AFC West · 2014
Kansas City Chiefs
Record
9-7
Net EPA
-0.009est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play+0.026
- Success rate42.6%
- EPA / dropback+0.093
- EPA / rush-0.081
- Explosive rate8.2%
- CPOE-1.58
- Third-down rate40.0%
- Red-zone TD rate64.7%
- Points / drive1.99
- Turnover rate1.6%
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Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.029
- Success rate allowed43.1%
- EPA / dropback allowed-0.012
- EPA / rush allowed-0.057
- Explosive rate allowed9.6%
- Pressure rate (proxy)19.2%
- Sack rate7.1%
- Points / drive allowed1.55
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.026 · 67th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.029 · 36th %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
10-6
+3.8 vs line
Home
6-2
Away
4-4
As favorite
4-4
As dog
6-2
O/U
5-11
-4.7 vs total
Roster
57 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Aaron Murray | QB | 25 | 6'1" 207 | R | — | ACT |
| 10 | Chase Daniel | QB | 29 | 6'0" 225 | 5 | Missouri | ACT |
| 11 | Alex Smith | QB | 30 | 6'4" 217 | 9 | Utah | ACT |
Backs & receivers16
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Albert Wilson | WR | 22 | 5'9" 200 | R | Georgia State | ACT |
| 13 | De'Anthony Thomas | RB | 21 | 5'8" 176 | R | Oregon | ACT |
| 17 | Donnie Avery | WR | 30 | 5'11" 200 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 25 | Jamaal Charles | RB | 29 | 5'11" 199 | 6 | Texas | ACT |
| 34 | Knile Davis | RB | 24 | 5'10" 227 | 1 | Arkansas | ACT |
| 35 | Charcandrick West | RB | 23 | 5'10" 205 | R | Abilene Christian | ACT |
| 42 | Anthony Sherman | FB | 27 | 5'10" 242 | 3 | Connecticut | ACT |
| 80 | Anthony Fasano | TE | 30 | 6'4" 255 | 8 | Notre Dame | ACT |
| 81 | Jason Avant | WR | 31 | 6'0" 210 | 8 | Michigan | TRC |
| 81 | Jason Avant | WR | 31 | 6'0" 210 | 8 | Michigan | ACT |
| 82 | Dwayne Bowe | WR | 31 | 6'2" 221 | 7 | LSU | ACT |
| 85 | Frankie Hammond | WR | 24 | 6'1" 184 | 1 | Florida | ACT |
| 87 | Travis Kelce | TE | 26 | 6'5" 260 | 1 | Cincinnati | ACT |
| 88 | Junior Hemingway | WR | 27 | 6'1" 225 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 89 | Richard Gordon | TE | 27 | 6'4" 265 | 3 | Miami (Fla.) | TRD |
| 89 | Richard Gordon | TE | 27 | 6'4" 265 | 3 | Miami (Fla.) | ACT |
Offensive line9
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Rodney Hudson | C | 25 | 6'2" 299 | 3 | Florida State | ACT |
| 64 | Eric Kush | C | 26 | 6'4" 313 | 1 | California, Pa. | ACT |
| 68 | Ryan Harris | T | 29 | 6'5" 302 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 72 | Eric Fisher | T | 23 | 6'7" 315 | 1 | Central Michigan | ACT |
| 73 | Zach Fulton | G | 24 | 6'5" 316 | R | Tennessee | ACT |
| 74 | Jeff Linkenbach | G | 27 | 6'6" 325 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 75 | Mike McGlynn | G | 29 | 6'4" 325 | 6 | Pittsburgh | ACT |
| 76 | Laurent Duvernay-Tardif | G | 23 | 6'5" 321 | R | McGill | ACT |
