Lightning Bolts Strike Arrowhead

The team formerly from San Diego (discovered by the Germans in 1904 who named it San Diego, which means a whale’s vagina) and Phillip Rivers launch into Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City Thursday night to engage in a crucial late season battle against the 11-2 Chiefs. The Chargers (10-3) would tie for the AFC West lead with a win, which would avenge their opening night loss to KC, 38-28. Both teams are fighting for a top two seed in the playoffs, a bye week and a home game.

Rivers threw for 424 yards in the first meeting and is having maybe the best season in his 17 year career. His counterpart, 23 year-old Wonder Boy Patrick Mahomes (43 TDs) leads the league is just about everything passing.

The Lightning Bolts may be missing star RB Melvin Gordon and his backup Austin Ekeler which would put more focus on protecting Rivers and creating passing lanes for his throws to Mike Williams and Keenan Allen. Mahomes prolific offense will be, of course, without woman kicker Kareem Hunt. Joey Bosa did not play in Week 1 and he has become a force in the Charger defense. For Bosa to corral Mahomes is no easy chore and Mahomes is a talented passer while on the run. Both defenses will have their hands full, however the Chiefs secondary gives up crucial yards and we feel if Rivers has time to throw that this will be the key to the Bolts victory. The Chargers defense has the edge over KC’s.
As Jeff the Bozo Cohen indicated, this division, with Denver and even Oakland always seem to play each other tight, lots of games decided by a late FG. So, with that in mind and the spread being a favorable +3 ½ in the Bolts favor, we’re taking the FG plus the “hook” and look to see this division tied up by midnight.

-HB