It's another weekend in the world known as preseason football in the NFL, and the Kansas City Chiefs will travel to the West Coast this time to take on the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday night at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

The Rams (1-0) defeated the Dallas Cowboys last Saturday night in front of a record U.S. preseason crowd of 90,00-plus in attendance. The Rams trailed 24-7 at halftime but were able to make an offensive push in the second half behind third-string quarterback Sean Mannion, who threw for three touchdowns.

The Chiefs (0-1) had their ups and downs in their Week 1 bout at home against the Seattle Seahawks. Most notably, though, Alex Smith and the first-team offense looked well on the first drive of the game. Smith completed three of his four passes on his one and only drive.

While facing pressure on third down near the red zone, Smith was able to scramble out of the pocket and throw against his body to complete a pass to Jeremy Maclin at the one-yard line. Spencer Ware was able to punch the ball in at the goal line for a touchdown, and the Chiefs held a lead until the last play of the game.

Seahawks quarterback Trevone Boykin hit Tanner McEvoy for a 39-yard touchdown pass as time expired in the fourth quarter, pulling Seattle within one point. On the two-point conversion Tyvis Pope successfully converted the try, and Seattle came out with a 17-16 victory.

Chiefs coaches, players and fans alike were the beneficiaries of positive news earlier this week regarding running back Jamaal Charles. Charles was removed from the PUP (Physically Unable to Perform) list. Kansas City is still optimistic that Charles will be back by the opener on Sept. 11 against San Diego.

The process to get Charles back to game-ready will be slow and planned out. "It's an absolute day-to-day process," Chiefs head athletic trainer Rick Burkholder said Tuesday. "We'll evaluate every day that he's out there. We'll change what we're doing up in the fieldhouse as well as on the field. And then we'll give him more and more as we go."

Head coach Andy Reid was impressed by defensive lineman Chris Jones' performance in Saturday's game. "I thought he made some really good plays," Reid said. "One thing he did well was get off the ball. He's very long, so he was able to reach and make plays all over. I thought he did a good job at playing on the other side of the line of scrimmage."

For Saturday's game, Reid and the remaining coaching staff still have to solve a problem at the quarterback position. Beside Smith and Nick Foles, it's unclear who exactly will make the team among Aaron Murray, Tyler Bray and Kevin Hogan.

Murray and Bray threw for 52 and 48 yards, respectively, in Saturday's loss. Hogan only completed two passes for 21 yards. It was tough for any of the quarterbacks to gain any momentum on the field. Bray threw the most passes, just nine.

This will be the Chiefs' first visit to Southern California since 1994. Kickoff is slated for 8 p.m. CT.