Now 9-4 overall on the season after a thrilling 22-19 overtime victory over the Eagles, the Chargers look to continue their march to the NFL Playoffs this week with a crucial matchup with the Chiefs (6-7).

The Chargers currently hold the No. 5 seed in the AFC Playoff picture and are two games back of the Broncos for the AFC West division lead, with a Week 18 matchup in Denver looming. However, the Bolts can ill-afford a loss, as they are tied with the Buffalo Bills (LA holds the tiebreaker) and just one game ahead of the Houston Texans.

Meanwhile, the Chiefs have lost four of their last five games, including the previous two contests, and their NFL playoff odds are on “life support” as they need to win out the remaining four games of their season and get help from other teams.

With both teams needing a win to salvage their playoff hopes, who has the advantage in the key areas of this game?

As we all know, the game is not played on paper, but where these two teams rank in essential statistical areas could provide valuable insight into where the Chargers may have the upper hand over the Chiefs and where they may not.

With help from Team Rankings and Pro Football Reference, here is how the Chargers match up statistically with the Chiefs.

Points per game: 23.0 (18th)Points per game allowed: 20.8 (9th)Yards per rush: 4.5 (13th)Yards per rush allowed: 4.6 (25th)Yards per pass attempt: 7.1 (14th)Yards per pass attempt allowed: 5.8 (5th)QB sack rate: 8.25% (5th)QB sack rate allowed: 9.75% (28th)Turnover differential: +0.1 (12th)Third down conversion rate: 47.12% (3rd)Defensive third down conversion rate allowed: 34.44% (4th)Red zone success rate: 50% (26th)Defensive red zone success rate: 52.5% (8th)Points per game: 24.2 (11th)Points per game allowed: 19.4 (7th)Yards per rush: 4.4 (16th)Yards per rush allowed: 4.1 (Tied for 11th)Yards per pass attempt: 7.2 (13th)Yards per pass attempt allowed: 6.8 (25th)QB sack rate: 6.05% (21st)QB sack rate allowed: 5.77% (12th)Turnover differential: -0.1 (Tied for 16th)Third down conversion rate: 40.24% (13th)Defensive third-down conversion rate allowed: 43.13% (26th)Red zone success rate: 61.54% (11th)Defensive red zone success rate: 53.85% (10th)