Thursday Night Football: Chiefs at Chargers (7:20 CT) — Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

Patrick Mahomes and the first-place Kansas City Chiefs visit Justin Herbert and the second-place Los Angeles Chargers in a massive AFC West battle with playoff seeding implications tonight under the lights in SoCal.

What a way to start Week 15, right?

Mahomes and Herbert are fourth and fifth, respectively, in passing yardage in the NFL and have thrown for a combined 7,464 yards and 57 touchdowns this season. This one has all the makings of a heck of a lid-lifter for Week 15 of the NFL season, a primetime battle of two incredible quarterbacks battling for an AFC West title and playoff seeding on Thursday Night Football. I’m ready for this to start now.

Game Info

Kansas City Chiefs (9-4, 1st AFC West) at Los Angeles Chargers (8-5, 2nd AFC West) – FOX, NFL Network (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews, Kristina Pink), Westwood One (Ian Eagle, Tony Boselli)

Kickoff Time: 7:20 p.m. CT
Site:
 SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, Ca.
Referee: Shawn Smith
Odds: KC -3.5, O/U 53 (via DraftKings Sports Book)

Game Thread

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Coaches

Chiefs: Andy Reid (230-134-1; 100-41 w/ KC, 130-93-1 w PHI) vs. Chargers: Brandon Staley (8-5)

Starting QBs and Projected Game Stats

Chiefs: Patrick Mahomes: 27/41, 296 passing yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 4 carries, 23 rushing yards

versus

Chargers: Justin Herbert: 26/39, 290 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 4 carries, 20 rushing  yards

Week 15 projected stats via ESPN projections

Chiefs Projected Starters

Offense
•   QB Patrick Mahomes
•   RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire
•   WRs Tyreek Hill, Mecole Hardman
•   TE Travis Kelce
•   LT Orlando Brown, LG Joe Thuney, C Creed Humphrey, RG Trey Smith, RT Lucas Niang

Defense
•   LDE Chris Jones, LDT Jarran Reed, RDT Derrick Nnadi, RDE Frank Clark
•   LB Ben Niemann, Anthony Hitchens
•   LCB Charvarius Ward, RCB L’Jarius Sneed
•   FS Juan Thornhill, SS Tyrann Mathieu

Specialists
•   Harrison Butker (kicker), Tommy Townsend (punter, holder), James Winchester (long snapper), Byron Pringle, Mecole Hardman (kick and punt returns)

Chargers Projected Starters

Offense
•   QB Justin Herbert
•   RB Austin Ekeler
•   WRs Mike Williams, Keenan Allen
•   TE Jared Cook
•   LT Rashawn Slater, LG Matt Feiler, C Corey Linsley, RG Michael Schofield III, RT Storm Norton

Defense
•   EDGEs Joey Bosa, Uchenna Nwosu DLs Jerry Tillery, Linval Joseph, Justin Jones
•   LBs Kyzir White, Drue Tranquill
•   CBs Michael Davis, Chris Harris Jr.
•   S Nasir Adderley, Derwin James Jr.

Specialists
•   Dustin Hopkins (kicker), Ty Long (punter, holder), Matt Overton (long snapper), Andre Roberts (kick and punt returns)

Inactives

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Patrick grew up in Chicago's Bridgeport and Garfield Ridge neighborhoods before moving to the Western Suburbs of Chicago before eventually relocating to the Las Vegas area with his family in 2023. He started with Bleacher Nation in 2021 and has spent time as a Staff Writer and on the Chicago Blackhawks beat. He is currently a writer and editor at Bleacher Nation covering the Chicago Bears and the NFL at large and the author of the Bleacher Nation Newsletter. Patrick is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA).

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