The Chargers–Chiefs rivalry is a

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(NFL)

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between the

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and

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. Since the

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(AFL) was established in

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, the Chargers and the Chiefs have shared the same division, first being the AFL Western Conference, and since the

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, the

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(AFC)

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. Following the Raiders' move to Las Vegas (Chiefs) and the Rams' return to Los Angeles (Seahawks and 49ers), they are now the farthest apart two teams in the same division. In recent seasons, Kansas City has dominated the rivalry with 18 wins in the last 21 meetings, including eleven straight wins in San Diego/Los Angeles. Furthermore, the Chiefs are one of four NFL teams with a winning record against every division rival after 100 games played against each of them (along with the

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, and

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). Conversely, the Chargers are one of only three NFL teams with a losing record against every division rival after the same number of games played against each of them (along with the

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and

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). The Chiefs lead the overall series, 71–58–1. The two teams have met once in the

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, with the Chargers winning.

Notable games

1960s

Season: 1960 (Week 1)
Score:

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20–21

Notability: The first regular season game for both franchises. Dallas led 20–7 after three quarters, but

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ran for one touchdown and threw for another in a comeback win. Season: 1964 (Week 14)
Score:

49–6

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Notability: Kansas City's 43-point win represents the widest margin of victory in the series. San Diego came into the game having already clinched the division, but turned the ball over six times.

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completed 17 of 28 passes for 220 yards, 4 touchdowns and no interceptions.

1970s

Season: 1975 (Week 12)
Score:

28–20

Notability: San Diego entered the game with an 0–11 record, but defeated the 5–6 Chiefs to avoid a winless season. They scored fourteen unanswered points in the final quarter; quarterback

Dan Fouts Daniel Francis Fouts (born June 10, 1951) is an American former professional football quarterback who played for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL) throughout his 15-season career (1973–1987). After a relatively und ...

was intercepted three times but scored the clinching touchdown on a 9-yard run. Season: 1978 (Week 11)
Score:

23–29 ( OT)

Notability: Won by a Charger touchdown as time expired in overtime. San Diego reached the Kansas City 14 near the end of the extra period, then almost ran out of time when Fouts mistook the play clock for the game clock. Fouts found

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in the back of the end zone for the game-winner as the last seconds ran off.

1980s

Season: 1985 (Week 16)
Score:

34–38

Notability:

Stephone Paige Stephone Paige (born October 15, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). An undrafted free agent after playing college football for the F ...

broke the NFL single-season receiving yards record. Paige caught 8 passes for 309 yards and two touchdowns – a 56-yarder from

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and an 84-yarder from Bill Kenney. Kansas City led 35–3 in the 2nd quarter and 38–13 early in the final quarter, before three unanswered Charger touchdowns left them just short of a comeback win. Season: 1986 (Week 7)
Score:

41–42

Notability: The highest-scoring game in the series. The Chiefs scored three return touchdowns in the second quarter, twice on interceptions by Lloyd Burress and once from a fumble recovered by Kevin Ross; Leslie O'Neal added an interception return touchdown for San Diego in the same quarter. The Chargers went on to outgain Kansas City by 512 offensive yards to 222, but still lost when kicker

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missed a 35-yard field goal in the final minute.

1990s

Season: 1992 (Wildcard playoffs)
Score:

0–17

Notability: To date, the only playoff meeting between the teams. In rainy conditions, neither team scored in the opening half.

Marion Butts Marion Stevenson Butts Jr. (born August 1, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers, the New England Patriots and the Ho ...

opened the scoring in the 3rd quarter with a 54-yard touchdown run, and the Charger defense completed the shutout. Kansas City had swept the Chargers during the regular season, but finished with a 10–6 record to the Chargers' 11–5, hence the playoff game took place in San Diego. Season: 1995 (Week 6)
Score:

23–29 (OT)

Notability:

Tamarick Vanover Tamarick Vanover (born February 25, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL) and the Las Vegas Posse ...

scored the first overtime punt return touchdown in NFL history. In a close-fought

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game, San Diego led 23–16 after a John Carney field goal with barely a minute left, before

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led a quick touchdown drive to force overtime. Vanover won the game in the extra period when he took a Darren Bennett punt back 86 yards for a touchdown. Season: 1998 (Week 3)
Score:

7–23

Notability: Rookie

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produced a passer rating of zero in his third start for the Chargers, having won the first two. Leaf finished with 1 completion from 15 attempts, for 4 yards, no touchdowns and three interceptions. He also lost three fumbles and was sacked twice for the loss of 23 yards.

2000s

Season: 2000 (Week 13)
Score:

16–17

Notability: As they had done in 1975, the 0–11 Chargers beat the 5–6 Chiefs to end the prospect of a winless season. Leaf threw two touchdowns to

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in the first half to put San Diego up 14–3, but had an interception run back for a touchdown in the second half as Kansas City came back to lead 16–14. Carney converted a 54-yard field goal with two minutes left, and San Diego won when

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threw incomplete on 4th down. Season: 2001 (Week 8)
Score:

25–20

Notability: Quarterback

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, a future

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, made his NFL debut for the Chargers after

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was injured. Brees entered the game 16–0 behind; the deficit became 19–0 before he led the Chargers to 20 unanswered points. Kansas City responded with a game-winning

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touchdown run in the final two minutes. Brees completed 15 of 27 passes for 221 yards, with a touchdown and no interceptions. Season: 2006 (Week 15)
Score:

9–20

Notability:

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broke the NFL single-season records for rushing touchdowns (28) and points scored (186). He also extended his single-season record for total touchdowns to 31, while rushing 25 times for 199 yards, and scoring on runs of 15 and 85 yards. Season: 2008 (Week 15)
Score:

22–21

Notability: The Chargers (5–8 entering the game) would have been eliminated from playoff contention with a loss, and Kansas City (2–11) led 21–3 in the 3rd quarter. The score was still 21–10 entering the final two minutes, but

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threw two touchdowns either side of a successful

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, for a one-point lead. Chiefs kicker

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missed a 50-yard field goal as time expired, and San Diego eventually won the AFC West.

2010s

Season: 2013 (Week 17)
Score:

24–27 (OT)

Notability: San Diego needed a win or tie to make the playoffs. The Chiefs, who had already clinched a playoff berth, rested many of their starters, but still led 24–14 entering the final quarter. After the Chargers tied the game, Chiefs kicker Ryan Succop had a chance to eliminate them, but missed a 41-yard field goal with 4 seconds left and San Diego won in overtime. Season: 2014 (Week 17)
Score:

7–19

Notability: At 9–6, San Diego needed a win to make the playoffs against the 8–7 Chiefs, who had a small chance of qualifying. The Kansas City defense sacked Rivers seven times and intercepted him twice, and Chiefs tight end

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recovered a teammate's fumble in the end zone to help them lead by twelve points. San Diego drove into Kansas City territory on their final four drives but failed to score on any of them. Both sides missed the playoffs. Season: 2016 (Week 1)
Score:

27–33 (OT)

Notability: The Chiefs came back from 21 points down to win in overtime.

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scored twice as San Diego took a 24–3 lead with six minutes to play in the 3rd quarter, but

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converted two 4th downs and threw two touchdowns as Kansas City came back to tie. Smith ran for the winning score himself on the first drive of overtime. He finished with 34 completions from 48 attempts, for 363 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.

2020s

Season: 2022 (Week 2)
Score:

24–27

Notability: Los Angeles and Kansas City played in the first ''Thursday Night Football'' game broadcast nationally and exclusively on

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Season-by-season results

, - ,

, Tie 1–1 , style=", Chargers
21–20 , style=", Texans
17–0 , Tie
1–1 , Inaugural season for both franchises and the

(AFL). The Chargers and Texans are placed in the AFL Western Division, resulting in two meetings annually.
Game in Los Angeles is the inaugural game for both franchises.
Texans record their first home win in franchise history.
Last season until the 2017 season the Chargers played as a

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-based franchise.
.Chargers lose 1960 AFL Championship. , - ,

1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...

, style=", , style=", Chargers
24–14 , style=", Chargers
26–10 , Chargers
3–1 , Chargers relocate to

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.
Chargers lose 1961 AFL Championship. , - ,

1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

, Tie 1–1 , style=", Chargers
32–28 , style=", Texans
26–17 , Chargers
4–2 , Game in Dallas was the Texans' final regular-season game as a

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-based team and under the Texans name.
Texans win 1962 AFL Championship. , - ,

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

, style=", , style=", Chargers
24–10 , style=", Chargers
38–17 , Chargers
6–2 , Texans relocate to

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and rename themselves to the

.
Chargers win 1963 AFL Championship. , - ,

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

, Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
49–6 , style=", Chargers
28–14 , Chargers
7–3 , In San Diego, Chiefs record their largest victory against the Chargers with a 43–point differential and score their most points in a game against the Chargers.
Chargers lose 1964 AFL Championship. , - ,

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...

, style=", , Tie
10–10 , style=", Chiefs
31–7 , Chargers
7–4–1 , Chargers lose 1965 AFL Championship. , - ,

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

, style=", , style=", Chiefs
27–17 , style=", Chiefs
24–14 , Chargers
7–6–1 , Chiefs win 1966 AFL Championship, but lose

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. , - ,

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

, style=", , style=", Chargers
45–31 , style=", Chargers
17–16 , Chargers
9–6–1 , Chargers open

San Diego Stadium San Diego Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in San Diego, California, United States. Opened in 1967 as San Diego Stadium; it was renamed Jack Murphy Stadium for sportswriter Jack Murphy (sportswriter), Jack Murphy from 1981 to 1997. From 1997 t ...

.
In San Diego, Chargers scored their most points in a game against the Chiefs. , - ,

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

, style=", , style=", Chiefs
40–3 , style=", Chiefs
27–20 , Chargers
9–8–1 , , - ,

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, style=", , style=", Chiefs
27–9 , style=", Chiefs
27–3 , Chiefs
10–9–1 , Chiefs win 1969 AFL Championship and

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. , - , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chargers
31–13 , style=", Chiefs
26–14 , Chiefs
11–10–1 , As a result of the

, the Chargers and Chiefs are placed in the

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. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chargers
21–14 , style=", Chiefs
31–10 , Chiefs
12–11–1 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
26–14 , style=", Chargers
27–17 , Chiefs
13–12–1 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
19–0 , style=", Chiefs
33–6 , Chiefs
15–12–1 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
24–14 , style=", Chargers
14–7 , Chiefs
16–13–1 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
12–10 , style=", Chargers
28–20 , Chiefs
17–14–1 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
23–20 , style=", Chargers
30–16 , Chiefs
18–15–1 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
21–16 , style=", Chargers
23–7 , Chiefs
19–16–1 , Road team wins eight straight meetings (1974–1977). , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chargers
29–23 (OT) , style=", Chiefs
23–0 , Chiefs
20–17–1 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chargers
28–7 , style=", Chargers
20–14 , Chiefs
20–19–1 , Chargers' first season series sweep against the Chiefs since the 1967 season. , - , - , , style=", , style=", Chargers
20–7 , style=", Chargers
24–7 , Chargers
21–20–1 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chargers
22–20 , style=", Chargers
42–31 , Chargers
23–20–1 , , - , , style=", , ''canceled'' , style=", Chiefs
19–12 , Chargers
23–21–1 , Due to the 1982 NFL Players' strike, the game scheduled in San Diego was canceled. This remains the only season the Chargers and Chiefs did not face each other twice in a season. , - , , style=", , style=", Chargers
41–38 , style=", Chargers
17–14 , Chargers
25–21–1 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
42–21 , style=", Chiefs
31–13 , Chargers
25–23–1 , Chiefs' first season series sweep against the Chargers since the 1973 season. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chargers
31–20 , style=", Chiefs
38–34 , Chargers
26–24–1 , In Kansas City, Chiefs' WR

finished with 309 receiving yards, setting an NFL record for most receiving yards by one player in a game (broken by

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). , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
24–23 , style=", Chiefs
42–41 , Tie
26–26–1 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chargers
42–21 , style=", Chiefs
20–13 , Tie
27–27–1 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chargers
24–13 , style=", Chargers
24–23 , Chargers
29–27–1 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chargers
21–6 , style=", Chargers
20–13 , Chargers
31–27–1 , , - , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
24–21 , style=", Chiefs
27–10 , Chargers
31–29–1 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
14–13 , style=", Chiefs
20–17 (OT) , Tie
31–31–1 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
24–10 , style=", Chiefs
16–14 , Chiefs
33–31–1 , , - style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;" , 1992 Playoffs , style=", , style=", Chargers 17–0 , , Chiefs
33–32–1 , AFC Wild Card playoff game. , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
17–14 , style=", Chiefs
28–24 , Chiefs
35–32–1 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chargers
20–6 , style=", Chargers
14–13 , Chiefs
35–34–1 , Chargers lose

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. , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
22–7 , style=", Chiefs
29–23 (OT) , Chiefs
37–34–1 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chargers
22–19 , style=", Chargers
28–14 , Chiefs
37–36–1 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
29–7 , style=", Chiefs
31–3 , Chiefs
39–36–1 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chargers
38–37 , style=", Chiefs
23–7 , Chiefs
40–37–1 , First season series split since the 1987 season. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chargers
21–14 , style=", Chiefs
34–0 , Chiefs
41–38–1 , , - , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chargers
17–16 , style=", Chiefs
42–10 , Chiefs
42–39–1 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
25–20 , style=", Chiefs
20–17 , Chiefs
44–39–1 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chargers
35–34 , style=", Chiefs
24–22 , Chiefs
45–40–1 , Chargers hire former Chiefs' head coach

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as their head coach. , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
28–24 , style=", Chiefs
27–14 , Chiefs
47–40–1 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chargers
24–17 , style=", Chargers
34–31 , Chiefs
47–42–1 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chargers
28–20 , style=", Chiefs
20–7 , Chiefs
48–43–1 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chargers
20–9 , style=", Chiefs
30–27 , Chiefs
49–44–1 , Chiefs victory came on a last-second field goal by K Lawrence Tynes, who had missed two kicks earlier in the game. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
30–16 , style=", Chargers
24–10 , Chiefs
50–45–1 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chargers
20–19 , style=", Chargers
22–21 , Chiefs
50–47–1 , In Kansas City, Chargers overcame a 21–3 deficit late in the third quarter. , - , , style=", , style=", Chargers
43–14 , style=", Chargers
37–7 , Chiefs
50–49–1 , , - , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chargers
31–0 , style=", Chiefs
21–14 , Chiefs
51–50–1 , In San Diego, Chargers record their largest victory against the Chiefs with a 31–point differential. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chargers
20–17 , style=", Chiefs
23–20 (OT) , Chiefs
52–51–1 , In Kansas City, Chargers QB

fumbled the ball while kneeling to set up the potential game-winning field goal, leading to a Chiefs game-winning field goal in overtime. Had they won this game, they would have won the AFC West; however, they ended up tied with the

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and Raiders, ultimately losing the tiebreakers to the Broncos. , - , , style=", , style=", Chargers
31–13 , style=", Chargers
37–20 , Chargers
53–52–1 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chargers
27–24 (OT) , style=", Chargers
41–38 , Chargers
55–52–1 , In San Diego, Chargers clinch a playoff berth with their win.
As of , this remains the most recent season series sweep by the Chargers against the Chiefs. , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
23–20 , style=", Chiefs
19–7 , Chargers
55–54–1 , Chiefs' first season series sweep against the Chargers since the 2003 season. , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
33–3 , style=", Chiefs
10–3 , Chiefs
56–55–1 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
37–27 , style=", Chiefs
33–27 (OT) , Chiefs
58–55–1 , Game in San Diego is the Chargers' final game as a

-based franchise. , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
24–10 , style=", Chiefs
30–13 , Chiefs
60–55–1 , Chargers relocate back to

. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
38–28 , style=", Chargers
29–28 , Chiefs
61–56–1 , Chiefs win nine straight meetings (2014–2018)
Chargers win came on a last-minute touchdown and two-point conversion.
Both teams finished with 12–4 records, but the Chiefs clinched the AFC West based on a better division record. , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
24–17* , style=", Chiefs
31–21 , Chiefs
63–56–1 , Chargers' home game was played at

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Chiefs win

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. , - , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
23–20 (OT) , style=", Chargers
38–21 , Chiefs
64–57–1 , Chargers open

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, with their game against the Chiefs being their first home game at the new stadium.
Chiefs lose

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. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Chiefs
34–28 (OT) , style=", Chargers
30–24 , Chiefs
65–58–1 , , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
30–27 , style=", Chiefs
27–24 , Chiefs
67–58–1 , Chiefs win

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. , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
13–12 , style=", Chiefs
31–17 , Chiefs
69–58–1 , Chiefs win

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. , - , , style=", , style=", Chiefs
17–10 , style=", Chiefs
19–17 , Chiefs
71–58–1 , Chiefs win 11 straight road meetings (2014–present).
In Kansas City, Chiefs clinched the AFC West with their win.
Chiefs lose

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. , - , AFL regular season , style=", Chiefs 10–9–1 , Chargers 5–4–1 , Chiefs 6–4 , Texans/Chiefs have a 2–1 record in

. , - , NFL regular season , style=", Chiefs 61–48 , Chiefs 28–26 , Chiefs 33–22 , , - , AFL and NFL regular season , style=", Chiefs 71–57–1 , Chiefs 32–31–1 , Chiefs 39–26 , Chiefs are 1–0 at the

(

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), accounted as a Chargers' home game. , - , NFL postseason , style=", Chargers 1–0 , Chargers 1–0 , ''no games'' , AFC Wild Card:

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, - , Regular and postseason , style=", , Tie 32–32–1 , Chiefs 39–26 , Chargers have a 31–24–1 record in

. Texans/Chiefs currently have a 8–1 record in

. , -

Series leaders

Statistics limited to Chargers-Chiefs regular season games. Correct through 2023 season.

Notes

References

External links

Los Angeles Chargers' official website

U-T San Diego – Chargers/NFL

Pro Football Hall of Fame – Los Angeles Chargers team history

Kansas City Chiefs' official website

The Kansas City Star – Chiefs' coverage

Pro Football Hall of Fame – Kansas City Chiefs' team history
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Notable games

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Season-by-season results

Series leaders

See also

Notes

References

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