San Diego Chargers 28 - Kansas City Chiefs 0
The Chargers reach the halfway point of their season at a perfect 8-0 with another dominating win over the Chiefs. This one was all Chargers from the beginning, as they held the Chiefs to a mind-boggling 32 yards of total offense in a driving rainstorm. The Chargers were good both running and passing the ball, and might have scored more if it weren't for a Moeaki fumble in the red zone. They were in grind it out mode for much of the second half.
Rivers was 13 of 15 for 191 yards, 2 TDs and 0 INTs. The 2 incompletions were a drop and a throwaway, so he was basically perfect (with the perfect QB rating to show for it).
Brees managed to complete only one pass on 13 attempts for 15 yards, though there were a couple drops. With all the sacks he took, it came out to -22 yards passing. He did only throw 1 pick though.
Ridley did the bulk of the work in this one, carrying 14 times for 91 yards and a TD (he did fumble, though I think he was down but didn't need to challenge since I recovered). Charles had the same 6.5ypc, but on 8 carries for 52 yards and a score.
Sproles had 9 carries for 43 yards for the Chiefs.
Brandon Marshall had 5 catches for 78 yards and a TD, while Austin added 3 for 62 and a score of his own.
Coby Fleener had the lone reception for the Chiefs, but also dropped two balls. Nelson and Cruz each had a drop as well, as the Chiefs receivers didn't bother to show up in the rain.
The Chargers got 2 sacks from Raji, and 1 each from DEs Jordan and Shaughnessy. Joe Haden had yet another pick (his league-leading 11th) in this one.
Alphonso Smith and Justin Durant each forced a fumble for the Chiefs, one of which was recovered.
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gg DVO! This team is running like a well-oiled machine right now, I'm not sure why it's so much better than my Broncos team (not that I'm hopeless with the Broncos or anything), they're built essentially the same way. It's definitely better though. Brandon Marshall is amazing, that dude single-handedly proves that speed isn't everything in a WR. He catches everything.