Thursday Night Football: Chargers at Chiefs (7:15 CT) – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread, More

7-Round Los Angeles Chargers Mock Draft

Whether you’re watching, betting, or both, Amazon Prime Video’s first-ever exclusive broadcast of Thursday Night Football should be a doozy with Justin Herbert and Patrick Mahomes going head-to-head in primetime.

Game Info

Los Angeles Chargers (1-0, T-1st AFC West) at Kansas City Chiefs (1-0, T-1st AFC West) – Amazon Prime Video (Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Kaylee Hartung)

Kickoff Time: 7:15 p.m. CT
Site: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Mo.
Referee: John Hussey
Odds: KC -4, O/U 54 (via DraftKings Sports Book)

Coaches

Chargers: Brandon Staley (10-8) vs. Chiefs: Andy Reid (234-135-1)

Starting QBs and Projected Game Stats

Chargers: Justin Herbert: 25/38, 292 passing yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 3 carries, 15 rushing yards

versus

Chiefs: Patrick Mahomes: 26/39, 304 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 4 carries, 20 rushing  yards

Week 2 projected stats via ESPN projections

Chargers Projected Starters

Offense
•   QB Justin Herbert
•   RB Austin Ekeler
•   WRs Mike Williams, Joshua Palmer, DeAndre Carter
•   TE Gerald Everett
•   LT Rashawn Slater, LG Matt Feiler, C Corey Linsley, RG Zion Johnson, RT Trey Pipkins III

Defense
•   LDE Jerry Tillery, NT Austin Johnson, RDE Sebastian Joseph-Day
•   WLB Joey Bosa, LILB Kyle Van Noy, RILB Kenneth Murray Jr., SLB Khalil Mack
•   LCB J.C. Jackson, RCB Asante Samuel Jr.
•   FS Nasir Adderley, SS Derwin James Jr.

Specialists
•   Dustin Hopkins (kicker), JT Scott (punter, holder), Josh Harris (long snapper), DeAndre Carter (kick and punt returns)

Chiefs Projected Starters

Offense
•   QB Patrick Mahomes
•   RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire
•   WR JuJu Smith-Schuster, Mecole Hardman, Marquez Valdes-Scantling
•   TE Travis Kelce
•   LT Orlando Brown Jr., LG Joe Thuney, C Creed Humphrey, RG Trey Smith, RT Andrew Wylie

Defense
•   LDE George Karlaftis, LDT Derrick Nnadi, RDT Chris Jones, RDE Frank Clark
•   WLB Willie Gay, MLB Nick Bolton, SLB Carlos Dunlap
•   LCB Rashad Fenton, RCB L’Jarious Sneed
•   FS Juan Thornhill, SS Justin Reid

Specialists
•   Matt Amendola (kicker), Tommy Townsend (punter, holder), James Winchester (long snapper), Isiah Pacheco, Mecole Hardman (kick and punt returns)

Inactives

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