2015 · Week 3

Final

Chiefs

Kansas City

QB Alex Smith

28·38

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 67°F · wind 5mph

Closing spread

GB -4.5

Total

47

Model margin

-0.1est.

GB perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Packers
  • Chiefs

How each play moved the game.

Packers winsChiefs wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Chiefsedge mapPackers
  • +0.033EPA / play+0.002
  • 44.0%Success rate42.3%
  • +0.067EPA / dropback+0.075
  • -0.024EPA / rush-0.134
  • 8.5%Explosive rate8.1%
  • +0.03CPOE-0.77
  • 36.6%Third-down rate33.6%
  • 60.6%Red-zone TD rate62.9%
  • 1.92Points / drive1.72
  • 1.3%Turnover rate1.5%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

GB lead 4–3 since 1999

Meetings average 49.9 points. GB are 5-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2023 · W13KC @ GB1927GB
2021 · W9GB @ KC713KC
2019 · W8GB @ KC3124GB
2011 · W15GB @ KC1419KC
2007 · W9GB @ KC3322GB
2003 · W6KC @ GB4034KC

Box score

Individual performances

Chiefs

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Alex Smith24/4029011

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jamaal Charles11494.53
Alex Smith6335.50
De'Anthony Thomas1-7-7.00

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers24/3533350

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Eddie Lacy10464.60
James Starks17321.90
Alonzo Harris2178.50
Aaron Rodgers2168.00
Randall Cobb11212.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +4.52.7%4.4%2.9%7.4%7.3%2.9%4.4%2.7%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour Chiefs.

Half-point at risk

1.85%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

48.9%

Expected total

42.9est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-2.30
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.24
  • Expected margin-0.05