Winners of four straight, the surging Los Angeles Chargers hit the road to face the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday with postseason aspirations and a losing streak on the line.

The Chiefs have won seven straight games against the Chargers, one shy of matching the team’s longest win streak over the Chargers franchise (eight in a row from 1990-93).

The last time the Chargers beat the Chiefs was Dec. 29, 2013 -- a Week 17 contest at Qualcomm Stadium that the Chargers won in overtime, 27-24.

That victory clinched a postseason berth for the Chargers.

With both teams at 7-6, the winner of this game on Saturday at 8:25 p.m. ET at Arrowhead Stadium will grab control of the AFC West.

The Chargers are currently a one-point favorite over the Chiefs. Per ESPN Stats & Information, the last time the Bolts were favored in Kansas City was Week 4 of the 2012 campaign, a 37-20 win over the Chiefs.

“It certainly gives you a heck of a lot better chance of winning it if you win this game,” Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers told reporters this week. “But if you win this game, it’s not over yet.

“It’s a big game. I think it’s important to know what’s at stake -- which I think we all do -- but at the same time to keep the same approach we’ve had that’s been working.”

The Chargers are seeking their first five-game winning streak since 2014. That winning approach Rivers alluded to is creating turnovers on defense and winning on third down on offense.

Since Week 5, the Chargers have forced a league-leading 20 turnovers and turned it over just six times during that stretch -- also tops in the NFL.

The Rivers-led offense also has been much more successful on third down, with a 42-percent efficiency rate on the money down since Week 5, which ranks No. 7 in the NFL.

One matchup to watch on Saturday will be the Chargers' run defense against Kansas City rookie running back Kareem Hunt.

Hunt ran wild in Week 3 during a 24-10 victory against the Chargers, finishing with 172 rushing yards, including a 69-yard jaunt for a score.

“I could see them running him more this last quarter of the season, especially in the type of weather that we’re going to be in,” Chargers coach Anthony Lynn told reporters this week. “We’re going to definitely have to have hats to the ball to stop him, because he’s a good runner, and he’s also a good receiver.”

The Chargers had been awful against the run this season until starting middle linebacker Denzel Perryman returned to the lineup after rehabbing from ankle surgery in August.

Before Perryman returned, the Chargers were allowing a league-worst 135 rushing yards per game.

However, since Perryman returned in Week 10, the Chargers are allowing 108 rushing yards per game, No. 16 in the NFL.