It’s a short week but a tall order for Jim Harbaugh’s club on Sunday. The Los Angeles Chargers look for their first sweep of the Chiefs in more than a decade.

The Chiefs’ unraveling hasn’t been limited to turnovers. Injuries along the offensive line have been a central storyline. The losses of guard Trey Smith and tackle Jawaan Taylor, worsened by Wanya Morris going down in Houston, left the unit scrambling and the offense disjointed.

The Chiefs haven’t been eliminated from postseason contention, but each loss drives them further away. The New York Times playoff calculator puts their chances of making the NFL playoffs at 12% (though that percentage-chance would rise to 47% if the Chiefs win out, starting with Sunday’s noon home game against the Los Angeles Chargers).

The Chargers, being a West Coast team, should be at a disadvantage in cold weather and with an early start time. The experience of their head coach, Jim Harbaugh, as a motivator will be put to the test for this contest.

Line up the offensive stats, and here's what it tells us when comparing the Chiefs' 12-1 start last year to this year's 6-7 struggle.

Paul Wiggin, who succeeded Hank Stram in 1975 and spent three years leading the Chiefs, died Friday. The passing was announced by the Minnesota Vikings, where Wiggin spent the final 21 years of his NFL career. He was 91.

A year ago this month, the Chiefs were an enigma when the Chargers paid their annual visit to Arrowhead Stadium. This month as Kansas City pr