WEEK 2 · FINAL
THE READ
Chiefs run away with it, 30-3
Chiefs were never troubled, putting Chargers away 30-3. Patrick Mahomes did the damage for Chiefs — 30/40, 353 yards, 1 TD. Xavier Worthy did the catching for Chiefs — 10 catches, 171 yards, 1 TD. Total yards: Chiefs 444, Chargers 255.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiefs | +1.2 | -0.5 | +1.7 | +2 |
| Chargers | -12.0 | +1.7 | -13.7 | -10 |
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 —
in the hunt
· 5-4
Playoff picture →
IN THE BOOTH
Riley Parker
The chaos merchant
Xavier Worthy caught 10 passes for 171 yards—the Chargers' entire offense managed 255 total yards—and that gap tells you everything about why Kansas City turned this into a 27-point ambush: Los Angeles was so desperate to move the ball it passed 71% of the time and still couldn't generate anything that mattered.
Caleb Brooks
Beat reporter
· replying
The Chargers managed only 3 points and 78 rushing yards—they've now scored a combined 6 across two weeks, and at some point the problem stops being execution and becomes scheme.
They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers —
none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that
did not happen.
Patrick Mahomes
Chiefs
30/40, 353 yards, 1 TD
Xavier Worthy
Chiefs
10 catches, 171 yards, 1 TD
Quentin Johnston
Chargers
7 catches, 75 yards
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Chiefs 444, Chargers 255
Chiefs
Through the air
Chiefs 353, Chargers 177
Chiefs
On the ground
Chiefs 91, Chargers 78
Chiefs
Giveaways
Chargers 1, Chiefs 0
Chiefs
THE ROOM
Final. The recap is below.
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 61% · Rush 39% · 24.9 scored, 23.2 allowed
8.5 yds/att
69.2% completions
4.8 yds/carry
336.3 yds/game
1.0 giveaways/game
7.7% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 72 · Efficient
Balance 89
Ball security 72
Back usage 32%
QB runs 3.3/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 95
WR 84
TE 74
RB 85
OL 85
DL 80
LB 78
DB 80
Best: Patrick Mahomes QB 95
Fastest: Xavier Worthy WR 99 SPD
5 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 70% · Rush 30% · 16.4 scored, 30.1 allowed
6.8 yds/att
54.8% completions
5.1 yds/carry
337.4 yds/game
1.7 giveaways/game
8.9% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 32 · Turnover-prone
Balance 80
Ball security 53
Back usage 25%
QB runs 2.7/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 8.9% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 90
WR 81
TE 79
RB 81
OL 85
DL 78
LB 76
DB 84
Best: Rashawn Slater LT 93
Fastest: Brenen Thompson WR 97 SPD
6 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
Psychthedelic
Chiefs · his last 8 games
Balanced
One back
Pass / run60% / 40%
Points for / against24.5 — 22.2
Margin+2.2
Giveaways a game1.0
Sacks taken7.2% of dropbacks
Lead backKenneth Walker · 14.2/g
Top targetXavier Worthy · 29%
QB carries2.8 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.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Chiefs receivers vs Chargers secondary
84 v 84
EVEN
Chargers receivers vs Chiefs secondary
81 v 80
EVEN
Chiefs line vs Chargers front
85 v 78
CHIEFS
Chargers line vs Chiefs front
85 v 80
CHARGERS
Chiefs backs vs Chargers run defence
85 v 77
CHIEFS
Chargers backs vs Chiefs run defence
81 v 79
EVEN
Chiefs passer vs Chargers secondary
95 v 84
CHIEFS
Chargers passer vs Chiefs secondary
90 v 80
CHARGERS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes QB | 30/40 | 353 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 109.6 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Herbert QB | 19/41 | 177 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 48.5 |
CHIEFS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Walker HB | 17 | 56 | 3.3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Patrick Mahomes QB | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Brashard Smith HB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Xavier Worthy WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Wiley TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Gray TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omarion Hampton HB | 13 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 0 |
| Justin Herbert QB | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Keaton Mitchell HB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
CHIEFS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Worthy WR | 10 | 171 | 17.1 | 1 | 92 | 0 | 80 |
| Rashee Rice WR | 7 | 96 | 13.7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
| Jared Wiley TE | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| Noah Gray TE | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 15 |
| Tyquan Thornton WR | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Johnston WR | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 23 |
| Brenen Thompson WR | 2 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| Ladd McConkey WR | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| David Njoku TE | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| Omarion Hampton HB | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Oronde Gadsden TE | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
CHIEFS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Bolton MIKE | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mansoor Delane CB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kader Kohou CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Nohl Williams CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jadon Canady FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jaden Hicks SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Khyiris Tonga DT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KJ Bolden FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| R Mason Thomas LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Woods DT | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Bissainthe MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Hobbs CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daiyan Henley WILL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Junior Colson MIKE | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Elijah Molden FS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tarheeb Still CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Donte Jackson CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Derwin James Jr SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Akheem Mesidor REDG | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jalon Kilgore SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Barrett DT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Eboigbe DT | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Genesis Smith SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jamaree Caldwell DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.J. Mickens FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tuli Tuipulotu LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorian Strong CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Kennard REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Del'Shawn Phillips SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHIEFS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Butker K | 3/4 | 3/3 | 45 |
CHARGERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Dicker K | 1/1 | 0/0 | 26 |
RECENT FORM
Chiefs
L
28–31 vs Vikings
WK 1
Chargers
L
14–28 vs Packers
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Chiefs | Chargers | |
|---|---|---|
| 444 | TOTAL YARDS | 255 |
| 353 | PASSING YARDS | 177 |
| 91 | RUSHING YARDS | 78 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 0 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 1 | 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
CHARGERS