Chargers (4-2) at Chiefs (3-3), 8:20 p.m. Eastern, ESPN
Line: Chargers by 3.5
The beanbag toss has the power to change the world. Start a game of beanbag toss on the floor of Congress, and the budget would immediately be balanced. Tossing beanbags might not solve the crises in the Middle East, but the combined powers of beanbag tosses and rally squirrels could change foreign policy forever.
The Chiefs started the season 0-3, but are 3-0 since Todd Haley staved off his pending dismissal by setting up a beanbag game in the team’s locker room. Morale and team unity received an epic jolt, though the Chiefs’ winning streak probably has more to do with the awful quarterbacks they have faced: the battered shell of Donovan McNabb, the rust-covered Carson Palmer, the demoralized and underqualified Curtis Painter and Kyle Boller at his absolute best.
Philip Rivers is normally much better than this bunch. There are multiple theories explaining Rivers’s slump, from a secret injury to lockout rust; “small sample size” was rejected for making too much sense. Perhaps he can get his accuracy back by tossing some beanbags around. It has been known to work wonders.
Pick: Chiefs (not based on spread)
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