Arrowhead Pride
Before the Kansas City Chiefs’ Week 15 matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers, every one of our Arrowhead Pride panelists picked the Chiefs to win — and for the sixth time this season, our unanimous verdict was wrong. Our aggregate prediction of a 25-18 Kansas City win had 24 points of error compared to the 16-13 home loss. Our readers were significantly less confident. But while roughly a third of them correctly predicted a close Chargers win, a majority (57%) thought the Chiefs would get back to 0.500.
In Week 16, the Chiefs face the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. According to FanDuel Sportsbook, Kansas City is favored by 2.5 points.
Here’s what the staff — and our readers — think about the matchup.
Would it help to lose this game? From a draft-pick perspective, yes. But I still think the Chiefs win.
Even with their season over and quarterback Patrick Mahomes injured, there are a lot of prideful players on this team. The season has been frustrating — but each week, the squad still shows competitive spirit. I don’t think they’ll quit.
And the Titans are bad. This roster has looked like it’s in vacation mode since the firing of head coach Brian Callahan. They don’t have talent on either side of the ball. They’re also incentivized to lose.
I think the Chiefs come out and play proud. It might get hard at points, but head coach Andy Reid will get the team to play with a purpose. If it can do that, it can win.
Chiefs 24, Titans 13
The team no longer has an excuse. The offense must downshift into a lower gear — the version we should have been seeing since about the third week of the season.
It’s too late to salvage 2025, but maybe the coaching staff can still learn a few things in the season’s final games.
Chiefs 20, Titans 16
This is one of the most difficult games to project in my time covering the Chiefs, largely because of the volume of uncertainty surrounding the offense. With quarterback Patrick Mahomes out, multiple backup offensive linemen expected to start and wide receiver Rashee Rice likely unavailable, Kansas City enters the week severely limited. A backup quarterback operating behind a patched-together line without its top receiving option does not present a clear path to offensive success.
That reality makes it difficult to identify where points will come from. Kansas City is unlikely to sustain long drives or consistently win in obvious passing situations. Still, the Chiefs are not in tank mode and the expectation is that they will compete. Defensively, Steve Spagnuolo should be able to manufacture pressure through blitz packages and disguises capable of disrupting a Tennessee offense that has struggled with protection and timing. Field position and turnovers may ultimately decide the game.
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