AFC West · 2009
Kansas City Chiefs
Record
4-12
Net EPA
-0.057est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play-0.123
- Success rate36.4%
- EPA / dropback-0.113
- EPA / rush-0.139
- Explosive rate8.0%
- CPOE-4.70
- Third-down rate27.1%
- Red-zone TD rate56.9%
- Points / drive1.20
- Turnover rate2.4%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed+0.021
- Success rate allowed42.9%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.048
- EPA / rush allowed-0.009
- Explosive rate allowed9.1%
- Pressure rate (proxy)10.9%
- Sack rate4.0%
- Points / drive allowed1.90
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.123 · 16th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)+0.021 · 71th %ile
Form
The shape of the season
Rolling four-week EPA per play. The aggregate hides collapses and surges; this shows them.
4-week rolling EPA/play — up is good for both lines.
- Offense
- Defense (prevented)
Betting profile
Against the number
Settled against closing lines. Descriptive, not predictive.
ATS
7-9
-1.3 vs line
Home
2-6
Away
5-3
As favorite
0-2
As dog
7-7
O/U
9-5-2
+5.0 vs total
Roster
56 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Matt Cassel | QB | 27 | 6'4" 230 | 4 | USC | ACT |
| 12 | Brodie Croyle | QB | 26 | 6'2" 206 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 15 | Matt Gutierrez | QB | 25 | 6'4" 230 | 2 | — | ACT |
Backs & receivers15
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Terrance Copper | WR | 27 | 6'0" 207 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 11 | Chris Chambers | WR | 31 | 5'11" 210 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 11 | Chris Chambers | WR | 31 | 5'11" 210 | 8 | — | TRT |
| 14 | Quinten Lawrence | WR | 26 | 6'0" 184 | R | — | ACT |
| 17 | Lance Long | WR | 24 | 5'11" 186 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 17 | Lance Long | WR | 24 | 5'11" 186 | 1 | — | TRC |
| 25 | Jamaal Charles | RB | 24 | 5'11" 199 | 1 | Texas | ACT |
| 40 | Javarris Williams | RB | 23 | 5'10" 223 | R | — | ACT |
| 42 | Mike Cox | FB | 24 | 6'0" 252 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 45 | Leonard Pope | TE | 27 | 6'8" 264 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 46 | Tim Castille | FB | 25 | 5'11" 238 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 80 | Bobby Wade | WR | 28 | 5'10" 186 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 82 | Dwayne Bowe | WR | 26 | 6'2" 221 | 2 | LSU | ACT |
| 85 | Jake O'Connell | TE | 25 | 6'3" 250 | R | — | ACT |
| 89 | Sean Ryan | TE | 29 | 6'5" 260 | 5 | — | ACT |
Offensive line9
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Brian Waters | G | 32 | 6'3" 320 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 60 | Ikechuku Ndukwe | T | 27 | 6'4" 325 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 62 | Andy Alleman | G | 27 | 6'4" 310 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 64 | Rudy Niswanger | C | 28 | 6'5" 301 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 66 | Darryl Harris | G | 24 | 6'4" 300 | R | — | ACT |
| 67 | Barry Richardson | T | 23 | 6'6" 319 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 74 | Wade Smith | C | 28 | 6'4" 296 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 75 | Ryan O'Callaghan | T | 26 | 6'7" 330 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 76 | Branden Albert | T | 26 | 6'5" 316 | 1 | Virginia | ACT |
Defensive front16
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Mike Vrabel | OLB | 34 | 6'4" 261 | 12 | — | ACT |
| 51 | Corey Mays | ILB | 27 | 6'1" 245 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 52 | David Herron | MLB | 25 | 6'1" 239 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 53 | Demorrio Williams | ILB | 29 | 6'1" 232 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 56 | Derrick Johnson | ILB | 28 | 6'3" 242 | 4 | Texas | ACT |
| 59 | Jovan Belcher | ILB | 22 | 6'2" 228 | R | — | ACT |
| 69 | Derek Lokey | DT | 25 | 6'1" 287 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 70 | Dion Gales | DT | 24 | 6'5" 259 | R | — | ACT |
| 71 | Alex Magee | DE | 22 | 6'3" 298 | R | — | ACT |
| 72 | Glenn Dorsey | DE | 24 | 6'1" 297 | 1 | LSU | ACT |
| 91 | Tamba Hali | OLB | 27 | 6'3" 275 | 3 | Penn State | ACT |
| 92 | Wallace Gilberry | DE | 26 | 6'2" 268 | 1 | Alabama | ACT |
| 94 | Tyson Jackson | DE | 23 | 6'4" 296 | R | LSU | ACT |
| 95 | Ron Edwards | DT | 30 | 6'3" 315 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 96 | Andy Studebaker | OLB | 25 | 6'3" 248 | 1 | Wheaton | ACT |
| 97 | Pierre Walters | OLB | 23 | 6'5" 269 | R | — | ACT |
Secondary10
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Donald Washington | CB | 23 | 6'1" 197 | R | — | ACT |
| 23 | Mike Richardson | DB | 25 | 5'11" 190 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 24 | Brandon Flowers | CB | 23 | 5'9" 187 | 1 | Virginia Tech | ACT |
| 30 | Mike Brown | SS | 31 | 5'10" 207 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 34 | Travis Daniels | CB | 28 | 6'1" 195 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 35 | Ricky Price | DB | 23 | 6'1" 195 | R | — | ACT |
| 39 | Brandon Carr | CB | 23 | 6'0" 207 | 1 | Grand Valley State | ACT |
| 47 | Jon McGraw | FS | 30 | 6'3" 208 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 48 | Reshard Langford | DB | 23 | 6'1" 213 | R | — | TRC |
| 48 | Reshard Langford | DB | 23 | 6'1" 213 | R | — | ACT |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dustin Colquitt | P | 27 | 6'3" 210 | 4 | Tennessee | ACT |
| 6 | Ryan Succop | K | 24 | 6'2" 218 | R | South Carolina | ACT |
| 43 | Thomas Gafford | LS | 26 | 6'2" 252 | 4 | Houston | ACT |
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Ravens | L 24-38 | +13 | -0.141 |
| 2 | vs Raiders | L 10-13 | -1.5 | -0.075 |
| 3 | @ Eagles | L 14-34 | +7.5 | -0.172 |
| 4 | vs Giants | L 16-27 | +9 | -0.094 |
| 5 | vs Cowboys | L 20-26 | +7 | -0.054 |
| 6 | @ Commanders | W 14-6 | +6.5 | -0.148 |
| 7 | vs Chargers | L 7-37 | +5.5 | -0.435 |
| 9 | @ Jaguars | L 21-24 | +7 | +0.000 |
| 10 | @ Raiders | W 16-10 | +1 | -0.084 |
| 11 | vs Steelers | W 27-24 | +10.5 | -0.071 |
| 12 | @ Chargers | L 14-43 | +13 | -0.259 |
| 13 | vs Broncos | L 13-44 | +6 | -0.464 |
| 14 | vs Bills | L 10-16 | +3 | -0.205 |
| 15 | vs Browns | L 34-41 | -1 | +0.079 |
| 16 | @ Bengals | L 10-17 | +13 | -0.136 |
| 17 | @ Broncos | W 44-24 | +9.5 | +0.286 |