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2004 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2005 · Qualcomm Stadium

Kansas City Chiefs

17

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

Passing · KC

Trent GreenQB

33/53, 373 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT

2.9 expected points added

Rushing · KC

Larry JohnsonRB

17 att, 46 yds, 1 TD

-1.1 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Box score

Kansas City Chiefs

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Trent Green33/533731402.9

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Larry Johnson17462.71-1.1
Chris Horn11212.001.3
Trent Green177.000.3
Tony Gonzalez155.000.2

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Kawika Mitchell540.000
Greg Wesley710.011
Shaunard Harts610.000
Eric Hicks421.000
Scott Fujita310.000
Gary Stills400.000
Jared Allen300.000
Dexter McCleon210.001
Benny Sapp200.000
Tony Gonzalez100.000

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.