Walker runs for 128 yards, two TDs as Chiefs beat Chargers 22-6

Kenneth Walker III ran for 128 yards and two touchdowns as the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Los Angeles Chargers 22-6 at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday.

Walker carried 19 times and broke the game open in the first quarter with a 33-yard touchdown up the middle on Kansas City's second possession. Harrison Butker missed the extra point, but the Chiefs led 9-0.

Walker scored again late in the second quarter, taking a handoff left from the 2 to finish an eight-play, 80-yard drive that made it 16-3. Kansas City (5-0) stayed unbeaten, and Los Angeles (0-6) remained winless.

Early in the second quarter, a Justin Herbert pass was intercepted and returned 48 yards to the Los Angeles 17. The Chiefs wasted the chance when Cam Hart intercepted Patrick Mahomes in the end zone, but Butker's 50-yard field goal with two seconds left in the half made it 19-3.

The Chargers got closer only once. Early in the third quarter, Herbert hit Quentin Johnston for 57 yards to the Kansas City 1, and Los Angeles still settled for a 30-yard field goal.

Kansas City missed a field goal early in the fourth quarter and Los Angeles fumbled on its next possession. The Chiefs then ran 12 plays for 50 yards in 5:51, and Butker kicked a 30-yard field goal.

Herbert went 22 of 37 for 204 yards and an interception. He was sacked four times, and Los Angeles gained 73 yards on the ground.

Mahomes went 23 of 30 for 272 yards and an interception, with no touchdown passes. Xavier Worthy caught seven passes for 73 yards. The Chiefs outgained the Chargers 422 yards to 277 and were not sacked.

Los Angeles drove 11 plays and 62 yards from the 3:45 mark and turned the ball over on downs.

Up next

Chargers: visit the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, November 1.

Chiefs: visit the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, October 25.