Chiefs 17–10 Chargers: Score, Stats & Recap | Week 4, 2024

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

P. Mahomes (Kansas City Chiefs), 51.4% completion, -6.7% CPOE, -0.08 EPA per dropback, -2.80 total passing EPA. J. Herbert (Los Angeles Chargers), 53.3% completion, -6.5% CPOE, -0.09 EPA per dropback, -2.84 total passing EPA.

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

X. Worthy (Kansas City Chiefs) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +5.44 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 4 snaps. Their top snap (+4.48 EPA): (4:14) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass deep left to 1-X.Worthy for 54 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on LAC-7-K.Fulton, Defensive Pass Interference, declined..

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Winner: Kansas City Chiefs
Final score: Kansas City Chiefs 17–10 Los Angeles Chargers
Halftime: Kansas City Chiefs 7–10 Los Angeles Chargers at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP: Xavier Worthy
Top passer: Patrick Mahomes
Biggest EPA play: (6:16) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass deep left intended for 87-T.Kelce INTERCEPTED by 7-K.Fu…
Game date: 2024-09-29

Game summary

The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Los Angeles Chargers 17–10 on 2024-09-29, overcoming Los Angeles Chargers's 10–7 halftime lead. Xavier Worthy posted a game-high +5.44 total EPA in the receiving.

The highest-scoring period was Q1 with 10 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	—	T
Kansas City Chiefs	0	7	3	7	0	17
Los Angeles Chargers	10	0	0	0	0	10

Scoring Map

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

KCKansas City Chiefs

KC 7

+1KC 15

+3KC 32

LAC 54

LAC 2

LACLos Angeles Chargers

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

8 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

LACLos Angeles Chargers
Q1 6:21TD
Ladd McConkey
Points+6
Yard line
KC 7
Score
0-6
(6:21) (Shotgun) 10-J.Herbert pass short middle to 15-L.McConkey for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN [94-M.Herring].
LACLos Angeles Chargers
Q1 6:16XP
Cameron Dicker
Points+1
Yard line
KC 15
Score
0-7
11-C.Dicker extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-16-J.Scott.
LACLos Angeles Chargers
Q1 3:58FG
Cameron Dicker
Points+3
Yard line
KC 32
Score
0-10
(3:58) 11-C.Dicker 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-16-J.Scott.
KCKansas City Chiefs
Q2 4:14TD
Xavier Worthy
Points+6
Yard line
LAC 54
Score
6-10
(4:14) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass deep left to 1-X.Worthy for 54 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on LAC-7-K.Fulton, Defensive Pass Interference, declined.
KCKansas City Chiefs
Q2 4:06XP
Harrison Butker
Points+1
Yard line
LAC 15
Score
7-10
7-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-14-M.Araiza.
KCKansas City Chiefs
Q3 6:30FG
Harrison Butker
Points+3
Yard line
LAC 18
Score
10-10
(6:30) 7-H.Butker 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-14-M.Araiza.
KCKansas City Chiefs
Q4 6:08TD
Samaje Perine
Points+6
Yard line
LAC 2
Score
16-10
(6:08) 34-S.Perine up the middle for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
KCKansas City Chiefs
Q4 6:04XP
Harrison Butker
Points+1
Yard line
LAC 15
Score
17-10
7-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-14-M.Araiza.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1Xavier Worthy · Kansas City Chiefs · Receiving · +5.44 total EPA · 4 snaps · +1.36 EPA/play
2Ladd McConkey · Los Angeles Chargers · Receiving · +2.98 total EPA · 7 snaps · +0.43 EPA/play
3Ju. Watson · Kansas City Chiefs · Receiving · +2.45 total EPA · 3 snaps · +0.82 EPA/play
4Josh Palmer · Los Angeles Chargers · Receiving · +1.85 total EPA · 4 snaps · +0.46 EPA/play
5Samaje Perine · Kansas City Chiefs · Rushing · +1.72 total EPA · 5 snaps · +0.34 EPA/play
6J.K. Dobbins · Los Angeles Chargers · Receiving · +0.93 total EPA · 4 snaps · +0.23 EPA/play
7Noah Gray · Kansas City Chiefs · Receiving · +0.81 total EPA · 4 snaps · +0.20 EPA/play
8Scott Matlock · Los Angeles Chargers · Receiving · +0.71 total EPA · 1 snaps · +0.71 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

Xavier Worthy — KC · Receiving

Xavier Worthy posted the highest total EPA (+5.44) in the game, the strongest overall impact for Kansas City Chiefs. Across 4 counted snaps, they averaged +1.36 EPA per play.

Xavier Worthy's top snap (+4.48 EPA): (4:14) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass deep left to 1-X.Worthy for 54 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on LAC-7-K.Fulton, Defensive Pass Interference, declined.

