Error-Prone Chargers Hand Chiefs A Victory

The San Diego Chargers were embarrassed, and not just by the final score.

Deafened by the roar of nearly 79,000 Kansas City fans, the Chargers (3-4) committed a team-record 19 penalties, three shy of the 53-year-old NFL record, and helped hand Kansas City a 31-3 victory Thursday night.

Nine penalties were for false starts as the offensive linemen, getting whipped anyway by the pass rush, strained to hear the snap count over the Arrowhead Stadium din.

The NFL record of 22 penalties is shared by the Chicago Bears and Brooklyn Dodgers, both in 1944.

Andre Rison caught two touchdown passes for the Chiefs (5-2).