Chargers at Chiefs Week 2 Preview and Prediction

Chargers at Chiefs Preview For Week 2

The AFC West will be a gauntlet the entire season for every team involved. The Chargers are already coming off of a 24-19 win over one division rival in the Raiders, and now see the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday Night Football, with Patrick Mahomes having thrown for 360 yards and whopping five touchdowns against the Cardinals on Sunday in a 44-21 win.

Los Angeles Chargers

Khalil Mack was a monster in his Chargers debut, with three sacks to add to a defense that had three picks of Derek Carr in the process. Patrick Mahomes can certainly move more than Carr, but you can expect LA to look and disrupt him as much as possible, hoping he'll make similar mistakes on the run. Mack was brought in to clearly help in that role given the talent the Chargers will see this year at quarterback, and he certainly showed the impact he'll have this season alongside Joey Bosa.

Justin Herbert also went 26-for-34 for 279 yards and three TDs in Sunday's win, but did lose receiver Keenan Allen to a hamstring injury.

A lot of early money has been coming in on the underdog Chargers, who are 11-2 against the first half spread when playing divisional opponents over the last three years.

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Kansas City Chiefs

Well, no one should really be surprised by what we saw this past Sunday from Mahomes. Obviously, losing Tyreek Hill is a big deal in terms of the loss of a major downfield weapon, but their offense didn't miss a beat, spreading the ball around with ten different receivers at least getting a target, and nine had at least with a catch.

That's not the only area they spread the ball out though, with five different players carrying the ball, with seventh-round rookie Isiah Pacheco leading the way on 12 carries for 62 yards.

So yeah, the Chargers' defense will have their work cut out for them trying to focus on so many potential weapons.

My Favorite Pick: Over 54

Both sides have potent offenses, and this is likely to be a shootout of a game, even if the Chargers are able to generate some turnovers with their pass rush.

These teams split their two games last year, both winning on the road, combining for 62 and 54 points in those games.

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