National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Kansas City 27,
L.A. Chargers 24
When: 8:15 PM ET, Thursday, September 15, 2022
Where: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 81°
Head Official: John Hussey
Attendance: 73461
Where: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 81°
Head Official: John Hussey
Attendance: 73461
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| L.A. Chargers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 5:58 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | FG |
Kansas City 0 - L.A. Chargers 3 Dustin Hopkins 31 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 14:57 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | TD |
Kansas City 0 - L.A. Chargers 10 Zander Horvath 1 yd. pass from Justin Herbert (Dustin Hopkins kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 11:38 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
Kansas City 7 - L.A. Chargers 10 Jerick McKinnon 9 yd. pass from Patrick Mahomes (Matt Ammendola kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 9:52 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | TD |
Kansas City 7 - L.A. Chargers 17 Mike Williams 15 yd. pass from Justin Herbert (Dustin Hopkins kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 7:22 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
Kansas City 14 - L.A. Chargers 17 Justin Watson 41 yd. pass from Patrick Mahomes (Matt Ammendola kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 14:58 | ||
| Kansas City | FG |
Kansas City 17 - L.A. Chargers 17 Matt Ammendola 19 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 10:29 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
Kansas City 24 - L.A. Chargers 17 Jaylen Watson 99 yd. interception return (Matt Ammendola kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 3:20 | ||
| Kansas City | FG |
Kansas City 27 - L.A. Chargers 17 Matt Ammendola 31 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 1:11 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | TD |
Kansas City 27 - L.A. Chargers 24 Joshua Palmer 7 yd. pass from Justin Herbert (Dustin Hopkins kick) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| L.A. Chargers | Kansas City | |
| 1st Downs | 21 | 15 |
| Rushing | 5 | 2 |
| Passing | 15 | 11 |
| Penalty | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 5-16 | 4-12 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| Punts-Average | 6-40.5 | 6-55.5 |
| Return Yards | 60 | 105 |
| Punts-Returns | 2-17 | 2-6 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 2-43 | 0-0 |
| Int - Returns | 0-0 | 1-99 |
| Penalties-Yards | 3-25 | 6-54 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Time of Possession | 33:37 | 26:23 |
| Total Net Yards | 401 | 319 |
| Total Plays | 74 | 54 |
| Average Gain | 5.4 | 5.9 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 75 | 93 |
| Rushes | 24 | 18 |
| Average/Rush | 3.1 | 5.2 |
| Net Yards Passing | 326 | 226 |
| Comp-Att | 33-48 | 24-35 |
| Yards/Pass | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 2-8 | 1-9 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 0 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 3 |
| Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | 3 | 2 |
| Other | 0 | 1 |
| Extra Points | 3-3 | 3-3 |
| Field Goals | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 3-5-60% | 1-3-33% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 2-3-67% | 1-2-50% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Los Angeles Chargers
(1-1)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| J. Herbert | 33/48 | 334 | 3 | 1 |
Kansas City Chiefs
(2-0)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| P. Mahomes | 24/35 | 235 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Ekeler | 14 | 39 | 2.8 | 0 | 8 |
| J. Kelley | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 |
| S. Michel | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 0 | 7 |
| J. Herbert | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Edwards-Helaire | 8 | 74 | 9.2 | 0 | 52 |
| J. McKinnon | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| I. Pacheco | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
| M. Burton | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| P. Mahomes | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Hardman | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -4 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Williams | 10 | 8 | 113 | 14.1 | 1 | 39 |
| G. Everett | 10 | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 0 | 26 |
| D. Carter | 3 | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 35 |
| A. Ekeler | 10 | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 0 | 21 |
| J. Palmer | 8 | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 1 | 10 |
| S. Michel | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Kelley | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Z. Horvath | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Kelce | 7 | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | 19 |
| J. Watson | 2 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 1 | 41 |
| M. Hardman | 4 | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 30 |
| C. Edwards-Helaire | 4 | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 21 |
| M. Valdes-Scantling | 7 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
| N. Gray | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 |
| J. Smith-Schuster | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 4 |
| J. McKinnon | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | 9 |
| M. Burton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Fortson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| J. Watson | 1 | 99 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| D. James Jr. | 6 | 3 |
| J. Jackson | 5 | 1 |
| D. Tranquill | 4 | 2 |
| K. Mack | 2 | 0 |
| B. Callahan | 2 | 0 |
| J. Bosa | 2 | 1 |
| A. Samuel Jr. | 2 | 1 |
| S. Joseph-Day | 2 | 2 |
| A. Gilman | 1 | 0 |
| K. Van Noy | 1 | 1 |
| M. Fox | 1 | 1 |
| J. Tillery | 1 | 1 |
| K. Murray Jr. | 1 | 2 |
| N. Adderley | 1 | 2 |
| A. Johnson | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| L. Sneed | 7 | 1 |
| W. Gay | 6 | 5 |
| R. Fenton | 5 | 1 |
| N. Bolton | 5 | 5 |
| C. Jones | 3 | 0 |
| J. Reid | 3 | 1 |
| J. Thornhill | 3 | 1 |
| J. Watson | 3 | 1 |
| K. Saunders | 2 | 0 |
| C. Dunlap | 2 | 1 |
| G. Karlaftis | 1 | 0 |
| B. Cook | 1 | 0 |
| D. Harris | 1 | 0 |
| L. Chenal | 1 | 1 |
| F. Clark | 1 | 1 |
| D. Nnadi | 0 | 3 |
| T. Wharton | 0 | 3 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| K. Mack | 1.0 |
| J. Bosa | 1.0 |
| D. James Jr. | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |