2004 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2005 · Qualcomm Stadium
Kansas City Chiefs
17
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San Diego ChargersWinner
24
KC -6.5 upsetU 51.5 ✓
San Diego Chargers 24–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Green | 33/53 | 373 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Johnson | 17 | 46 | 2.7 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Chris Horn | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Trent Green | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawika Mitchell | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Wesley | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shaunard Harts | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Hicks | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Fujita | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Stills | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter McCleon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Benny Sapp | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Chargers
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- KC -6.5
- Closing total
- 51.5
- KC moneyline
- —
- SD moneyline
- —
Chiefs closed -6.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 51.5; the game landed 41 — under by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qualcomm Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 59°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- KC 8 days · SD 7 days
- Coaches
- Dick Vermeil vs Marty Schottenheimer
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.