Chiefs @ Dolphins · Week 3

WEEK 3 · FINAL

THE READ

Chiefs run away with it, 62-15

THE WIDER PICTURE

Team	SRS	SOS	MARGIN	TO +/-
Chiefs	+23.7	+4.3	+19.4	+16
Dolphins	-5.8	+6.2	-12.0	-2

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 · 7-1 Dolphins — AFC #7 · 4-4 Playoff picture →

In the MVP race

#2 Patrick Mahomes QB · Chiefs · 10.5% of the field

The whole board →

Patrick Mahomes

Chiefs

10/13, 289 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT

Kenneth Walker

Chiefs

16 carries, 185 yards, 3 TD

Xavier Worthy

Chiefs

3 catches, 135 yards, 2 TD

THE STORY SO FAR

🔥 Patrick Mahomes has now cleared 250 passing yards in 3 straight games.

🔥 Xavier Worthy has now cleared 100 receiving yards in 3 straight games.

⭐ De'Von Achane has not had a better afternoon this season.

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

WHAT DECIDED IT

Total yards Chiefs 504, Dolphins 223 Chiefs

Through the air Chiefs 289, Dolphins 96 Chiefs

On the ground Chiefs 215, Dolphins 127 Chiefs

Giveaways Dolphins 5, Chiefs 1 Chiefs

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 57% · Rush 43% · 46.0 scored, 26.6 allowed

13.3 yds/att 73.3% completions 7.1 yds/carry 431.2 yds/game 1.0 giveaways/game 3.3% sack rate last 5: 5-0

Primary weapon: Xavier Worthy WR — 38% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH

SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 85 · Efficient Balance 93 Ball security 72 Back usage 37% QB runs 2.2/game

Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Xavier Worthy takes 38% of the receiving yards

PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only

QB 96 WR 82 TE 91 RB 84 OL 83 DL 84 LB 80 DB 80

Best: Patrick Mahomes QB 96 Fastest: Xavier Worthy WR 99 SPD 8 at star dev or better

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

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

Chiefs receivers vs Dolphins secondary 82 v 78 CHIEFS

Dolphins receivers vs Chiefs secondary 76 v 80 CHIEFS

Chiefs line vs Dolphins front 83 v 81 EVEN

Dolphins line vs Chiefs front 80 v 84 CHIEFS

Chiefs backs vs Dolphins run defence 84 v 81 CHIEFS

Dolphins backs vs Chiefs run defence 82 v 83 EVEN

Chiefs passer vs Dolphins secondary 96 v 78 CHIEFS

Dolphins passer vs Chiefs secondary 77 v 80 CHIEFS

TOP PERFORMERS

Patrick Mahomes QB Chiefs 289 pass yds

Kenneth Walker HB Chiefs 185 rush yds

Xavier Worthy WR Chiefs 135 rec yds

De'Von Achane HB Dolphins 127 rush yds

Travis Kelce TE Chiefs 106 rec yds

Jaden Hicks FS Chiefs 2 sacks

Nick Bolton MIKE Chiefs 2 INTs

Ashton Gillotte REDG Chiefs 1 INTs

George Karlaftis LEDG Chiefs 1 INTs

Jacob Rodriguez MIKE Dolphins 1 INTs

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BOX SCORE

CHIEFS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Patrick Mahomes QB	10/13	289	3	1	1	79	125.8

DOLPHINS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Malik Willis QB	10/20	96	0	5	2	25	24.1

CHIEFS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG
Kenneth Walker HB	16	185	11.6	3	2	58	68
Tyquan Thornton WR	1	13	13	0	0	2	13
Rashee Rice WR	1	11	11	0	0	0	11
Patrick Mahomes QB	3	6	2	1	0	2	6
Travis Kelce TE	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

DOLPHINS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG	FUM
De'Von Achane HB	18	127	7.1	2	1	22	65	0

CHIEFS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	DRP	LNG
Xavier Worthy WR	3	135	45	2	24	0	79
Travis Kelce TE	5	106	21.2	1	65	1	61
Tyquan Thornton WR	1	38	38	0	34	0	38
Kenneth Walker HB	1	10	10	0	14	0	10

DOLPHINS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	YAC	DRP	LNG
Noah Fant TE	3	39	13	16	1	25
Caleb Douglas WR	3	30	10	2	0	22
Greg Dulcich TE	2	16	8	7	0	8
De'Von Achane HB	2	11	5.5	13	0	14

CHIEFS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	INT	PD	TD
Nick Bolton MIKE	4	0	2	0	0
Drue Tranquill WILL	2	0	0	0	0
Chris Jones DT	2	0	0	0	0
Jaden Hicks FS	2	2	1	1	1
L'Jarius Sneed CB	1	0	0	2	0
Khyiris Tonga DT	1	0	0	0	0
George Karlaftis LEDG	1	0	1	0	0
Jadon Canady SS	1	0	0	0	0
Billy Bowman Jr CB	1	0	0	0	0
Ashton Gillotte REDG	0	0	1	0	0

DOLPHINS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	INT
Willie Gay Jr SAM	3	1	0
Kader Kohou CB	2	0	0
Jordyn Brooks WILL	2	0	0
Jacob Rodriguez MIKE	2	0	1
Taylor Rapp SS	2	0	0
Darrell Baker Jr CB	1	0	0
Chris Johnson CB	1	0	0
Zach Sieler DT	1	0	0
Sean Murphy-Bunting FS	1	0	0

CHIEFS

PLAYER	FG	XP	LNG
Harrison Butker K	2/2	8/8	47

DOLPHINS

nothing recorded

RECENT FORM

Chiefs

W 35–34 vs Colts WK 2

W 70–50 vs Broncos WK 1

Dolphins

L 13–47 vs 49ers WK 2

L 9–30 vs Raiders WK 1

TEAM STATS

Chiefs		Dolphins
504	TOTAL YARDS	223
289	PASSING YARDS	96
215	RUSHING YARDS	127
1	SACKS ALLOWED	2
2	SACKS MADE	1
1	GIVEAWAYS	5
5	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 DOLPHINS

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