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San Diego offense vs. Kansas City defense

The struggling Chargers offense received more bad news this week when banged up RB Natrone Means was forced to undergo knee surgery. Means was largely ineffective last week (12 carries, 28 yards) because he failed to run with his eyes and the team might actually be better off with the healthy trio of Kenny Bynum, Tremayne Stephens, and third-down specialist Terrell Fletcher.

In their Week 3 meeting, the Chiefs got an excellent effort from their front four as they held the Chargers to just 2.4 yards per carry. LDT Chester McGlockton continues to get consistent penetration and should be able to handle wide body DeMingo Graham, who was completely manhandled last week against Green Bay. The Chargers need to run the football effectively to set up the play-action passing game but look for them to use Fletcher on screens and quick dump-offs if that doesn't happen early on. San Diego had great success with Fletcher in a receiving role at the end of last season and the Chiefs cannot expect OLB Donnie Edwards to stay with him, regardless of how well he's played this season.

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