20172017-12-16Chargers 13 — 30 Chiefsat KCChiefs
20172017-09-24Chiefs 24 — 10 Chargersat LACChiefs
20162017-01-01Chiefs 37 — 27 Chargersat LACChiefs
20162016-09-11Chargers 27 — 33 Chiefsat KCChiefs
20152015-12-13Chargers 3 — 10 Chiefsat KCChiefs
20152015-11-22Chiefs 33 — 3 Chargersat LACChiefs
20142014-12-28Chargers 7 — 19 Chiefsat KCChiefs
20142014-10-19Chiefs 23 — 20 Chargersat LACChiefs
20132013-12-29Chiefs 24 — 27 Chargersat LACChargers
20132013-11-24Chargers 41 — 38 Chiefsat KCChargers
20122012-11-01Chiefs 13 — 31 Chargersat LACChargers
20122012-09-30Chargers 37 — 20 Chiefsat KCChargers
20112011-10-31Chargers 20 — 23 Chiefsat KCChiefs
20112011-09-25Chiefs 17 — 20 Chargersat LACChargers
20102010-12-12Chiefs 0 — 31 Chargersat LACChargers
20102010-09-13Chargers 14 — 21 Chiefsat KCChiefs
20092009-11-29Chiefs 14 — 43 Chargersat LACChargers
20092009-10-25Chargers 37 — 7 Chiefsat KCChargers
20082008-12-14Chargers 22 — 21 Chiefsat KCChargers
20082008-11-09Chiefs 19 — 20 Chargersat LACChargers
20072007-12-02Chargers 24 — 10 Chiefsat KCChargers
20072007-09-30Chiefs 30 — 16 Chargersat LACChiefs
20062006-12-17Chiefs 9 — 20 Chargersat LACChargers
20062006-10-22Chargers 27 — 30 Chiefsat KCChiefs

Chiefs leaders 2025 regular season

PassingPatrick Mahomes QB #15315/502, 3587 YDS, 22 TD, 11 INT
Chris Oladokun QB #1935/55, 235 YDS, 1 TD
RushingKareem Hunt RB #29163 CAR, 611 YDS, 8 TD
Isiah Pacheco RB #10118 CAR, 462 YDS, 1 TD
Patrick Mahomes QB #1564 CAR, 422 YDS, 5 TD
ReceivingTravis Kelce TE #8776 REC, 851 YDS, 5 TD
Hollywood Brown WR #049 REC, 587 YDS, 5 TD
Rashee Rice WR #453 REC, 571 YDS, 5 TD
Xavier Worthy WR #142 REC, 532 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesNick Bolton LB #32154
Chamarri Conner S #27117
Drue Tranquill LB #23103
SacksChris Jones DT #957
George Karlaftis DE #566
Charles Omenihu DE #903.5
InterceptionsJaylen Watson CB #352
Mike Danna DE #511
Jack Cochrane LB #431
full roster and per-player history

Chargers leaders 2025 regular season

PassingJustin Herbert QB #10340/512, 3727 YDS, 26 TD, 13 INT
Trey Lance QB #527/57, 226 YDS, 1 INT
RushingKimani Vidal RB #28155 CAR, 643 YDS, 3 TD
Omarion Hampton RB #8124 CAR, 545 YDS, 4 TD
Justin Herbert QB #1083 CAR, 498 YDS, 2 TD
ReceivingLadd McConkey WR #1566 REC, 789 YDS, 6 TD
Keenan Allen WR #1081 REC, 777 YDS, 4 TD
Quentin Johnston WR #151 REC, 735 YDS, 8 TD
Oronde Gadsden TE #8649 REC, 664 YDS, 3 TD
Defense
TacklesDaiyan Henley LB #0103
Derwin James Jr. S #394
Troy Dye LB #4358
SacksTuli Tuipulotu LB #4513
Odafe Oweh LB #987.5
Justin Eboigbe DT #926
InterceptionsTony Jefferson S #234
Donte Jackson CB #264
Derwin James Jr. S #33
full roster and per-player history
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.