Monday Night Football Upset Alert: KC Chiefs Shock the San Diego Chargers

September 10, 2010   ·   Matt Regaw   ·   Jump to comments

Monday Night Football kicks off with a doubleheader to start the season, as the San Diego Chargers travel to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs in the late game.
Bet Mania has placed the Chargers as favorites in this meeting of division foes, with the latest line sitting at 5.5 points. This should not come as a surprise to anyone that has watched the recent meetings between these two teams.

Last year the Chargers swept the Chiefs in convincing fashion, winning by a combined score of 80-21. This year things are a bit different for both teams.
The Chargers enter this game as the favorite to win the AFC West but they are not the same team as the one that took the field in 2009.
LaDainian Tomlinson is now playing on the east coast, but the Chargers may actually improve in the running back department, with the arrival of rookie Ryan Matthews. Matthews has looked brilliant in the preseason and will get the bulk of the carries in the backfield, but not all the...

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