Chargers 3–10 Chiefs: Score, Stats & Recap | Week 14, 2015

Q: How did the quarterbacks play in Los Angeles Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs?

P. Rivers (Los Angeles Chargers), 48.0% completion, -4.7% CPOE, -0.02 EPA per dropback, -1.03 total passing EPA. A. Smith (Kansas City Chiefs), 50.0% completion, +4.3% CPOE, +0.11 EPA per dropback, +3.38 total passing EPA.

Quick answer

Winner: Kansas City Chiefs
Final score: Kansas City Chiefs 10–3 Los Angeles Chargers
Halftime: Los Angeles Chargers 0–10 Kansas City Chiefs at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP: A. Wilson
Top passer: Philip Rivers
Biggest EPA play: (2:00) (Shotgun) 11-A.Smith pass short left to 12-A.Wilson for 44 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Game date: 2015-12-13

Game summary

The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Los Angeles Chargers 10–3 on 2015-12-13. A. Wilson posted a game-high +8.57 total EPA in the receiving.

The highest-scoring period was Q2 with 10 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q2	Q3	—	—	—	T
Los Angeles Chargers	0	3	0	0	0	3
Kansas City Chiefs	10	0	0	0	0	10

Scoring Map

Each pin marks where a score occurred on the field — yard line from play-by-play.

LACLos Angeles Chargers

LAC 44

+1LAC 15

+3LAC 22

+3KC 12

KCKansas City Chiefs

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

4 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

KCKansas City Chiefs
Q2 2:00TD
AWA. Wilson
Points+6
Yard line
LAC 44
Score
0-6
(2:00) (Shotgun) 11-A.Smith pass short left to 12-A.Wilson for 44 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
KCKansas City Chiefs
Q2 1:53XP
Cairo Santos
Points+1
Yard line
LAC 15
Score
0-7
5-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-2-D.Colquitt.
KCKansas City Chiefs
Q2 0:07FG
Cairo Santos
Points+3
Yard line
LAC 22
Score
0-10
(:07) 5-C.Santos 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-2-D.Colquitt.
LACLos Angeles Chargers
Q3 5:51FG
JLJ. Lambo
Points+3
Yard line
KC 12
Score
3-10
(5:51) 2-J.Lambo 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-M.Windt, Holder-5-M.Scifres.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1A. Wilson · Kansas City Chiefs · Receiving · +8.57 total EPA · 6 snaps · +1.43 EPA/play
2J. Herndon · Los Angeles Chargers · Receiving · +5.63 total EPA · 7 snaps · +0.80 EPA/play
3A. Gates · Los Angeles Chargers · Receiving · +5.01 total EPA · 8 snaps · +0.63 EPA/play
4Arian Smith · Kansas City Chiefs · Passing · +3.38 total EPA · 30 snaps · +0.11 EPA/play
5Arian Smith · Kansas City Chiefs · Rushing · +2.25 total EPA · 4 snaps · +0.56 EPA/play
6Melvin Gordon · Los Angeles Chargers · Receiving · +1.77 total EPA · 4 snaps · +0.44 EPA/play
7V. Brown · Los Angeles Chargers · Receiving · +1.36 total EPA · 2 snaps · +0.68 EPA/play
8Ja'Mori Maclin · Kansas City Chiefs · Receiving · +1.08 total EPA · 9 snaps · +0.12 EPA/play

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Highest total EPA with the player's top snap and the game's biggest single play when different.

FantasyHQ Game MVP

A. Wilson — KC · Receiving

A. Wilson posted the highest total EPA (+8.57) in the game, the strongest overall impact for Kansas City Chiefs. Across 6 counted snaps, they averaged +1.43 EPA per play.

A. Wilson's top snap (+5.65 EPA): (2:00) (Shotgun) 11-A.Smith pass short left to 12-A.Wilson for 44 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

Quarterback report card

Philip Rivers led all passers in efficiency for Los Angeles Chargers, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

Philip Rivers (Los Angeles Chargers) · 50 dropbacks · 48.0% completion · -4.7% CPOE · -0.02 EPA/play · -1.03 total EPA
Arian Smith (Kansas City Chiefs) · 30 dropbacks · 50.0% completion · +4.3% CPOE · +0.11 EPA/play · +3.38 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	Los Angeles Chargers	Kansas City Chiefs
Offensive EPA/play	-0.073	+0.000
Offensive success rate	29.6%	42.6%
Pass EPA/play	-0.021	+0.113
Rush EPA/play	-0.472	+0.009
Defensive EPA/play	-0.000	+0.073
Defensive success rate	57.4%	70.4%

Drive & efficiency notes

Kansas City Chiefs held the efficiency edge in offensive EPA per play (+0.00 vs -0.07), even if the scoreboard told a different story.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

Los Angeles Chargers: -0.07 EPA/play (34th percentile vs. 2015 team-game averages)
Kansas City Chiefs: +0.00 EPA/play (54th percentile vs. 2015 team-game averages)

Kansas City Chiefs: 8 drives, +0.03 total EPA, 2 scoring drives
Los Angeles Chargers: 10 drives, -5.94 total EPA, 1 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal from official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

Kansas City Chiefs — A. Wilson (Arian Smith pass) (Q2 2:00)

Field goals

Kansas City Chiefs — Cairo Santos (Q2 0:07)
Los Angeles Chargers — J. Lambo (Q3 5:51)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The second quarter: Kansas City Chiefs won the period 10–0. Kansas City Chiefs found the end zone from the LAC 44 (Q2 2:00) — (2:00) (Shotgun) 11-A.Smith pass short left to 12-A.Wilson for 44 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Kansas City Chiefs added 1 points from the LAC 15 (Q2 1:53) — 5-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-2-D.Colquitt.; Kansas City Chiefs connected on a field goal from the LAC 22 (Q2 0:07) — (:07) 5-C.Santos 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-2-D.Colquitt..

