The Kansas City Chiefs overcame a 10-point, first-quarter deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Chargers 17-10 at SoFi Stadium Sunday afternoon. LA jumped on top early with a Justin Herbert touchdown pass to Ladd McConkey and a Cameron Dicker 50-yard field goal.

How the Chiefs bristled their way back after the bizarre and deflating play on which Rice suffered what figures to be a long-term knee injury, a play that soon left them down 10-0, was fresh testimony to what we should now accept as fact … Both for its reassuring upside and unsettling downside.

The Chiefs spotted the L.A. Chargers 10 points Sunday afternoon at SoFi Stadium, falling behind in the first half for the fourth straight game. But the Chiefs regrouped and improved to 4-0 with a 17-10 victory in their AFC West opener.