WEEK 2 · FINAL
THE READ
Chiefs beat Colts, 36-22
36-22 to Chiefs, and it went about how it looked. Patrick Mahomes was steady for Chiefs — 22/38, 271 yards, 2 TD. Anthony Richardson Sr threw for Colts — 25/42, 264 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. Total yards: Chiefs 373, Colts 323.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colts | -9.8 | +4.4 | -14.2 | -5 |
| 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
Playoff picture →
IN THE BOOTH
Riley Parker
The chaos merchant
Kansas City's ground game — 102 yards on a team that threw it 58% of the time — decided this one, because Indianapolis had to stack the box and got gassed while Mahomes picked them apart anyway.
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
22/38, 271 yards, 2 TD
Anthony Richardson Sr
Colts
25/42, 264 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rashee Rice
Chiefs
7 catches, 120 yards, 2 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Chiefs 373, Colts 323
Chiefs
On the ground
Chiefs 102, Colts 59
Chiefs
Through the air
Chiefs 271, Colts 264
Chiefs
Giveaways
Chiefs 0, Colts 1
Chiefs
THE ROOM
Final. The recap is below.
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% · 23.0 scored, 37.2 allowed
6.8 yds/att
52.6% completions
5.8 yds/carry
343.8 yds/game
1.8 giveaways/game
3.7% sack rate
last 5: 0-5
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 35 · Turnover-prone
Balance 96
Ball security 51
Back usage 38%
QB runs 4.4/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.8 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 78
WR 85
TE 85
RB 86
OL 85
DL 85
LB 77
DB 84
Best: Quenton Nelson LG 98
Fastest: Deion Burks WR 95 SPD
8 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 54% · Rush 46% · 43.9 scored, 32.4 allowed
11.9 yds/att
63.0% completions
6.7 yds/carry
455.4 yds/game
1.3 giveaways/game
6.2% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 71 · Aggressive
Balance 96
Ball security 64
Back usage 43%
QB runs 1.4/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 98
WR 84
TE 76
RB 85
OL 85
DL 86
LB 85
DB 83
Best: Patrick Mahomes QB 98
Fastest: Xavier Worthy WR 99 SPD
10 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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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
Ant
Colts · his last 3 games
Ant has 3 games 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.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Colts receivers vs Chiefs secondary
85 v 83
EVEN
Chiefs receivers vs Colts secondary
84 v 84
EVEN
Colts line vs Chiefs front
85 v 86
EVEN
Chiefs line vs Colts front
85 v 85
EVEN
Colts backs vs Chiefs run defence
86 v 85
EVEN
Chiefs backs vs Colts run defence
85 v 82
CHIEFS
Colts passer vs Chiefs secondary
78 v 83
CHIEFS
Chiefs passer vs Colts secondary
98 v 84
CHIEFS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Richardson Sr QB | 25/42 | 264 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 75.8 |
CHIEFS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes QB | 22/38 | 271 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 97.5 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 18 | 33 | 1.8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Anthony Richardson Sr QB | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Keenan Allen WR | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DJ Giddens HB | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
CHIEFS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Walker HB | 18 | 71 | 3.9 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 0 |
| Patrick Mahomes QB | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Brashard Smith HB | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Noah Gray TE | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rashee Rice WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonnu Smith TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emari Demercado HB | 1 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Warren TE | 9 | 87 | 9.7 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 20 |
| Keenan Allen WR | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| Alec Pierce WR | 4 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| Will Mallory TE | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 14 |
| Garrett Wilson WR | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| DJ Giddens HB | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Josh Downs WR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
CHIEFS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashee Rice WR | 7 | 120 | 17.1 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 38 |
| Jonnu Smith TE | 6 | 66 | 11 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 16 |
| Noah Gray TE | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 15 |
| Xavier Worthy WR | 2 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 |
| Kenneth Walker HB | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
| Tyquan Thornton WR | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ Allen MIKE | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charvarius Ward Sr CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Akeem Davis-Gaither WILL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| A.J. Haulcy SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Camryn Bynum FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DeForest Buckner DT | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laiatu Latu LEDG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Taylor-Britt CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Daniel Scott FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Carlies WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Caden Curry LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Van Noy LEDG | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Jones CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Wohler SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arden Key REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grover Stewart DT | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHIEFS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Bolton MIKE | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| L'Jarius Sneed CB | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kaiir Elam FS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kam Curl SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| George Karlaftis LEDG | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mansoor Delane CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drue Tranquill WILL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kader Kohou CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Peter Woods DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chamarri Conner FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R Mason Thomas REDG | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Baker SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Rodriguez SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Jones DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COLTS
nothing recorded
CHIEFS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Butker K | 2/2 | 4/4 | 42 |
RECENT FORM
Colts
L
35–38 vs Ravens
WK 1
Chiefs
W
52–31 vs Broncos
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Colts | Chiefs | |
|---|---|---|
| 323 | TOTAL YARDS | 373 |
| 264 | PASSING YARDS | 271 |
| 59 | RUSHING YARDS | 102 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 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
0
COLTS
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1
CHIEFS