What's That Smell?

The past couple weeks, the Chargers were strutting around like they actually believed their shit don't stink. Well, on Sunday, the Chiefs broke the news to the Chargers that their shit does in fact stink.
And oh, does it stink. As in, somebody please get some air freshener stink.
During the week, the big story was an alleged "dirty bomb" threat involving NFL stadiums. The threat turned out to be a hoax, so there was no need for security personnel to be alarmed about that foul odor emanating from Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday -- it was just the Chargers.
The Bolts' 30-27 loss to Kansas City might have been a shocker to some, but we saw this coming.
We're not patting ourselves on the back, but on Thursday we predicted here a three-interception game for Philip Rivers. It wasn't a three-interception game Sunday, but clearly we were on the right track as Rivers did have two turnovers (one fumble, one INT).
And for good measure, LaDainian Tomlinson added the team's third turnover with a fumble. It was another less-than-Hall-of-Fame-caliber-day for L.T., whom is considered by some experts to be the best running back of all time.
If Shannon Sharpe says it, it must be true. Maybe it's just us, but if one wants to be the best running back of all time, one might want to mix in a 100-yard rushing game every now and again. L.T. managed just 66 yards on 15 carries Sunday, his fifth consecutive game without a 100-yard rushing performance.
And we can't let the Chargers' sparkling defensive performance go unnoticed. Chiefs QB Damon Huard -- who would still be holding a clipboard if Trent Green hadn't been knocked senseless a few weeks ago -- managed to look like Tom Brady against the Chargers. Meanwhile, running back Larry Johnson and tight end Tony Gonzalez, who had both done pretty much nothing all season, came to life against the Chargers' brilliant defense.
We can't say we were surprised.
With each passing day last week and with each increasing mention by some TV talking head or some scribe that the Chargers are one of the league's "elite" teams, we could just sense that the Chargers were becoming more and more full of themselves.
And add the fact that the Chiefs were coming off a 45-7 loss to Pittsburgh, we could practically see the wheels turning in the Chargers' heads, as they try to do the math ... "OK, Kansas City lost to Pittsburgh by 38, and we beat Pittsburgh by 10, so ... "
But of course, things rarely work out that way.