KC Chiefs: Getting to know the Los Angeles Chargers before week 2

After knocking off the Texans to begin the season, the KC Chiefs now prepare for a division rival in Week 2: the Los Angeles Chargers.

To that end, I’ve reached out to Jason Reed of Bolt Beat, FanSided’s site dedicated solely to the Chargers, for his thoughts on the Kansas City Chiefs’ next opponent. Jason was gracious enough to answer each of my six questions, the transcript of which you can find below. Additionally, make sure to head over to Bolt Beat for in-depth pieces on the 1-0 Chargers.

Quickly recapping the Chiefs’ season-opening victory: they dominated the line against the Texans as rookie running back Clyde Edward-Helaire had an audacious debut while Patrick Mahomes’ stats were steady if unspectacular. While Houston scored the first touchdown, the Chiefs rumbled forward with 31 unanswered points on the way to winning, 34-20.

The Chargers, meanwhile, started on the road against the Cincinnati Bengals and the No. 1 draft pick from 2020, quarterback Joe Burrow. Burrow opened the scoring late in the first quarter with a 23-yard touchdown run, and the Bengals were up 13-7 going into the fourth.

That’s when the Chargers struck, first on a five-yard touchdown run by running back Joshua Kelley to cap 10-play drive, and then kicker Michael Badgley knocked home a 22-yard field goal with just under nine minutes remaining. On the last drive of the game, the Bengals made their way as far as L.A.’s three-yard-line. A touchdown pass to A.J. Green was called back due to offensive pass interference, and kicker Randy Bullock blew the 31-yard field goal attempt.

Here’s my Q-&-A with Jason.