Chiefs @ Broncos · Week 8

WEEK 8 · FINAL

THE READ

Chiefs run away with it, 42-13

THE WIDER PICTURE

Team	SRS	SOS	MARGIN	TO +/-
Chiefs	+15.8	+1.2	+14.5	+18
Broncos	-13.9	+4.4	-18.2	-11

SRS is how many points a side beats an average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20. SOS is how hard that schedule has been. Full table.

Chiefs — AFC #1 · division · 15-2 Playoff picture →

In the MVP race

#4 Patrick Mahomes QB · Chiefs · 3.9% of the field

#5 Jeff Caldwell WR · Chiefs · 2.8% of the field

#6 Xavier Worthy WR · Chiefs · 2.2% of the field

#11 Kenneth Walker HB · Chiefs · 0.8% of the field

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Kenneth Walker

Chiefs

9 carries, 222 yards, 3 TD

Fernando Mendoza

Broncos

10/39, 244 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT

Patrick Mahomes

Chiefs

15/26, 206 yards, 2 TD, 5 INT

THE STORY SO FAR

⭐ Jaylen Waddle has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Kenneth Walker has not had a better afternoon this season.

📉 Jeff Caldwell is still searching for it: 108 receiving yards a game across his last three, against an average of 148.

WHAT DECIDED IT

On the ground Chiefs 247, Broncos 30 Chiefs

Total yards Chiefs 453, Broncos 274 Chiefs

Through the air Broncos 244, Chiefs 206 Broncos

Giveaways Broncos 3, Chiefs 6 Broncos

THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.

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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

Pass-heavy Pass 62% · Rush 38% · 42.1 scored, 27.5 allowed

11.3 yds/att 64.1% completions 6.8 yds/carry 445.0 yds/game 1.5 giveaways/game 4.4% sack rate last 5: 5-0

Primary weapon: Jeff Caldwell WR — 40% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH

SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 74 · Aggressive Balance 88 Ball security 58 Back usage 32% QB runs 2.8/game

Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Jeff Caldwell takes 40% of the receiving yards

PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only

QB 96 WR 88 TE 69 RB 84 OL 79 DL 85 LB 73 DB 80

Best: Creed Humphrey C 96 Fastest: Xavier Worthy WR 99 SPD 7 at star dev or better

Out: Brashard Smith HB 75 · 5wk

YOUR NOTEBOOK what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic

HOW THEY PLAY the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season

Henige - Detroit VS. Everybody

Broncos · his last 8 games

Balanced Gives it away One back

Pass / run60% / 40% Points for / against15.4 — 32.4 Margin-17.0 Giveaways a game2.1 Sacks taken6.5% of dropbacks Lead backRJ Harvey · 15.0/g Top targetJaylen Waddle · 33% QB carries2.6 a game

jpedro8.

Chiefs · his last 8 games

Throws it One back

Pass / run62% / 38% Points for / against38.0 — 29.9 Margin+8.1 Giveaways a game1.0 Sacks taken4.2% of dropbacks Lead backKenneth Walker · 13.1/g Top targetXavier Worthy · 35% QB carries3.0 a game

Counted from the weeks each man actually held his team — so a franchise that changed hands is not credited to whoever has it now. Nothing above is a playcall: the export does not carry those, and neither does this.

THE SERIES jpedro8. against Henige - Detroit VS. Everybody — the men, not the teams

jpedro8. leads it 2-0. jpedro8. has won 2 straight.

2 meetings avg 47.0 — 15.5 biggest: 34 pts to jpedro8.

S1 · week 8 jpedro8. 42 — 13 Henige - Detroit VS. Everybody JPEDRO8.

S1 · week 1 jpedro8. 52 — 18 Henige - Detroit VS. Everybody JPEDRO8.

Only meetings Sapphire can attribute to both men are counted — a Madden export never says who owned a team last season, so the series starts where the record does.

MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push

Chiefs receivers vs Broncos secondary 88 v 88 EVEN

Broncos receivers vs Chiefs secondary 84 v 80 BRONCOS

Chiefs line vs Broncos front 79 v 85 BRONCOS

Broncos line vs Chiefs front 81 v 85 CHIEFS

Chiefs backs vs Broncos run defence 84 v 81 CHIEFS

Broncos backs vs Chiefs run defence 81 v 81 EVEN

Chiefs passer vs Broncos secondary 96 v 88 CHIEFS

Broncos passer vs Chiefs secondary 77 v 80 CHIEFS

TOP PERFORMERS

Fernando Mendoza QB Broncos 244 pass yds

Kenneth Walker HB Chiefs 222 rush yds

Patrick Mahomes QB Chiefs 206 pass yds

Jaylen Waddle WR Broncos 164 rec yds

Jeff Caldwell WR Chiefs 78 rec yds

Patrick Surtain II CB Broncos 2 INTs

Xavier Nwankpa FS Chiefs 1 INTs

Lewis Cine SS Chiefs 1 INTs

Brandon Jones FS Broncos 1 INTs

Alex Singleton MIKE Broncos 1 INTs

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BOX SCORE

CHIEFS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Patrick Mahomes QB	15/26	206	2	5	3	26	69.2

BRONCOS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Fernando Mendoza QB	10/39	244	2	3	3	44	38.1
Sam Ehlinger QB	0/1	0	0	0	0	0	39.5

CHIEFS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG	FUM
Kenneth Walker HB	9	222	24.7	3	3	6	79	0
Xavier Worthy WR	2	17	8.5	0	1	1	15	0
Patrick Mahomes QB	1	8	8	0	0	2	8	1
John Michael Gyllenborg TE	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Rashee Rice WR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

BRONCOS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	BTK	YAC	LNG
RJ Harvey HB	13	20	1.5	1	16	11
Fernando Mendoza QB	2	10	5	0	3	11
Evan Engram TE	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jaylen Waddle WR	0	0	0	2	0	0

CHIEFS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	DRP	LNG
Jeff Caldwell WR	4	78	19.5	1	39	1	26
John Michael Gyllenborg TE	6	49	8.2	1	16	0	14
Xavier Worthy WR	2	45	22.5	0	2	3	23
Kenneth Walker HB	3	38	12.7	1	30	0	15
Rashee Rice WR	1	7	7	0	8	0	7

BRONCOS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	LNG
Jaylen Waddle WR	5	164	32.8	2	44	44
Marvin Mims Jr WR	2	33	16.5	0	4	22
Adam Trautman TE	1	27	27	0	5	27
Evan Engram TE	2	20	10	0	9	17

CHIEFS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	INT	PD
Chris Jones DT	4	1	0	0
R Mason Thomas LEDG	3	1	0	0
George Karlaftis LEDG	1	1	0	0
L'Jarius Sneed CB	1	0	0	0
Jadon Canady SS	1	0	0	2
Xavier Nwankpa FS	1	0	1	2
Dominique Hampton SAM	1	0	0	1
Peter Woods DT	1	0	0	1
Kader Kohou CB	1	0	0	1
Nick Bolton MIKE	1	0	0	0
Mansoor Delane CB	0	0	0	1
Lewis Cine SS	0	0	1	0

BRONCOS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	INT	PD	FF
Patrick Surtain II CB	3	0	2	0	0
Riley Moss CB	3	0	0	0	0
Jonathon Cooper LEDG	3	1	0	0	0
Talanoa Hufanga SS	3	0	1	0	0
Ja'Quan McMillian CB	2	0	0	0	0
Justin Strnad WILL	2	0	0	0	0
Zach Cunningham MIKE	1	0	0	0	0
Nik Bonitto REDG	1	1	0	0	0
Zach Allen DT	1	0	0	0	0
Devon Key FS	1	0	0	0	0
Tycen Anderson SS	1	0	0	0	0
Brandon Jones FS	1	0	1	0	0
Alex Singleton MIKE	1	1	1	1	1

RECENT FORM

Chiefs

W 45–38 vs Seahawks WK 7

W 56–38 vs Chargers WK 6

W 38–32 vs Raiders WK 4

Broncos

L 6–41 vs Cardinals WK 7

L 8–35 vs Seahawks WK 6

W 24–19 vs Chargers WK 5

TEAM STATS

Chiefs		Broncos
453	TOTAL YARDS	274
206	PASSING YARDS	244
247	RUSHING YARDS	30
3	SACKS ALLOWED	3
3	SACKS MADE	3
6	GIVEAWAYS	3
2	TAKEAWAYS	6

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

2 CHIEFS — 0 BRONCOS

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