National Football League
San Diego 41, Kansas City 38
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 24, 2013
Where: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 24°
Head Official: Walt Coleman
Attendance: 75259

Chargers 41, Chiefs 38: Philip Rivers passed for 392 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winning 26-yard strike to Seyi Ajirotutu with 24 seconds left, as visiting San Diego won a shootout with Kansas City.

Keenan Allen caught nine passes for 124 yards and Danny Woodhead scored rushing and receiving touchdowns for the Chargers (5-6), who rolled up 491 total yards - the most the Chiefs have allowed all season. Rivers was 27-of-39 and reached 3,000 passing yards and 20 passing touchdowns for the eighth consecutive season.

Jamaal Charles rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns and Alex Smith went 26-for-38 for 294 yards with three touchdowns and an interception for the Chiefs (9-2), who have lost two straight following a 9-0 start. Donnie Avery caught four passes for 91 yards and a touchdown and Dwayne Bowe added a touchdown grab for Kansas City.

Smith hit Avery for a 32-yard touchdown pass and Charles scored on a 7-yard run as Kansas City took a 14-3 lead, but San Diego marched 80 yards and Rivers threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Woodhead to cut it to 14-10 just before halftime. The lead changed hands seven times in the second half as both offenses came to life.

Smith marched the Chiefs 55 yards in six plays and hit Bowe with a 5-yard strike to put Kansas City ahead 38-34 with 1:22 left, but Rivers answered. The Chargers went 78 yards in seven plays with Rivers lofting a perfect pass into the end zone that Ajirotutu slid under on the left sideline for his first touchdown since 2010.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Chiefs lost LBs Tamba Hali (ankle) and Justin Houston (elbow) to injuries in the first half. … Smith's interception in the third quarter was his first in 133 pass attempts. … Chargers TE Antonio Gates had three catches for 21 yards, becoming the fourth tight end in NFL history with 700 receptions.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
San Diego   Kansas City
Ryan Mathews Player Jamaal Charles
14 Attempts 14
55 Yards 115
3.9 Avg Yards 8.2
1 Touchdowns 2
13 Long 46
Receiving
San Diego   Kansas City
Keenan Allen Player Donnie Avery
9 Receptions 4
124 Yards 91
13.8 Avg Yards 22.8
0 Touchdowns 1
29 Long 36
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
San Diego 491 104 387 5 2 1 3.0 1
Kansas City 395 114 281 5 1 0 1.0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Denver. The Chiefs have a W/L % of .900 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • San Diego will play their next game at home against Cincinnati. The Chargers have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .571 after a loss.