National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Kansas City 38,
L.A. Chargers 28
When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, September 9, 2018
Where: Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California
Temperature: 84°
Head Official: Clete Blakeman
Attendance: 25351
Where: Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California
Temperature: 84°
Head Official: Clete Blakeman
Attendance: 25351
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Kansas City | 14 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| L.A. Chargers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 28 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 13:03 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
L.A. Chargers 0 - Kansas City 7 Tyreek Hill 91 yd. punt return (Harrison Butker kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 9:20 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | FG |
L.A. Chargers 3 - Kansas City 7 Caleb Sturgis 45 yd. field goal |
| 1st Quarter - 6:39 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
L.A. Chargers 3 - Kansas City 14 Tyreek Hill 58 yd. pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 0:21 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | FG |
L.A. Chargers 6 - Kansas City 14 Caleb Sturgis 39 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 7:47 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | TD |
L.A. Chargers 12 - Kansas City 14 Austin Ekeler 13 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (pass failed) |
| 2nd Quarter - 2:00 | ||
| Kansas City | FG |
L.A. Chargers 12 - Kansas City 17 Harrison Butker 46 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 9:25 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
L.A. Chargers 12 - Kansas City 24 De'Anthony Thomas 1 yd. pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 0:48 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
L.A. Chargers 12 - Kansas City 31 Anthony Sherman 36 yd. pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 12:04 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | TD |
L.A. Chargers 20 - Kansas City 31 Keenan Allen 20 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Antonio Gates pass from Philip Rivers) |
| 4th Quarter - 9:42 | ||
| Kansas City | TD |
L.A. Chargers 20 - Kansas City 38 Tyreek Hill 1 yd. pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 5:01 | ||
| L.A. Chargers | TD |
L.A. Chargers 28 - Kansas City 38 Tyrell Williams 4 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Melvin Gordon III run) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Kansas City | L.A. Chargers | |
| 1st Downs | 19 | 33 |
| Rushing | 7 | 7 |
| Passing | 10 | 23 |
| Penalty | 2 | 3 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 4-10 | 3-11 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Punts-Average | 5-51.2 | 3-48.0 |
| Return Yards | 128 | 31 |
| Punts-Returns | 2-95 | 2--5 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 2-33 | 2-36 |
| Int - Returns | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 6-50 | 7-45 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Time of Possession | 25:34 | 34:26 |
| Total Net Yards | 362 | 541 |
| Total Plays | 55 | 74 |
| Average Gain | 6.6 | 7.3 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 106 | 123 |
| Rushes | 27 | 22 |
| Average/Rush | 3.9 | 5.6 |
| Net Yards Passing | 256 | 418 |
| Comp-Att | 15-27 | 34-51 |
| Yards/Pass | 9.1 | 8.0 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 1-0 | 1-6 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 1 |
| Touchdowns | 5 | 3 |
| Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | 4 | 3 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 5-5 | 2-3 |
| Field Goals | 1-1 | 2-3 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 2-2-100% | 2-2-100% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 2-2-100% | 1-1-100% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Kansas City Chiefs
(1-0)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| P. Mahomes | 15/27 | 256 | 4 | 0 |
Los Angeles Chargers
(0-1)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| P. Rivers | 34/51 | 424 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| K. Hunt | 16 | 49 | 3.1 | 0 | 13 |
| S. Ware | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 27 |
| P. Mahomes | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 8 |
| T. Hill | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 |
| D. Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Gordon III | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 0 | 18 |
| A. Ekeler | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 10 |
| T. Benjamin | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| D. Watt | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Hill | 8 | 7 | 169 | 24.1 | 2 | 58 |
| A. Sherman | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 1 | 36 |
| S. Watkins | 5 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 16 |
| C. Conley | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| S. Ware | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| T. Kelce | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| D. Thomas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| K. Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| K. Allen | 11 | 8 | 108 | 13.5 | 1 | 23 |
| M. Gordon III | 13 | 9 | 102 | 11.3 | 0 | 25 |
| A. Ekeler | 5 | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 1 | 30 |
| M. Williams | 6 | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 0 | 25 |
| V. Green | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 15 |
| A. Gates | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 |
| T. Williams | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 |
| T. Benjamin | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| R. Parker | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| R. Parker | 7 | 2 |
| A. Hitchens | 6 | 8 |
| D. Ford | 4 | 0 |
| S. Nelson | 4 | 4 |
| E. Murray | 4 | 5 |
| C. Jones | 3 | 0 |
| K. Fuller | 3 | 3 |
| T. Smith | 2 | 3 |
| R. Ragland | 2 | 5 |
| O. Scandrick | 1 | 0 |
| T. Kpassagnon | 1 | 1 |
| X. Williams | 1 | 3 |
| J. Houston | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| D. King II | 5 | 0 |
| C. Hayward Jr. | 4 | 0 |
| K. Emanuel | 4 | 1 |
| J. Addae | 3 | 2 |
| K. White | 3 | 2 |
| T. Williams | 2 | 0 |
| D. James | 2 | 1 |
| D. Perryman | 2 | 2 |
| I. Rochell | 2 | 2 |
| D. Square | 1 | 0 |
| J. Jones | 1 | 2 |
| A. Phillips | 0 | 1 |
| J. Brown | 0 | 1 |
| M. Ingram III | 0 | 1 |
| D. Philon | 0 | 1 |
| C. Landrum | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| A. Hitchens | 2.0 |
| D. Ford | 1.0 |
| C. Jones | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| K. Emanuel | 1.0 |
| D. King II | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| J. Jones | 2 |