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Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Rams

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Week 13, 2026 · SoFi Stadium · Thursday, Dec 3, 8:15 PM ET · dome

Kansas City Chiefs
5–2 · Elo 1539 · Patrick Mahomes (+46 Elo)
Elo: LAR 55%
Los Angeles Rams
4–4 · Elo 1575 · Matthew Stafford · Home

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What the forecasters say

ForecasterFavorsLARKCNote
EloLAR 55%55%45%LAR 1575 vs KC 1539, implied spread LAR −1.5
The blendLAR 55%55%45%

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The spot: Everything else

Moderate favorites where the models roughly agree. No edge found either way in the replays. The blend is as good as anything.

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Injury report

ESPN's report, refreshed every three hours. Out and doubtful players are treated as unavailable; questionable players usually play. Only the quarterback feeds Elo directly; the rest is in the market's number.

TeamPlayerPosStatusInjury
KCMansoor DelaneCBOutShoulder · out
KCOmarr Norman-LottDTOutKnee - ACL · The Chiefs designated Norman-Lott (knee) to return from injured reserve Wednesday.
KCPeter WoodsDTQuestionableNeck · Woods (neck) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's contest against the Broncos.
LARColby ParkinsonTEOutRibs · out
LARJoe CardonaLSOutAnkle · out
LARDean ConnorsRBQuestionableHand · Connors suffered a broken hand in Sunday's 24-9 win over the Rams.
LARGrant StuardLBQuestionableHamstring · Stuard is battling a hamstring injury, Nate Atkins of The Athletic reports.
LARJaylen WatsonCBQuestionableShoulder · Watson (shoulder) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's contest against the Chargers, Adam Grosbard of The Orange County Register reports.
LARMatthew StaffordQBQuestionableArm · Stafford left the locker room after Sunday's 24-9 win over the Charger with a bag of ice wrapped to his right arm, and Rams coach Sean McVay acknowledged Monday that the quarterback has been dealing with some arm soreness, Adam Grosbard of The Orange County Register reports.
LARTrent McDuffieCBQuestionableBack · McDuffie (back) is questionable to return to Sunday's contest against the Chargers, Stu Jackson of the Rams' official site reports.

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