{"id":1030123,"date":"2026-10-17T15:54:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T15:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1030123\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T15:54:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T15:54:17","slug":"chiefs-need-to-stay-on-their-toes-against-winless-chargers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1030123\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs need to stay on their toes against winless Chargers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">According to Tom Pelissero, formerly of NFL Network, now with The Ringer and Netflix, the Chargers <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomPelissero\/status\/2111440354323091884?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">are \u201crejecting trade calls\u201d<\/a> because the team believes it is close to turning it around after an 0-5 start. There are no plans for \u201ca fire sale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">That narrative could change if the Chiefs take care of business this weekend, but if Kansas City lets Los Angeles get its bounceback performance and pick up a win in the AFC West along the way, it could be the turning point the Chargers need to regroup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Head coach Andy Reid understands the Chargers\u2019 desperation. A Reid-led Chiefs team once started 1-5 before ripping off enough consecutive wins to make the postseason in 2015.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">During his press conference on Friday, Reid warned that Kansas City needs to stay alert and avoid getting caught off guard by an offensive mind looking to manufacture a win <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arrowheadpride.com\/kansas-city-chiefs-injuries\/213181\/chiefs-chargers-week-6-final-injury-report-rashee-rice-out\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">with a lengthy injury report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u201cWell, you expect the unexpected,\u201d Reid said when asked about Chargers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel. \u201cHe\u2019s a sharp mind and very creative, so you\u2019ve got to be on your toes. He does a nice job. (Chargers Head Coach) Jim (Harbaugh), likewise. I mean, you have two guys in there that are real good football guys, offensive minds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Los Angeles will be without its two starting offensive tackles \u2014 Joe Alt and Rashawn Slater \u2014 along with its top wideout this year: Tre Harris. It\u2019s hard to know what the unit could look like with all the injuries, and the Chargers could play into the ambiguity to pull off a major upset.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">With their season at a clear pivot point ahead of a Week 7 bye, Los Angeles will go all-out for a win in Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. On offense, defense and special teams, the Chiefs must be prepared for anything, because the Chargers will play like they have nothing to lose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to Tom Pelissero, formerly of NFL Network, now with The Ringer and Netflix, the Chargers are \u201crejecting&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1030124,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2064],"tags":[241,7,922,1014,262,2444,2443,6],"class_list":["post-1030123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles-chargers","tag-chargers","tag-football","tag-kansas-city-chiefs-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-chargers","tag-losangeles","tag-losangeleschargers","tag-nfl"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/117457063960587455","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1030123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1030123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1030123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1030124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1030123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1030123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1030123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}