First quarter
CHARGERS 7, CHIEFS 3
Key play: Philip Rivers and Tyreek Williams scorched an up-the-middle blitz on third down.
Key stat: Melvin Gordon scored a touchdown, one more than he had as a rookie.
Not in the box score: True to form, the Chargers chose to kick off. Corey Liuget stunted with Brandon Mebane to create a no gain, and speedy ILB Jatavis Brown smothered a third-down pass option, so the Chiefs settled for a field goal. Sidestepping a blitzing safety on third-and-4, Rivers beat a 5-man rush with a flip to an uncovered Williams, a 33-yard gain.