AFC West · 2017

Kansas City Chiefs

10-6 (5-1 AFC West · 8-4 AFC)1st in the AFC West · No. 4 seed

Last: L 21-22 vs Tennessee Titans

Rating: +3.18
Adj Off: 24.26
Adj Def: 21.212
Playoffs: 100%

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	36.7%22	38.5%19
Early-down pass rate	57.4%4	48.2%27
Plays per game	63.622	68.14
Time of possession	30:519	29:3424
Yards per pass attempt	7.16	6.625
Yards per rush	4.82	4.422
Starting field position	Own 2912	Own 265

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.0804	+0.02624
Adj. EPA per play	+0.0385	+0.00124
Success rate	44.1%7	45.1%31
Passing EPA per play	+0.1695	+0.09022
Rushing EPA per play	-0.0738	-0.07724
CPOE	4.62	-2.410
Explosive play rate	9.7%4	9.7%29

Situational

Scoring, red zone finishing, money downs, ball security, protection and discipline.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	25.96	21.215
Points per drive	2.089	2.1626
Red zone TD rate	55.7%21	56.9%16
3rd down conversion	39.2%14	40.1%23
Turnovers per game	0.811	1.509
Sack rate	5.8%16	4.6%27
Penalties per game	7.326	6.715

Rank out of 32 teams, regular season only. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like pace and pass rate.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Result	Off EPA	Def EPA	Y/P	3rd down	TO
Sep 7Wk 1	@1New England Patriots	W42-27	+0.36	+0.01	8.8 / 5.1	4-11 / 5-15	1 / 0
Sep 17Wk 2	2Philadelphia Eagles	W27-20	+0.16	+0.11	6.8 / 5.9	5-12 / 8-15	1 / 1
Sep 24Wk 3	@10Los Angeles ChargersDIV	W24-10	+0.03	-0.11	6.1 / 4.8	4-12 / 5-13	0 / 3
Oct 2Wk 4	16Washington Commanders	W29-20	+0.19	+0.07	6.0 / 6.8	8-13 / 4-11	0 / 1
Oct 8Wk 5	@29Houston Texans	W42-34	+0.25	+0.17	6.1 / 6.8	9-16 / 3-10	0 / 1
Oct 15Wk 6	6Pittsburgh Steelers	L13-19	-0.16	+0.19	4.8 / 7.2	3-11 / 4-11	0 / 1
Oct 19Wk 7	@23Las Vegas RaidersDIV	L30-31	+0.32	+0.28	7.1 / 6.9	8-15 / 6-13	0 / 0
Oct 30Wk 8	25Denver BroncosDIV	W29-19	-0.25	-0.18	4.8 / 5.1	2-12 / 5-13	3 / 4
Nov 5Wk 9	@13Dallas Cowboys	L17-28	+0.05	+0.22	5.9 / 5.8	4-11 / 7-12	1 / 0
Nov 19Wk 11	@29New York Giants	L9-12OT	-0.14	-0.07	5.1 / 4.8	3-11 / 3-13	3 / 1
Nov 26Wk 12	20Buffalo Bills	L10-16	-0.30	-0.11	4.2 / 4.1	2-13 / 6-17	1 / 0
Dec 3Wk 13	@27New York Jets	L31-38	+0.47	+0.23	10.3 / 5.9	3-8 / 13-20	0 / 0
Dec 10Wk 14	23Las Vegas RaidersDIV	W26-15	+0.05	-0.15	5.8 / 4.8	5-13 / 5-13	1 / 3
Dec 16Wk 15	10Los Angeles ChargersDIV	W30-13	+0.15	-0.10	6.3 / 5.1	6-14 / 4-11	0 / 4
Dec 24Wk 16	28Miami Dolphins	W29-13	+0.08	-0.16	5.6 / 6.5	8-16 / 0-8	0 / 2
Dec 31Wk 17	@25Denver BroncosDIV	W27-24	+0.02	-0.11	5.9 / 5.2	4-11 / 5-12	2 / 3
Jan 6WC	21Tennessee Titans	L21-22	+0.06	+0.19	6.1 / 6.4	4-11 / 8-13	1 / 1

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them; defenders by tackles. Regular season only. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	C/A	Cmp%	Yds	Y/A	TD	INT	EPA/play
11Alex SmithYr 13	93%	341/505	67.5%	4042	8.0	26	5	+0.17
15Patrick MahomesR	6%	22/35	62.9%	284	8.1	0	1	+0.12

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
27Kareem HuntR	67%	272	1327	4.9	8	53	+0.06
35Charcandrick WestYr 4	4%	18	72	4.0	2	27	-0.06
42Anthony ShermanYr 7	3%	14	40	2.9	1	6	+0.11

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
87Travis KelceTE Yr 5	15%	83	1038	12.5	8	+0.40
10Tyreek HillWR Yr 2	14%	75	1183	15.8	7	+0.37
12Albert WilsonWR Yr 4	8%	42	554	13.2	3	+0.35
14Demarcus RobinsonWR Yr 2	4%	21	212	10.1	0	-0.07
84Demetrius HarrisTE Yr 5	3%	18	224	12.4	1	+0.15

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
96Bennie LoganDT Yr 5	35	8	1.5	3	0
95Chris JonesDE Yr 2	22	4	6.5	13	4
97Allen BaileyDE Yr 7	21	6	2.0	2	0
99Rakeem Nunez-RochesDT Yr 3	13	0	0.5	2	0
55Dee FordDE Yr 4	11	4	2.0	7	1
92Tanoh KpassagnonDE R	8	3	2.0	2	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD
50Justin HoustonOLB Yr 7	46	16	9.5	5
56Derrick JohnsonLB Yr 13	48	4	0.0	7
59Reggie RaglandILB Yr 2	31	4	0.0	0
57Kevin Pierre-LouisLB Yr 4	31	1	0.0	2
51Frank ZomboLB Yr 8	26	4	1.5	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
49Daniel SorensenDB Yr 4	67	6	1	0
38Ron ParkerFS Yr 7	58	4	2	0
39Terrance MitchellCB Yr 4	48	18	4	0
22Marcus PetersCB Yr 3	42	9	5	4
20Steven NelsonCB Yr 3	33	4	0	1
21Eric MurrayS Yr 2	31	5	0	0
23Phillip GainesCB Yr 4	23	3	0	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
7Harrison ButkerR	38/42	90%	53	28/28	142

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
2Dustin ColquittYr 13	65	45.2	77	29	5