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Little has gone right for the Chiefs thus far, but they are only down a touchdown at halftime.
The Chiefs lost wide receiver Xavier Worthy to a shoulder injury on the third play and were dominated in the first half. The Chargers lead 13-6, and it felt even more lopsided than the score might indicate.
The Chargers outgained the Chiefs 211 to 133.
The Chiefs’ first three drives went for a combined 12 plays and 28 yards before their fourth covered 16 plays and 49 yards. Still, Kansas City had to settle for a 35-yard Harrison Butker field goal.
The Chargers gifted them another Butker field goal on the final play of the half. Omarion Hampton committed a costly rookie error by running out of bounds with 49 seconds remaining with the Chiefs out of timeouts before Cameron Dicker’s 36-yard field goal. It was enough time for Patrick Mahomes to direct a five-play, 31-yard drive that ended with Butker’s 59-yard kick.
Mahomes went 12-of-21 for 98 yards with Tyquan Thornton catching two for 41. Isiah Pacheco has four carries for 21 yards.
The Chiefs are 0-for-7 on third down but have two fourth-down conversions.
Justin Herbert has completed 12 of 18 passes for 171 yards and a touchdown, a 5-yard throw to Quentin Johnston. Tyler Conklin has two catches for 50 yards and Ladd McConkey four for 49.
Hampton has eight carries for 31 yards.
Th Chargers went only 1-for-3 in the red zone as Dicker also had a 39-yard field goal.
The Chargers will receive the second-half kickoff.
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