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THE WIRE
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WEEK 1 · FINAL
BRONCOS 5-4 · 39.0 PPG 31 – 52 CHIEFS 6-2 · 43.0 PPG
THE READ
Chiefs run away with it, 52-31

Broncos had no answer. Chiefs took it 52-31. Patrick Mahomes threw for Chiefs — 13/22, 408 yards, 5 TD. Bo Nix threw for Broncos — 28/46, 467 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT — in a losing effort. On the ground: Chiefs 125, Broncos 7.

The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Broncos +11.0 +5.0 +6.0 +1
Chiefs +18.3 +6.8 +11.4 +6
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 #5 · 6-2 Broncos — in the hunt · 5-4 Playoff picture →
IN THE BOOTH
Caleb Brooks Beat reporter
Xavier Worthy had 276 yards and 4 touchdowns on 5 catches—Kansas City's receivers were uncovered all afternoon, and Denver couldn't slow down what it couldn't touch.
Ethan Price The numbers guy · replying
Denver just threw the ball 46 times and got 467 yards out of it. Kansas City threw 22 times, got 408, and added 125 on the ground—and that efficiency gap is the entire season right there. The Broncos are going to live in desperation.
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
13/22, 408 yards, 5 TD
Bo Nix
Broncos
28/46, 467 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
Xavier Worthy
Chiefs
5 catches, 276 yards, 4 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground Chiefs 125, Broncos 7 Chiefs
Total yards Chiefs 533, Broncos 474 Chiefs
Through the air Broncos 467, Chiefs 408 Broncos
Giveaways Chiefs 0, Broncos 3 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
Pass-heavy Pass 78% · Rush 22% · 39.1 scored, 33.1 allowed
11.4 yds/att 61.3% completions 4.9 yds/carry 387.1 yds/game 1.9 giveaways/game 6.9% sack rate last 5: 3-2
Primary weapon: Elijah Arroyo TE — 34% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH
SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 66 · Aggressive Balance 72 Ball security 48 Back usage 20% QB runs 0.8/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.9 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 89 WR 85 TE 80 RB 82 OL 86 DL 90 LB 80 DB 85
Best: Garett Bolles LT 97 Fastest: Jaylen Waddle WR 97 SPD 10 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
Prodigy
Chiefs · his last 7 games
Runs it One back One target
Pass / run54% / 46% Points for / against43.9 — 32.4 Margin+11.4 Giveaways a game1.3 Sacks taken6.2% of dropbacks Lead backKenneth Walker · 18.3/g Top targetXavier Worthy · 38% QB carries1.1 a game
Grand Regent K
Broncos · his last 8 games
Throws it One back
Pass / run78% / 22% Points for / against39.1 — 33.1 Margin+6.0 Giveaways a game1.9 Sacks taken6.9% of dropbacks Lead backOmarion Hampton · 7.8/g Top targetElijah Arroyo · 34% QB carries0.8 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 Grand Regent K against Prodigy — the men, not the teams
Prodigy leads it 2-0. Prodigy has won 2 straight.
2 meetings avg 29.5 — 55.5 biggest: 31 pts to Prodigy
S1 · week 8 Grand Regent K 28 — 59 Prodigy PRODIGY
S1 · week 1 Grand Regent K 31 — 52 Prodigy PRODIGY
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 85 v 83 EVEN
Chiefs receivers vs Broncos secondary 84 v 85 EVEN
Broncos line vs Chiefs front 86 v 86 EVEN
Chiefs line vs Broncos front 85 v 90 BRONCOS
Broncos backs vs Chiefs run defence 82 v 85 CHIEFS
Chiefs backs vs Broncos run defence 85 v 86 EVEN
Broncos passer vs Chiefs secondary 89 v 83 BRONCOS
Chiefs passer vs Broncos secondary 98 v 85 CHIEFS
TOP PERFORMERS
Bo Nix QB Broncos 467 pass yds
Patrick Mahomes QB Chiefs 408 pass yds
Xavier Worthy WR Chiefs 276 rec yds
Elijah Arroyo TE Broncos 206 rec yds
Courtland Sutton WR Broncos 142 rec yds
Kenneth Walker HB Chiefs 98 rush yds
Jaylen Waddle WR Broncos 98 rec yds
Rashee Rice WR Chiefs 76 rec yds
Nik Bonitto LEDG Broncos 1.5 sacks
Kaiir Elam FS Chiefs 1 INTs
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BOX SCORE
BRONCOS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Bo Nix QB 28/464674335896.9
CHIEFS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Patrick Mahomes QB 13/2240850267142.9
RECENT FORM
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TEAM STATS
Broncos Chiefs
474 TOTAL YARDS 533
467 PASSING YARDS 408
7 RUSHING YARDS 125
3 SACKS ALLOWED 2
2 SACKS MADE 3
3 GIVEAWAYS 0
0 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 — 2 CHIEFS
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