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THE WIRE
WK 1 FINAL Vikings 20, Broncos 45 WK 1 FINAL Bills 27, Giants 45 WK 1 FINAL Ravens 23, Seahawks 52 MOVE Wayne Colon signed with Texans MOVE Tomas Rimac signed with Texans MOVE Behren Morton signed with Texans THE WIRE someone: Dragons run away with it, 38-14 THE WIRE someone: Bengals run away with it, 49-28
WEEK 1 · FINAL
CHIEFS 1-0 · 31.0 PPG 31 – 14 DOLPHINS 0-1 · 14.0 PPG
THE READ
Chiefs win the turnover battle and the game
THE WIDER PICTURE
Chiefs — AFC #7 · 1-0 Playoff picture →
De'Von Achane
Dolphins
14 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
Kenneth Walker
Chiefs
17 carries, 114 yards
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground Chiefs 265, Dolphins 95 Chiefs
Total yards Chiefs 338, Dolphins 233 Chiefs
Through the air Dolphins 138, Chiefs 73 Dolphins
Giveaways Dolphins 2, Chiefs 0 Chiefs
THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.
📺 THE WEEK 1 SHOW this game is in the week's show ▶ Watch the show
THE MATCHUP SCOUT every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling
LEAGUE DATA counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Run-heavy Pass 38% · Rush 62% · 31.0 scored, 14.0 allowed
3.0 yds/att 45.8% completions 6.6 yds/carry 338.0 yds/game 0.0 giveaways/game 7.7% sack rate last 1: 1-0
Primary weapon: Xavier Worthy WR — 66% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY VERY HIGH
SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 30 · Conservative Balance 38 Ball security 100 Back usage 53% QB runs 6.0/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Xavier Worthy takes 66% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 94 WR 82 TE 75 RB 84 OL 84 DL 84 LB 77 DB 80
Best: Creed Humphrey C 95 Fastest: Xavier Worthy WR 99 SPD 6 at star dev or better
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MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Chiefs receivers vs Dolphins secondary 82 v 79 CHIEFS
Dolphins receivers vs Chiefs secondary 81 v 80 EVEN
Chiefs line vs Dolphins front 84 v 81 CHIEFS
Dolphins line vs Chiefs front 81 v 84 CHIEFS
Chiefs backs vs Dolphins run defence 84 v 81 CHIEFS
Dolphins backs vs Chiefs run defence 83 v 81 EVEN
Chiefs passer vs Dolphins secondary 94 v 79 CHIEFS
Dolphins passer vs Chiefs secondary 78 v 80 EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
Taylen Green QB Dolphins 138 pass yds
Kenneth Walker HB Chiefs 114 rush yds
Brashard Smith HB Chiefs 72 rush yds
De'Von Achane HB Dolphins 67 rush yds
Emmett Johnson HB Chiefs 52 rush yds
Alohi Gilman FS Chiefs 1 INTs
Chamarri Conner FS Chiefs 1 INTs
🎬 The Game Recap
this game as an episode -- the score, the stars, the numbers that decided it -- and a video you can post ›
BOX SCORE
CHIEFS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Patrick Mahomes QB 11/24731021966.8
DOLPHINS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Taylen Green QB 13/301380212929.5
RECENT FORM
Chiefs
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TEAM STATS
Chiefs Dolphins
338 TOTAL YARDS 233
73 PASSING YARDS 138
265 RUSHING YARDS 95
2 SACKS ALLOWED 1
1 SACKS MADE 2
0 GIVEAWAYS 2
2 TAKEAWAYS 0

Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.

ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
1 CHIEFS — 0 DOLPHINS
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