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THE WIRE
WK 5 FINAL Texans 28, Titans 38 WK 5 FINAL Vikings 28, 49ers 14 WK 5 FINAL Falcons 21, Cardinals 49 MOVE Jaye Coyne traded to Panthers MOVE Taylor Rapp signed with Panthers MOVE Percy Butler signed with Chiefs THE WIRE someone: Vikings win the turnover battle and the game THE WIRE someone: The booth on Broncos beat Ravens, 28-21
WEEK 2 · FINAL
CHIEFS 3-1 · 36.0 PPG 41 – 16 BRONCOS 2-3 · 23.0 PPG
THE READ
Chiefs run away with it, 41-16

A long afternoon for Broncos. Chiefs by 25. Patrick Mahomes was steady for Chiefs — 30/39, 358 yards, 3 TD. Bo Nix did the damage for Broncos — 17/27, 235 yards, 2 TD — in a losing effort. Total yards: Chiefs 501, Broncos 322.

The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Chiefs +5.9 -3.1 +9.0 +6
Broncos +3.1 +6.3 -3.2 +4
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 #6 · 3-1 Playoff picture →
In the MVP race
#12 Patrick Mahomes QB · Chiefs · 1.3% of the field
The whole board →
Patrick Mahomes
Chiefs
30/39, 358 yards, 3 TD
Bo Nix
Broncos
17/27, 235 yards, 2 TD
Brashard Smith
Chiefs
6 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards Chiefs 501, Broncos 322 Chiefs
Through the air Chiefs 358, Broncos 235 Chiefs
On the ground Chiefs 143, Broncos 87 Chiefs
Giveaways Broncos 0, Chiefs 1 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
Balanced Pass 54% · Rush 46% · 36.2 scored, 27.2 allowed
10.5 yds/att 68.0% completions 5.9 yds/carry 396.8 yds/game 1.8 giveaways/game 8.8% sack rate last 4: 3-1
Primary weapon: Xavier Worthy WR — 31% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH
SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 74 · Aggressive Balance 89 Ball security 51 Back usage 36% QB runs 4.5/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 8.8% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 99 WR 86 TE 99 RB 84 OL 85 DL 88 LB 82 DB 81
Best: Chris Jones DT 99 Fastest: Xavier Worthy WR 99 SPD 13 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
jj
Broncos · his last 5 games
Balanced
Pass / run57% / 43% Points for / against23.8 — 27.0 Margin-3.2 Giveaways a game1.8 Sacks taken5.0% of dropbacks Lead backRJ Harvey · 15.0/g Top targetCourtland Sutton · 26% QB carries2.6 a game
Chiefs
Chiefs · his last 4 games
Runs it
Pass / run54% / 46% Points for / against36.2 — 27.2 Margin+9.0 Giveaways a game1.8 Sacks taken8.8% of dropbacks Lead backKenneth Walker · 13.2/g Top targetXavier Worthy · 31% QB carries3.8 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.
THE SERIES Chiefs against jj — the men, not the teams
Chiefs leads it 1-0. Chiefs won the last one.
1 meeting avg 41.0 — 16.0 biggest: 25 pts to Chiefs
S2 · week 2 Chiefs 41 — 16 jj CHIEFS
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 86 v 88 EVEN
Broncos receivers vs Chiefs secondary 88 v 81 BRONCOS
Chiefs line vs Broncos front 85 v 87 EVEN
Broncos line vs Chiefs front 87 v 88 EVEN
Chiefs backs vs Broncos run defence 84 v 83 EVEN
Broncos backs vs Chiefs run defence 82 v 86 CHIEFS
Chiefs passer vs Broncos secondary 99 v 88 CHIEFS
Broncos passer vs Chiefs secondary 87 v 81 BRONCOS
TOP PERFORMERS
Patrick Mahomes QB Chiefs 358 pass yds
Bo Nix QB Broncos 235 pass yds
Rashee Rice WR Chiefs 98 rec yds
Ryan Wlliams WR Chiefs 96 rec yds
Xavier Worthy WR Chiefs 92 rec yds
Marvin Mims Jr WR Broncos 80 rec yds
Brashard Smith HB Chiefs 79 rush yds
Travis Kelce TE Chiefs 62 rec yds
Courtland Sutton WR Broncos 57 rec yds
Kenneth Walker HB Chiefs 50 rush yds
🎬 The Game Recap
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BOX SCORE
CHIEFS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Patrick Mahomes QB 30/3935830226130
BRONCOS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Bo Nix QB 17/2723520267115.5
RECENT FORM
Chiefs
W 27–23 vs Lions WK 1
Broncos
W 38–28 vs Chargers WK 1
TEAM STATS
Chiefs Broncos
501 TOTAL YARDS 322
358 PASSING YARDS 235
143 RUSHING YARDS 87
2 SACKS ALLOWED 2
2 SACKS MADE 2
1 GIVEAWAYS 0
0 TAKEAWAYS 1

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 BRONCOS
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