Biggest single play (-6.65 EPA): Patrick Mahomes — (6:16) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass deep left intended for 87-T.Kelce INTERCEPTED by 7-K.Fulton at KC 49. 7-K.Fulton to KC 20 for 29 yards (4-R.Rice). FUMBLES (4-R.Rice), RECOVERED by KC-52-C.Humphrey

Quarterback report card

Patrick Mahomes led all passers in efficiency for Kansas City Chiefs, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

Patrick Mahomes (Kansas City Chiefs) · 37 dropbacks · 51.4% completion · -6.7% CPOE · -0.08 EPA/play · -2.80 total EPA
Justin Herbert (Los Angeles Chargers) · 30 dropbacks · 53.3% completion · -6.5% CPOE · -0.09 EPA/play · -2.84 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	Kansas City Chiefs	Los Angeles Chargers
Offensive EPA/play	-0.104	-0.220
Offensive success rate	46.7%	32.0%
Pass EPA/play	-0.076	-0.095
Rush EPA/play	-0.200	-0.432
Defensive EPA/play	+0.220	+0.104
Defensive success rate	68.0%	53.3%

Drive & efficiency notes

Despite the final score, Kansas City Chiefs generated the better offensive EPA per play (-0.10 vs -0.22), suggesting they moved the ball more efficiently.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

Kansas City Chiefs: -0.10 EPA/play (23rd percentile vs. 2024 team-game averages)
Los Angeles Chargers: -0.22 EPA/play (10th percentile vs. 2024 team-game averages)

Kansas City Chiefs: 11 drives, -7.81 total EPA, 3 scoring drives
Los Angeles Chargers: 10 drives, -16.52 total EPA, 2 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

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

Touchdowns

Los Angeles Chargers — Ladd McConkey (Justin Herbert pass) (Q1 6:21)
Kansas City Chiefs — Xavier Worthy (Patrick Mahomes pass) (Q2 4:14)
Kansas City Chiefs — Samaje Perine (Q4 6:08)

Field goals

Los Angeles Chargers — Cameron Dicker (Q1 3:58)
Kansas City Chiefs — Harrison Butker (Q3 6:30)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The opening quarter: Los Angeles Chargers won the period 10–0. Los Angeles Chargers found the end zone from the KC 7 (Q1 6:21) — (6:21) (Shotgun) 10-J.Herbert pass short middle to 15-L.McConkey for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN [94-M.Herring].; Los Angeles Chargers added 1 points from the KC 15 (Q1 6:16) — 11-C.Dicker extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-16-J.Scott.; Los Angeles Chargers connected on a field goal from the KC 32 (Q1 3:58) — (3:58) 11-C.Dicker 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-16-J.Scott..

The second quarter: Kansas City Chiefs won the period 7–0. Kansas City Chiefs found the end zone from the LAC 54 (Q2 4:14); Kansas City Chiefs added 1 points from the LAC 15 (Q2 4:06) — 7-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-14-M.Araiza..

The third quarter: Kansas City Chiefs won the period 3–0. Kansas City Chiefs connected on a field goal from the LAC 18 (Q3 6:30) — (6:30) 7-H.Butker 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-14-M.Araiza..

The fourth quarter: Kansas City Chiefs won the period 7–0. Kansas City Chiefs found the end zone from the LAC 2 (Q4 6:08) — (6:08) 34-S.Perine up the middle for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Kansas City Chiefs added 1 points from the LAC 15 (Q4 6:04) — 7-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-14-M.Araiza..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

Kansas City Chiefs (Q1 12:59) — (12:59) 42-C.Steele up the middle to LAC 27 for 3 yards (45-T.Tuipulotu). FUMBLES (45-T.Tuipulotu), RECOVERED by LAC-22-E.Molden at LAC 26. [WPA -14.4% · EPA -6.02]
Kansas City Chiefs (Q1 13:35) — (13:35) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass deep right to 87-T.Kelce to LAC 30 for 38 yards (24-A.Finley). [WPA +13.5% · EPA +4.00]
Kansas City Chiefs (Q3 8:50) — (8:50) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass deep middle to 84-Ju.Watson to LAC 27 for 17 yards (22-E.Molden). Los Angeles Chargers challenged the pass completion ruling, and the play was Upheld. The ruling on [WPA +11.8% · EPA +2.93]
Kansas City Chiefs (Q4 8:16) — (8:16) 15-P.Mahomes pass deep middle to 83-N.Gray to LAC 31 for 29 yards (22-E.Molden; 32-A.Gilman). [WPA +11.7% · EPA +1.66]
Los Angeles Chargers (Q4 13:37) — (13:37) (Shotgun) 10-J.Herbert pass incomplete short middle to 88-H.Hurst [97-F.Anudike-Uzomah]. Penalty on LAC-62-S.Mustipher, Offensive Holding, declined. [WPA -11.3% · EPA -4.47]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