The third quarter: Los Angeles Chargers won the period 3–0. Los Angeles Chargers connected on a field goal from the KC 12 (Q3 5:51) — (5:51) 2-J.Lambo 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-M.Windt, Holder-5-M.Scifres..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

Los Angeles Chargers (Q4 0:02) — (:02) (Shotgun) 17-P.Rivers pass incomplete short right to 39-D.Woodhead (55-D.Ford). [WPA -17.8% · EPA -2.07]
Los Angeles Chargers (Q1 2:16) — (2:16) 5-M.Scifres punts 55 yards to KC 5, Center-47-M.Windt. 85-F.Hammond to KC 22 for 17 yards (97-J.Attaochu). FUMBLES (97-J.Attaochu), RECOVERED by LAC-47-M.Windt at KC 26. 47-M.Windt to KC 26 for [WPA +17.7% · EPA +5.25]
Los Angeles Chargers (Q4 0:20) — (:20) (Shotgun) 17-P.Rivers pass deep right to 86-V.Brown to KC 1 for 22 yards (27-T.Branch; 22-M.Peters). [WPA +14.7% · EPA +1.78]
Kansas City Chiefs (Q2 2:00) — (2:00) (Shotgun) 11-A.Smith pass short left to 12-A.Wilson for 44 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +12.9% · EPA +5.65]
Kansas City Chiefs (Q2 15:00) — (15:00) (Shotgun) 11-A.Smith pass deep middle to 12-A.Wilson to LAC 38 for 29 yards (27-J.Wilson). Penalty on LAC-51-K.Emanuel, Defensive Offside, declined. [WPA +11.1% · EPA +3.36]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

Kansas City Chiefs (Q2 2:00) — (2:00) (Shotgun) 11-A.Smith pass short left to 12-A.Wilson for 44 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +12.9% · EPA +5.65]
Los Angeles Chargers (Q1 2:16) — (2:16) 5-M.Scifres punts 55 yards to KC 5, Center-47-M.Windt. 85-F.Hammond to KC 22 for 17 yards (97-J.Attaochu). FUMBLES (97-J.Attaochu), RECOVERED by LAC-47-M.Windt at KC 26. 47-M.Windt to KC 26 for [WPA +17.7% · EPA +5.25]
Los Angeles Chargers (Q1 1:11) — (1:11) 2-J.Lambo 42 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-47-M.Windt, Holder-5-M.Scifres. [WPA -8.6% · EPA -4.11]
Los Angeles Chargers (Q4 3:29) — (3:29) (Shotgun) 17-P.Rivers pass deep right to 80-M.Floyd to LAC 48 for 41 yards (22-M.Peters). [WPA +6.4% · EPA +3.56]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

Kansas City Chiefs TD (+6) — Q2 2:00 · LAC 44 · Score 0-6
(2:00) (Shotgun) 11-A.Smith pass short left to 12-A.Wilson for 44 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Kansas City Chiefs XP (+1) — Q2 1:53 · LAC 15 · Score 0-7
5-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-2-D.Colquitt.
Kansas City Chiefs FG (+3) — Q2 0:07 · LAC 22 · Score 0-10
(:07) 5-C.Santos 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-2-D.Colquitt.
Los Angeles Chargers FG (+3) — Q3 5:51 · KC 12 · Score 3-10
(5:51) 2-J.Lambo 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-M.Windt, Holder-5-M.Scifres.

Key takeaways

What to remember for fantasy research and follow-up box score digging.

Kansas City Chiefs earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
One-score margin — verify garbage-time stats before drawing fantasy conclusions.
A. Wilson (Kansas City Chiefs) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.
Philip Rivers (LAC) finished below expected efficiency despite volume.

Frequently asked questions

Who won Los Angeles Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs on 2015-12-13?

The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Los Angeles Chargers 10-3 in Week 14, 2015.

What was the score by quarter in Los Angeles Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs?

Q2: Los Angeles Chargers 0, Kansas City Chiefs 10; Q3: Los Angeles Chargers 3, Kansas City Chiefs 0; Final: Los Angeles Chargers 3, Kansas City Chiefs 10.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals in Los Angeles Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs?

Kansas City Chiefs touchdown — A. Wilson (A. Smith pass) (Q2 2:00) Kansas City Chiefs field goal — C. Santos (Q2 0:07, 3 pts) Los Angeles Chargers field goal — J. Lambo (Q3 5:51, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

How did the quarterbacks play in Los Angeles Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs?

Philip Rivers (Los Angeles Chargers), 48.0% completion, -4.7% CPOE, -0.02 EPA per dropback, -1.03 total passing EPA. Arian Smith (Kansas City Chiefs), 50.0% completion, +4.3% CPOE, +0.11 EPA per dropback, +3.38 total passing EPA.

Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Los Angeles Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs?

A. Wilson (Kansas City Chiefs) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +8.57 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 6 snaps. Their top snap (+5.65 EPA): (2:00) (Shotgun) 11-A.Smith pass short left to 12-A.Wilson for 44 yards, TOUCHDOWN..

Was Los Angeles Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs a close game?

Yes — the margin was 7 points. Kansas City Chiefs won 10-3 in a game that stayed within one score into the fourth quarter.

Season records after this game

Los Angeles Chargers

Entered 3-9 Now 3-10 L

Kansas City Chiefs

Entered 7-5 Now 8-5 W

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