‘The Office' Actor Brian Baumgartner Makes Bold Prediction for Chiefs-Chargers Game

Brian Baumgartner may be a Green Bay Packers fan, but he’s still got a hot take for Thursday Night Football’s matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers. 

The actor, who famously played “Kevin” in The Office, believes that the Chargers will make it known that they are legitimate contenders in the AFC this week.

“When you talk about their [the Chiefs] defense – 10.8 points [allowed per game] over the last six weeks, let us remind ourselves that they played the [Las Vegas] Raiders twice, they played the Packers with Jordan Love and they played the [New York] Giants,” Baumgartner said. 

“Meanwhile, the Chargers have been putting up the last six games, 32 points per game. They laid 30 on them in Week 3. I think [Justin] Herbert and [Austin] Ekeler – hopefully Ekler, I was not fully aware about his ankle – hopefully he’s fine. 

“They have just been so explosive. It reminds me of another team in the NFC that has that powerful running game to go with a strong-armed quarterback that can make any kind of throw. I like the Chargers to put it on the Chiefs this week at home and become legitimate contenders in the AFC. That’s my bold take.”

Oh my. 

WynnBET currently has the Chiefs as 3-point road favorites in this matchup with the total set at 51.5. 

If you’re siding with Baumgartner, taking the Chargers +3 or even on the moneyline at +145 doesn’t seem like a horrible bet considering that they did beat Kansas City at Arrowhead earlier this season. 

Los Angeles is just a game behind Kansas City in the AFC West and would move into first place with a win. It would also hold the tiebreaker over the Chiefs with just three games to play. 

However, if Los Angeles loses, it could fall behind the Denver Broncos, who hold the tiebreaker over the Chargers, if they beat the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 15. 

The AFC West is a wild race, but Baumgartner seems to have his mind set on Thursday night’s tilt.