Kansas City Chiefs (Q1 6:16) — (6:16) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass deep left intended for 87-T.Kelce INTERCEPTED by 7-K.Fulton at KC 49. 7-K.Fulton to KC 20 for 29 yards (4-R.Rice). FUMBLES (4-R.Rice), RECOVERED by KC-52-C.Humphrey [WPA -9.6% · EPA -6.65]
Kansas City Chiefs (Q1 12:59) — (12:59) 42-C.Steele up the middle to LAC 27 for 3 yards (45-T.Tuipulotu). FUMBLES (45-T.Tuipulotu), RECOVERED by LAC-22-E.Molden at LAC 26. [WPA -14.4% · EPA -6.02]
Kansas City Chiefs (Q2 4:14) — (4:14) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass deep left to 1-X.Worthy for 54 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on LAC-7-K.Fulton, Defensive Pass Interference, declined. [WPA +7.1% · EPA +4.48]
Los Angeles Chargers (Q4 13:37) — (13:37) (Shotgun) 10-J.Herbert pass incomplete short middle to 88-H.Hurst [97-F.Anudike-Uzomah]. Penalty on LAC-62-S.Mustipher, Offensive Holding, declined. [WPA -11.3% · EPA -4.47]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

Los Angeles Chargers TD (+6) — Q1 6:21 · KC 7 · Score 0-6
(6:21) (Shotgun) 10-J.Herbert pass short middle to 15-L.McConkey for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN [94-M.Herring].
Los Angeles Chargers XP (+1) — Q1 6:16 · KC 15 · Score 0-7
11-C.Dicker extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-16-J.Scott.
Los Angeles Chargers FG (+3) — Q1 3:58 · KC 32 · Score 0-10
(3:58) 11-C.Dicker 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-J.Harris, Holder-16-J.Scott.
Kansas City Chiefs TD (+6) — Q2 4:14 · LAC 54 · Score 6-10
(4:14) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass deep left to 1-X.Worthy for 54 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on LAC-7-K.Fulton, Defensive Pass Interference, declined.
Kansas City Chiefs XP (+1) — Q2 4:06 · LAC 15 · Score 7-10
7-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-14-M.Araiza.
Kansas City Chiefs FG (+3) — Q3 6:30 · LAC 18 · Score 10-10
(6:30) 7-H.Butker 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-14-M.Araiza.
Kansas City Chiefs TD (+6) — Q4 6:08 · LAC 2 · Score 16-10
(6:08) 34-S.Perine up the middle for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Kansas City Chiefs XP (+1) — Q4 6:04 · LAC 15 · Score 17-10
7-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-14-M.Araiza.

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.
Xavier Worthy (Kansas City Chiefs) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.
Patrick Mahomes (KC) finished below expected efficiency despite volume.

Frequently asked questions

Who won Kansas City Chiefs vs Los Angeles Chargers on 2024-09-29?

The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Los Angeles Chargers 17-10 in Week 4, 2024.

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

Q1: Kansas City Chiefs 0, Los Angeles Chargers 10; Q2: Kansas City Chiefs 7, Los Angeles Chargers 0; Q3: Kansas City Chiefs 3, Los Angeles Chargers 0; Q4: Kansas City Chiefs 7, Los Angeles Chargers 0; Final: Kansas City Chiefs 17, Los Angeles Chargers 10.

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

Los Angeles Chargers touchdown — L. McConkey (J. Herbert pass) (Q1 6:21) Kansas City Chiefs touchdown — X. Worthy (P. Mahomes pass) (Q2 4:14) Kansas City Chiefs touchdown — S. Perine (Q4 6:08) Los Angeles Chargers field goal — C. Dicker (Q1 3:58, 3 pts) Kansas City Chiefs field goal — H. Butker (Q3 6:30, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

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

Patrick Mahomes (Kansas City Chiefs), 51.4% completion, -6.7% CPOE, -0.08 EPA per dropback, -2.80 total passing EPA. Justin Herbert (Los Angeles Chargers), 53.3% completion, -6.5% CPOE, -0.09 EPA per dropback, -2.84 total passing EPA.

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

Xavier Worthy (Kansas City Chiefs) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +5.44 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 4 snaps. Their top snap (+4.48 EPA): (4:14) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass deep left to 1-X.Worthy for 54 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on LAC-7-K.Fulton, Defensive Pass Interference, declined..

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

Yes — the margin was 7 points. Kansas City Chiefs won 17-10 in a game that stayed within one score into the fourth quarter.

Season records after this game

Kansas City Chiefs

Entered 3-0 Now 4-0 W

Los Angeles Chargers

Entered 2-1 Now 2-2 L

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