2002 · Week 6 · Division

Final

Chiefs

Kansas City

QB Trent Green

34·35

Chargers

San Diego

QB Drew Brees

Qualcomm Stadium · outdoors · grass · 67°F · wind 7mph

Closing spread

SD -3

Total

46.5

Model margin

+1.5est.

SD perspective

Push chance

7.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Chargers
  • Chiefs

How each play moved the game.

Chargers winsChiefs wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

The rivalry

KC lead 31–23 since 1999

CHARGERS have won 2 straight. Meetings average 44.9 points. SD are 27-26-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W15LAC @ KC1613CHARGERS
2025 · W1KC @ LAC2127CHARGERS
2024 · W14LAC @ KC1719KC
2024 · W4KC @ LAC1710KC
2023 · W18KC @ LAC1312KC
2023 · W7LAC @ KC1731KC
2022 · W11KC @ LAC3027KC
2022 · W2LAC @ KC2427KC

Box score

Individual performances

Chiefs

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Trent Green17/2923632

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Priest Holmes23632.71
Trent Green4256.30
Dante Hall100.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +34.2%2.8%7.2%7.5%3.0%4.6%2.9%

Positive margins favour Chargers; negative favour Chiefs.

Half-point at risk

7.48%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

53.1%

Expected total

46.7est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.06
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.50

One or both ratings are carry-over priors — no games have been played this season yet, so treat this as a starting assumption rather than a read.