| 79 | Donald Stephenson | T | 27 | 6'6" 312 | 2 | Oklahoma | ACT |
Defensive front15
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Justin Houston | OLB | 25 | 6'3" 258 | 3 | Georgia | ACT |
| 51 | Frank Zombo | OLB | 27 | 6'3" 254 | 4 | Central Michigan | ACT |
| 52 | James-Michael Johnson | ILB | 25 | 6'1" 240 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 53 | Joe Mays | ILB | 29 | 5'11" 244 | 6 | North Dakota State | ACT |
| 55 | Dee Ford | OLB | 23 | 6'2" 252 | R | Auburn | ACT |
| 90 | Joshua Mauga | ILB | 27 | 6'1" 245 | 5 | Nevada | ACT |
| 91 | Tamba Hali | OLB | 32 | 6'3" 275 | 8 | Penn State | ACT |
| 92 | Dontari Poe | NT | 24 | 6'3" 346 | 2 | Memphis | ACT |
| 94 | Kevin Vickerson | DT | 31 | 6'5" 328 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 95 | Josh Martin | OLB | 24 | 6'3" 245 | 1 | Columbia | ACT |
| 96 | Jaye Howard | DE | 27 | 6'3" 301 | 2 | Florida | ACT |
| 97 | Allen Bailey | DE | 25 | 6'3" 288 | 3 | Miami | ACT |
| 98 | Nicholas Williams | DE | 24 | 6'4" 310 | 1 | Samford | ACT |
| 98 | Nicholas Williams | DE | 24 | 6'4" 310 | 1 | Samford | TRD |
| 99 | Vance Walker | DE | 27 | 6'2" 305 | 5 | Georgia Tech | ACT |
Secondary11
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Christopher Owens | CB | 29 | 5'9" 180 | 5 | San Jose State | ACT |
| 21 | Sean Smith | CB | 27 | 6'3" 218 | 5 | Utah | ACT |
| 23 | Phillip Gaines | CB | 23 | 6'0" 193 | R | Rice | ACT |
| 24 | Kelcie McCray | FS | 27 | 6'1" 205 | 2 | Arkansas State | ACT |
| 27 | Kurt Coleman | FS | 26 | 5'11" 200 | 4 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 30 | Jamell Fleming | CB | 25 | 5'11" 206 | 2 | — | TRD |
| 30 | Jamell Fleming | CB | 25 | 5'11" 206 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 31 | Marcus Cooper | CB | 24 | 6'2" 192 | 1 | Rutgers | ACT |
| 38 | Ron Parker | CB | 27 | 6'0" 206 | 3 | Newberry | ACT |
| 39 | Husain Abdullah | FS | 29 | 6'0" 204 | 6 | Washington State | ACT |
| 49 | Daniel Sorensen | SS | 24 | 6'1" 208 | R | Brigham Young | ACT |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dustin Colquitt | P | 32 | 6'3" 210 | 9 | Tennessee | ACT |
| 5 | Cairo Santos | K | 24 | 5'8" 175 | R | Tulane | ACT |
| 43 | Thomas Gafford | LS | 31 | 6'2" 250 | 9 | Houston | ACT |
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Titans | L 10-26 | -3 | -0.173 |
| 2 | @ Broncos | L 17-24 | +13 | +0.139 |
| 3 | @ Dolphins | W 34-15 | +6 | +0.091 |
| 4 | vs Patriots | W 41-14 | +3 | +0.208 |
| 5 | @ 49ers | L 17-22 | +4 | +0.153 |
| 7 | @ Chargers | W 23-20 | +3 | +0.160 |
| 8 | vs Rams | W 34-7 | -7.5 | +0.129 |
| 9 | vs Jets | W 24-10 | -9.5 | +0.208 |
| 10 | @ Bills | W 17-13 | +2 | -0.067 |
| 11 | vs Seahawks | W 24-20 | +1 | +0.123 |
| 12 | @ Raiders | L 20-24 | -7.5 | -0.086 |
| 13 | vs Broncos | L 16-29 | -1 | -0.404 |
| 14 | @ Cardinals | L 14-17 | -2.5 | -0.041 |
| 15 | vs Raiders | W 31-13 | -11 | -0.090 |
| 16 | @ Steelers | L 12-20 | +2.5 | +0.021 |
| 17 | vs Chargers | W 19-7 | -3 | -0.131 |