KANSAS CITY – The Chief of Kansas City defeat Los Angeles charger 27-24 on Thursday night like Patrick Mahomes completed 24 of 35 235-yard passes and two touchdowns to pass Justin Herbert.
Chief of Kansas City
Jaylen Watson seems almost an afterthought Chief made him pick in the third corner after putting him in the seventh round this year. Watson became an important player of the Chiefs.
Play for beginners Trent McDuffie Coming off the bench injured this week, Watson delivered the Chiefs’ biggest game yet in what could eventually prove to be their biggest win of the season. Watson intercepts a pass from Charger midfielder Justin Herbert in the fourth quarter and return 99 yards for the next encounter. The captains have continued to beat their AFC West rivals 27-24.
According to research by ESPN Stats & Information, when the Chargers win the ball from 3 captains, they have a 73% probability of winning. That probability increased to 81% for the Captains after Watson’s pick of six.
Big win: The Chiefs (2-0) were the only AFC West team not to lose, giving them an early advantage in the rankings.
Buy/sell on breakout performance: Wide receiver Justin Watson caught a 41-yard touchdown pass and another ball as he passed the rookie Skyy Moore on depth graph based on quick count vs Charger. Watson worked well with Patrick Mahomes in training camp, so his playing shouldn’t be a surprise. He is most active during his time camping in the red zone, where he makes good use of his size of 6 foot-2 and 215 pounds. Watson will get significant playtime as long as he’s the fourth wide receiver, apparently he was on Thursday night.
Trouble Trends: Short-term offense of troubled chiefs. They are 1/5 out of 1/3 and 3 or less. These struggles led coach Andy Reid to call for an on-field goal in fourth place and a goal from 1 in the fourth inning for a 17-14 scoreline. – Adam Teicher
Underrated statistics to know: Eight different players Captain has at least two catches, the most draws in a single game in Patrick Mahomes epoch (since 2018). This is the second time Kansas City has done it in that time period. The first also came to the Chargers, during Week 3 last season in Kansas City.
Next game: at Colts (1:00 p.m. ET, September 25)
Los Angeles charger
Inside a buzzing Arrowhead Stadium, where Week 2’s game has a playoff atmosphere, Charger were reminded that despite the rationale for the star acquisition, much work remains to be done to take the AFC West from the six-time defending champions. Chief. The captains eliminated a 10-point shortfall to come from behind and beat the Chargers 27-24 on Thursday night.
Known chargers enter the season that their upgraded roster, now has an All-Pro edge pusher Khalil Mack and the reverse angle of Pro Bowl JC Jacksonwill be tested soon, play division games against Las Vegas Raiders and Chiefs for a period of five days.
They drew 1-1, and now there is an early assessment of what must be improved to win a championship, or at least, overcome the tough AFC West.
Synthetic play: With 10:43 left, the score is tied with 17-17 and the Chargers drive to the Chiefs’ 3-yard line, the quarterback Justin Herbert shoot a pass for a tight finish Gerald Everett that was picked up by the rookie full-back Jaylen Watson. Watson returned 99 yards of interception for a touchdown to give the Captain the lead of the game, 24-17. On the last play, Everett won 26 yards after a catch and run to score the first goal. But pick six illustrated the growing pain between Herbert and Everett throughout training camp. The Bolts signed Everett after the season to a two-year, $12 million deal.
Promising trends: Receiver Mike Williams‘ productivity. Start a quiet Week 1 performance (two catches in 10 yards), and with Keenan Allen Inactive because of a hamstring injury, Williams has stepped up dramatically. In the first half, Williams caught a 39-yard pass to set up a touchdown that gave the Chargers a 10-0 lead. At halftime, Williams performed a game like a circus for a touchdown, as he plunged and reeled with a one-handed catch for a 15-yard score to put the Chargers up 17-7. According to NFL Next Gen Stats, the probability of completion is only 31%, and this is the second one-handed touchdown in Williams’ six-year career. Williams finished with eight catches for 113 yards and a touchdown.
Eye-catching stats: Rookies Zander Horvath caught a 1-yard touchdown pass in the second half to put the Bolts up 10-0. A seventh-round pick from Purdue, Horvath also had a 1-yard touchdown in Week 1’s 24-19 win over the Raiders. Horvath became the first player in round 7 to get a touchdown pass in the first two games of his career since Chansi Stuckey for the Jets in 2008. Stuckey won a touchdown pass in three games fight consecutively to start his career. – Lindsey Thiry
Underrated statistics to know: Justin HerbertPick six is a rare one. This is the only sixth pick this century to be in the red area in the fourth quarter of a tie game.
Next game: versus the Jaguars (4:05 p.m. ET, September 25)
