Where to watch Chiefs vs. Chargers: TV channel, NFL kickoff time, live stream, spread, odds, prediction

An AFC West showdown awaits in Inglewood late Sunday afternoon as the Los Angeles Chargers host the Kansas City Chiefs. Both division rivals enter Week 4 with winning records.

For the Chiefs, they moved to 3-0 after a road win in Atlanta in prime time. After starting the first two weeks perfectly, the Chargers suffered their first loss of the season in Week 3 against the Steelers. To make matters worse, they were also decimated by injuries in the loss, including quarterback Justin Herbert, who left the game early after his ankle sprain aggravated. Herbert is officially considered questionable for this matchup, while pass rusher Joey Bosa and offensive tackle Rashawn Slater have been ruled out.

To better prepare for the Week 4 showdown, we’ll go over some other key storylines, give our prediction, and of course let you know how to watch this game on CBS and Paramount+.

All NFL odds come from SportsLine Consensus.

Where to watch Chiefs vs. Chargers?

Date: Sunday September 29th | Time: 4:25 p.m. ET
Location: SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, CA)
TV: CBS | Electricity: Paramount+ (click here)
Consequences: CBS Sports App
Opportunities: Chiefs -7, O/U 39.5

A key for each side in the AFC West showdown

Chiefs: Will Travis Kelce get back on track?

It was a remarkably quiet start for Travis Kelce. The Kansas City Chiefs’ star tight end has just eight catches for 69 yards in three games. To put that into clearer context, these are the fewest receptions and receiving yards in a three-game stretch in a season in his career. As Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid noted, the way the defense emphasized Kelce contributed to this slow start. However, their offense runs most efficiently when Kelce is involved, and this matchup against the Chargers could go a long way toward getting him back on track. In the past, Kelce has owned this division rival. In his last five games against the Chargers, Kelce had 40 receptions, 640 yards and six touchdowns.

Chargers: Can the Chargers keep Herbert up?

The Chargers are without Rahsawn Slater because of a left pectoral injury. Meanwhile, right tackle Joe Alt is questionable with a knee injury, meaning Los Angeles could lose its two starting tackles on Sunday. As for Slater, Justin Herbert is under pressure with the tackle on the field 31% of the time in his career, compared to 36% of the time when he is off. So that’s a rough recipe for an already banged-up Herbert, especially against a Chiefs defensive front that produced the fifth-highest rate in the NFL over the last two seasons.

forecast

This line started at Chiefs -3 but has grown to Chiefs -7 because of all the injuries the Chargers have suffered. In addition to the Los Angeles offense potentially having to keep Herbert out of harm’s way with two backup tackles, the Chargers will be without star safety Derwin James due to a suspension. There are just too many struggles against the Chargers to expect them to keep this game competitive. Since their bye week is in Week 5, they can make it and fight the next day.

Expected score: Chiefs 27, Chargers 17
The choice: Chiefs -7