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2026 · Week 6

Los Angeles Chargers Los Angeles Chargers @ Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs

Sun Oct 18, 3:25 PM CDT GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium 68°F, wind 12 mph, sunny Final 6–22
Depth
Game total
41.5
points, both teams
OffenseLos Angeles Chargers Kansas City Chiefs
Team total1724.5
Plays a game62.261.2
Passes vs usual-10.8+2.8
Days' rest714

A division game. The Chiefs are coming off a bye.

Passes vs usual: points of pass rate above or below what teams usually call on the same down, distance and score.

Game and team totals: consensus of 11 books via The Odds API, as of Sun Oct 18 11:00 AM EDT.

Role · Kansas City Chiefs Kenneth Walker IIIRB
+47scrimmage yards a game

Over his last 4 games his workload has been worth 125 scrimmage yards a game, against 77 in his 20 games before.

Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the scrimmage yards it usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 125 a game, up from 77 in the 20 games before. That's more than his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count

Key players

who each offense runs through
Los Angeles Chargers Chargers
KC defense allows a game WR 109yds · 22nd over usual RB 69yds · 25th over usual
KC: one of the 8 toughest against running backs this season, adjusted for who they have played.

Backs with a real workload have gained 83% of their recent average against defenses like that since 2016, and beaten it in 32% of games. Against the middle of the league, 42% have.

Los Angeles Chargers #84 K. Lambert-SmithWR WR5 Q
9 tgt6% of targets25% routes0.20 tgt / route
last game
Beyond Usage The receiving yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games, he has gained 4 receiving yards a game fewer than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • Questionable (Hamstring)
  • 6% of targets over his last 4
  • 1.0 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
  • Last game, vs KC: 32 receiving yards, 5 catches on 9 targets
  • KC allow 17.8 targets a game to receivers, 18th most
  • Vs KC: 16 receiving yards a game over 3, 8 in all his games Beyond Usage The receiving yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over 3 games, he has gained 12 receiving yards a game fewer than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
Los Angeles Chargers #8 O. HamptonRB RB1
11.2 car2 tgt49% of carries42% snaps
last 4 Wk 3 vs BUF 15 car, 56 rush yds0 rec, 0 rec yds Wk 4 vs SEA 9 car, 45 rush yds2 rec, 8 rec yds Wk 5 vs DEN 14 car, 33 rush yds1 rec, 6 rec yds Wk 6 vs KC 7 car, 18 rush yds4 rec, 21 rec yds
Beyond Usage The scrimmage yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over his last 4 games, he has gained 10 scrimmage yards a game fewer than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • 49% of carries over his last 4, 50% this season Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the scrimmage yards it usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 76 a game, down from 81 in the 9 games before. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count
  • 2.5 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
  • Last game, vs KC: 18 rushing yards on 7 carries, 4 catches for 21 yards
  • 3.6 yards a carry, 27th of 39 backs
  • Vs KC: 42 rushing yards a game over 3, 52 in all his games Beyond Usage The scrimmage yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over 3 games, he has gained 12 scrimmage yards a game fewer than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
Chargers news this week
Kansas City Chiefs Chiefs
LAC defense allows a game TE 48yds · 28th over usual RB 99yds · 8th over usual
LAC: one of the 8 toughest against tight ends this season, adjusted for who they have played.

Tight ends with a real workload have gained 85% of their recent average against defenses like that since 2016, and beaten it in 34% of games. Against the middle of the league, 40% have.

Kansas City Chiefs #87 T. KelceTE TE1
5.5 tgt17% of targets80% snaps
last 4 Wk 2 vs IND 11 tgt, 9 rec, 101 rec yds Wk 3 vs MIA 2 tgt, 2 rec, 59 rec yds Wk 4 vs LV 4 tgt, 2 rec, 15 rec yds Wk 6 vs LAC 5 tgt, 4 rec, 53 rec yds
Beyond Usage The receiving yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games, he has gained 22 receiving yards a game more than his workload usually produces. That's more than his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • 17% of targets over his last 4 Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the receiving yards it usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 40 a game, down from 47 in the 17 games before. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count
  • 0.8 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
  • Last game, vs LAC: 53 receiving yards, 4 catches on 5 targets
  • 1.42 yards per route run in 2025, 20th of 84 receivers and tight ends
  • With Tyquan Thornton on ir: 24% of the targets in the 5 games he missed since 2025, 18% with him
  • LAC allow 6.0 targets a game to tight ends, 28th most
  • Vs LAC: 61 receiving yards a game over 5, 52 in all his games Beyond Usage The receiving yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over 5 games, he has gained 10 receiving yards a game more than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • Vs Chris O’Leary: 53 receiving yards in his one game, 52 in all his games
Kansas City Chiefs #9 K. Walker IIIRB RB1
20.8 car4 tgt77% of carries74% snaps
last 4 Wk 2 vs IND 24 car, 117 rush yds6 rec, 61 rec yds Wk 3 vs MIA 18 car, 70 rush yds2 rec, 3 rec yds Wk 4 vs LV 22 car, 177 rush yds1 rec, 2 rec yds Wk 6 vs LAC 19 car, 128 rush yds2 rec, 11 rec yds
Beyond Usage The scrimmage yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over his last 4 games, he has gained 31 scrimmage yards a game more than his workload usually produces. That's more than his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • 77% of carries over his last 4 Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the scrimmage yards it usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 125 a game, up from 77 in the 20 games before. That's more than his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count
  • 7.5 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
  • Last game, vs LAC: 128 rushing yards on 19 carries, 2 catches for 11 yards, 2 touchdowns
  • 6.3 yards a carry, 1st of 39 backs
  • Vs LAC: 128 rushing yards in his one game, 72 in all his games
Kansas City Chiefs #24 B. SmithRB RB3
0 car0.5 tgt13% of carries24% snaps
a game, last 2
Beyond Usage The scrimmage yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over his last 4 games, he has gained 5 scrimmage yards a game fewer than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • 13% of carries over his last 4, 0% this season
  • 0.5 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
  • Last game, vs MIA: 4 receiving yards, 1 catch on 1 target
  • 3.4 yards a carry in 2025, 70th of 74 backs
  • With Tyquan Thornton on ir: 10% of the targets in the 5 games he missed since 2025, 5% with him
  • Vs LAC: 1 rushing yards a game over 2, 8 in all his games
Chiefs news this week

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