Advanced Scouting Report: Chargers Defense

The Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers squared off in Week 1 of the season. In that game, the Chiefs offense jumped out to an early lead with a punt return touchdown, and the Chiefs never relinquished it.

The Patrick-Mahomes-to-Tyreek-Hill connection was in full swing for most of the game, and by the second half, the Chiefs had sandwiched two touchdowns around a Philip Rivers interception. As the Chargers mounted a comeback, they muffed a punt, which gave the Chiefs another chance to score — on which they capitalized — to put the game away.

The Chiefs have also seen the full emergence of Dee Ford and Chris Jones on defense, and are getting Eric Berry back. But have lost key offensive…