The Chargers–Chiefs rivalry is an American footballrivalry between the National Football League (NFL)'s Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs. Since the American Football League (AFL) was established in 1960, the Chargers and the Chiefs have shared the same division, first being the AFL Western Conference, and since the AFL–NFL merger, the American Football Conference (AFC) West.
Kansas City is one of four teams with a winning record against all of their divisional opponents with 100-plus head-to-head games played (along with the Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, and Miami Dolphins). The Los Angeles Chargers are one of only three teams with a losing record against all of their divisional opponents with 100-plus head-to-head games played (along with the Detroit Lions and New York Jets). This holds true as of the end of the 2020 season.
Chiefs win game in Kansas City on last-second field goal by Lawrence Tynes, who had missed two kicks earlier in the game.
2007
Tie 1–1
Chiefs 30–16
Chargers 24–10
Chiefs 50–45–1
2008
Chargers 2–0
Chargers 20–19
Chargers 22–21
Chiefs 50–47–1
Chargers come back from down 21–3 late in the third quarter in the game in Kansas City.
2009
Chargers 2–0
Chargers 43–14
Chargers 37–7
Chiefs 50–49–1
2010s (Chiefs, 13–7)
Season
Season series
at San Diego/L.A. Chargers
at Kansas City Chiefs
Overall series
Notes
2010
Tie 1–1
Chargers 31–0
Chiefs 21–14
Chiefs 51–50–1
2011
Tie 1–1
Chargers 20–17
Chiefs 23–20(OT)
Chiefs 52–51–1
Philip Rivers fumbles snap on kneel down late in game in Kansas City with game tied at 20. Chiefs win it on a field goal in overtime. The loss effectively ends the Chargers hopes of the AFC West Crown, as they, the Broncos, and Raiders all finished 8-8, but the Broncos won the tiebreaker over the Chargers due to tiebreakers.
2012
Chargers 2–0
Chargers 31–13
Chargers 37–20
Chargers 53–52–1
2013
Chargers 2–0
Chargers 27–24(OT)
Chargers 41–38
Chargers 55–52–1
Chargers clinch playoff berth in week 17 win over Chiefs in San Diego.
2014
Chiefs 2–0
Chiefs 23–20
Chiefs 19–7
Chargers 55–54–1
2015
Chiefs 2–0
Chiefs 33–3
Chiefs 10–3
Chiefs 56–55–1
2016
Chiefs 2–0
Chiefs 37–27
Chiefs 33–27(OT)
Chiefs 58–55–1
2017
Chiefs 2–0
Chiefs 24–10
Chiefs 30–13
Chiefs 60–55–1
Chargers move to Los Angeles.
2018
Tie 1–1
Chiefs 38–28
Chargers 29–28
Chiefs 61–56–1
Chiefs win nine straight meetings from 2014 to 2018. Chargers win in Kansas City on a last-minute touchdown and two-point conversion.
2019
Chiefs 2–0
Chiefs 24–17*
Chiefs 31–21
Chiefs 63–56–1
Chargers' home game played in Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Chiefs win Super Bowl LIV.
2020s (Tie, 2–2)
Season
Season series
at Los Angeles Chargers
at Kansas City Chiefs
Overall series
Notes
2020
Tie 1–1
Chiefs 23–20(OT)
Chargers 38–21
Chiefs 64–57–1
Chargers and Rams open SoFi Stadium. The Chiefs–Chargers game in Los Angeles was the first Chargers' home game in the venue. Chiefs lose Super Bowl LV.
