2010 Week 1 · Mon, Sep 13, 2010 · Arrowhead Stadium
San Diego Chargers
14
at
Kansas City ChiefsWinner
21
SD -4 upsetU 45.5 ✓
Kansas City Chiefs 21–14.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · KC
10/22, 68 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-8.6 expected points added · -13.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
San Diego Chargers
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 10/22 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -8.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Charles | 11 | 92 | 8.4 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Thomas Jones | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Matt Cassel | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Dexter McCluster | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Tim Castille | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Moeaki | 3 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 19% | 0.9 |
| Chris Chambers | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 19% | -1.8 |
| Dwayne Bowe | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 24% | -0.9 |
| Dexter McCluster | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 19% | -2.3 |
| Jamaal Charles | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5% | -0.5 |
| Tim Castille | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10% | -0.8 |
| Thomas Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Johnson | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Jackson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Berry | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamba Hali | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Edwards | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Dorsey | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Flowers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jovan Belcher | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SD -4
- Closing total
- 45.5
- SD moneyline
- -200
- KC moneyline
- +180
Chargers closed -4 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 35 — under by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 78°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- SD 7 days · KC 7 days
- Coaches
- Norv Turner vs Todd Haley
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.