Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs

Before kickoff

LAC

33%

KC

67%

Predicted winner

KC

Confidence

67%

Snapshot

In-season walk-forward

Stored from information available before kickoff in a walk-forward historical simulation. Kickoff did not publish this pick publicly at the time. Not betting advice.

Final

17–19

Winner KC. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

Model contributions (standardized feature × coefficient). Not causal explanations.

• Home field+0.6 KC
• Interception rate−0.3 LAC
• QB yards/attempt+0.2 KC
• Rushing defense+0.1 KC