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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 4 · FINAL
CHIEFS 3-1 · 36.0 PPG 32 – 41 BROWNS 4-1 · 39.0 PPG
THE READ
73 points between Chiefs and Browns

Cleveland beat Kansas City 41-32 in a shootout that came down to execution on the ground and in the turnover column. Julian Sayin threw 4 touchdown passes on 14 of 23 for 268 yards, while Taysom Hill caught 10 passes for 202 yards and 3 scores, but the real difference was the Browns' 190 rushing yards against the Chiefs' 49. Patrick Mahomes had 301 passing yards and 2 touchdowns but also 3 interceptions, and Kansas City's 4 turnovers to Cleveland's 2 proved fatal in a game where both teams combined for 73 points. Both quarterbacks had their moments, but the Browns' balanced attack and ball security won the day.

Ava Collins Beat reporter
THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Chiefs +5.9 -3.1 +9.0 +6
Browns +10.2 +2.5 +7.8 +3
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.
Browns — AFC #3 · division · 4-1 Chiefs — AFC #6 · 3-1 Playoff picture →
In the MVP race
#2 Julian Sayin QB · Browns · 6.8% of the field
#5 Taysom Hill TE · Browns · 2.1% of the field
#12 Patrick Mahomes QB · Chiefs · 1.3% of the field
The whole board →
IN THE BOOTH
Sierra Vaughn Analyst
Cleveland's ground game decided this. The Browns ran for 190 yards while Kansas City managed 49—that kind of disparity in a game decided by 9 points means one team could lean on what works and the other couldn't, and it showed in who had to force things.
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.
Julian Sayin
Browns
14/23, 268 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Patrick Mahomes
Chiefs
10/21, 301 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Taysom Hill
Browns
10 catches, 202 yards, 3 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground Browns 190, Chiefs 49 Browns
Total yards Browns 458, Chiefs 350 Browns
Through the air Chiefs 301, Browns 268 Chiefs
Giveaways Browns 2, Chiefs 4 Browns
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
amarsman.
Browns · his last 4 games
Throws it One back One target
Pass / run75% / 25% Points for / against44.0 — 36.2 Margin+7.8 Giveaways a game1.8 Sacks taken3.2% of dropbacks Lead backQuinshon Judkins · 9.8/g Top targetTaysom Hill · 39% QB carries1.2 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 amarsman. — the men, not the teams
amarsman. leads it 1-0. amarsman. won the last one.
1 meeting avg 32.0 — 41.0 biggest: 9 pts to amarsman.
S2 · week 4 Chiefs 32 — 41 amarsman. AMARSMAN.
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 Browns secondary 86 v 84 EVEN
Browns receivers vs Chiefs secondary 80 v 81 EVEN
Chiefs line vs Browns front 85 v 85 EVEN
Browns line vs Chiefs front 81 v 88 CHIEFS
Chiefs backs vs Browns run defence 84 v 85 EVEN
Browns backs vs Chiefs run defence 83 v 86 CHIEFS
Chiefs passer vs Browns secondary 99 v 84 CHIEFS
Browns passer vs Chiefs secondary 84 v 81 BROWNS
TOP PERFORMERS
Patrick Mahomes QB Chiefs 301 pass yds
Julian Sayin QB Browns 268 pass yds
Taysom Hill TE Browns 202 rec yds
Quinshon Judkins HB Browns 190 rush yds
Xavier Worthy WR Chiefs 156 rec yds
Rashee Rice WR Chiefs 70 rec yds
Chris Jones DT Chiefs 2 sacks
Jeff Okudah FS Browns 1 INTs
Tyson Campbell CB Browns 1 INTs
Kader Kohou CB Chiefs 1 INTs
🎬 The Game Recap
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BOX SCORE
CHIEFS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Patrick Mahomes QB 10/213012337986
BROWNS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Julian Sayin QB 14/2326841251122.8
RECENT FORM
Chiefs
W 45–29 vs Texans WK 3
W 41–16 vs Broncos WK 2
W 27–23 vs Lions WK 1
Browns
L 30–31 vs 49ers WK 3
W 49–31 vs Seahawks WK 2
W 56–51 vs Bengals WK 1
TEAM STATS
Chiefs Browns
350 TOTAL YARDS 458
301 PASSING YARDS 268
49 RUSHING YARDS 190
3 SACKS ALLOWED 2
2 SACKS MADE 3.5
4 GIVEAWAYS 2
3 TAKEAWAYS 4

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
0 CHIEFS — 1 BROWNS
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