The Chargers have won five straight vs. mostly tough competition including a statement win at Denver last week, and they should have their way vs. a Chiefs team off of a major upset
The San Diego Chargers are playing as well as any team in the NFL over the past month while the Kansas City Chiefs are in an obvious letdown spot after upsetting the Super Bowl champions, and we feel that the end result should be a blowout Chargers victory.
Things did not look good for the Chargers winning the AFC West when the Denver Broncos raced out to a 6-0 start while San Diego began the year 2-3, but the Bolts have now won five straight games to take over the division lead, and they must win this game to maintain sole possession of that lead after an impressive Denver win on Thanksgiving night.
This Chargers winning streak began with a 37-7 rout of these Chiefs in Kansas City, and it also included an impressive road win at the New York Giants and a nice home win over the Philadelphia Eagles before a statement win at Denver last week.
That 32-3 drubbing in a difficult venue for visiting teams now looks even more impressive in light of the Broncos performance Thursday night, and the fact that the Chargers need to win to keep the West lead all to themselves should lessen the likelihood of a letdown here.
Meanwhile, the Chiefs followed up their road win at Oakland by shocking the Pittsburgh Steelers in overtime at home last week. Kansas City may still be feeling a tad giddy entering this contest, but we feel that San Diego will dampen those spirits in their current form by opening up a big lead here and never looking back.
Take the Chargers to win by more than two touchdowns here.
Free Pick: Chargers -13½ (-110)