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THE WIRE
WK 2 FINAL Vikings 51, Bears 21 WK 2 FINAL Panthers 40, Falcons 26 THE WIRE someone: Bengals beat Buccaneers, 31-20 THE WIRE someone: Lions edge Saints by 3 THE WIRE someone: 68 points between Jets and Titans IN THE BOOTH Jaylen Rivers: Indianapolis gave this one away before the Ravens ever had to take it—5 turnovers and 8 sacks allowed is a clinic in self-destruction, and… IN THE BOOTH Nicole Santos: Devontez Walker caught 4 passes for 114 yards and 2 touchdowns—that's a receiver who showed up when his quarterback had time to find him, which is… IN THE BOOTH Kayla James: Indianapolis turned the ball over 5 times and let their quarterback eat dirt on 8 separate occasions—that's not a recipe for competence, that's a…
WEEK 1 · FINAL
BRONCOS 0-1 · 45.0 PPG 45 – 48 CHIEFS 1-0 · 48.0 PPG
THE READ
Chiefs win the turnover battle and the game

Chiefs took the ball away and took the game with it, 48-45. Patrick Mahomes was steady for Chiefs — 25/46, 397 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT. Bo Nix was steady for Broncos — 16/30, 280 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT — in a losing effort. Total yards: Chiefs 569, Broncos 346.

The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
Chiefs — in the hunt · 1-0 Broncos — in the hunt · 0-1 Playoff picture →
Patrick Mahomes
Chiefs
25/46, 397 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
Bo Nix
Broncos
16/30, 280 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Travis Kelce
Chiefs
9 catches, 183 yards, 2 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards Chiefs 569, Broncos 346 Chiefs
Through the air Chiefs 397, Broncos 280 Chiefs
On the ground Chiefs 172, Broncos 66 Chiefs
Giveaways Chiefs 1, Broncos 3 Chiefs
THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.
📺 THE WEEK 1 SHOW this game is in the week's show ▶ Watch the show
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 77% · Rush 23% · 45.0 scored, 48.0 allowed
9.3 yds/att 53.3% completions 7.3 yds/carry 346.0 yds/game 3.0 giveaways/game 6.2% sack rate last 1: 0-1
Primary weapon: Jaylen Waddle WR — 33% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH
SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 57 · Aggressive Balance 32 Ball security 16 Back usage 13% QB runs 4.0/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 3.0 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 84 WR 83 TE 78 RB 81 OL 86 DL 85 LB 75 DB 88
Best: Pat Surtain II CB 97 Fastest: Jaylen Waddle WR 96 SPD 7 at star dev or better
Out: Jonathon Cooper LEDG 84 · 4wk
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
Lamo
Chiefs · his last 1 game
Lamo has 1 game on the record so far — not enough to call it a tendency.
Jonahalpert
Broncos · his last 1 game
Jonahalpert has 1 game on the record so far — not enough to call it a tendency.
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 Jonahalpert against Lamo — the men, not the teams
Lamo leads it 1-0. Lamo won the last one.
1 meeting avg 45.0 — 48.0 biggest: 3 pts to Lamo
S1 · week 1 Jonahalpert 45 — 48 Lamo LAMO
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
Broncos receivers vs Chiefs secondary 83 v 80 BRONCOS
Chiefs receivers vs Broncos secondary 80 v 88 BRONCOS
Broncos line vs Chiefs front 86 v 83 BRONCOS
Chiefs line vs Broncos front 84 v 85 EVEN
Broncos backs vs Chiefs run defence 81 v 83 EVEN
Chiefs backs vs Broncos run defence 84 v 82 EVEN
Broncos passer vs Chiefs secondary 84 v 80 BRONCOS
Chiefs passer vs Broncos secondary 96 v 88 CHIEFS
TOP PERFORMERS
Patrick Mahomes QB Chiefs 397 pass yds
Bo Nix QB Broncos 280 pass yds
Travis Kelce TE Chiefs 183 rec yds
Xavier Worthy WR Chiefs 161 rec yds
Kenneth Walker HB Chiefs 157 rush yds
Jaylen Waddle WR Broncos 92 rec yds
Courtland Sutton WR Broncos 73 rec yds
Evan Engram TE Broncos 67 rec yds
J.K. Dobbins HB Broncos 50 rush yds
Zach Allen DT Broncos 2 sacks
🎬 The Game Recap
this game as an episode -- the score, the stars, the numbers that decided it -- and a video you can post ›
BOX SCORE
BRONCOS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Bo Nix QB 16/302802325868
CHIEFS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Patrick Mahomes QB 25/4639751472110.5
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TEAM STATS
Broncos Chiefs
346 TOTAL YARDS 569
280 PASSING YARDS 397
66 RUSHING YARDS 172
2 SACKS ALLOWED 4
4 SACKS MADE 2
3 GIVEAWAYS 1
1 TAKEAWAYS 3

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 BRONCOS — 1 CHIEFS
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