AFC West · 2022
Kansas City Chiefs
Record
14-3
Seed
#1
Net EPA
+0.185est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play+0.179
- Success rate50.6%
- EPA / dropback+0.273
- EPA / rush-0.019
- Explosive rate9.3%
- CPOE+3.02
- Third-down rate49.4%
- Red-zone TD rate71.2%
- Points / drive2.71
- Turnover rate1.6%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.001
- Success rate allowed42.8%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.036
- EPA / rush allowed-0.076
- Explosive rate allowed7.1%
- Pressure rate (proxy)22.0%
- Sack rate7.3%
- Points / drive allowed1.99
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.179 · 98th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.001 · 45th %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
5-11-1
+0.2 vs line
Home
1-6-1
Away
4-5
As favorite
4-10-1
As dog
1-1
O/U
8-9
+1.3 vs total
Roster
79 players
48 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks4
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chad Henne | QB | 37 | 6'3" 222 | 14 | Michigan | ACT |
| 12 | Shane Buechele | QB | 24 | 6'0" 205 | 1 | Southern Methodist | INA |
| 15 | Patrick Mahomes | QB | 28 | 6'2" 230 | 5 | Texas Tech | ACT |
| 19 | Chris Oladokun | QB | 26 | 6'2" 195 | R | South Dakota State | DEV |
Backs & receivers27
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 30 | 5'9" 205 | 8 | Georgia Southern | ACT |
| 2 | Ronald Jones | RB | 25 | 5'11" 208 | 4 | Southern California | ACT |
| 8 | Justyn Ross | WR | 24 | 6'4" 205 | R | Clemson | RES |
| 9 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | 27 | 6'1" 215 | 5 | Southern California | ACT |
| 10 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | 23 | 5'10" 215 | R | Rutgers | ACT |
| 11 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR | 29 | 6'4" 207 | 4 | South Florida | ACT |
| 12 | John Ross | WR | 28 | 5'11" 194 | 5 | Washington | RES |
| 14 | Cornell Powell | WR | 26 | 6'0" 210 | 1 | Clemson | DEV |
| 14 | Ty Fryfogle | WR | — | 6'1" 215 | R | Indiana | RES |
| 17 | Mecole Hardman | WR | 24 | 5'10" 187 | 3 | Georgia | RES |
| 19 | Kadarius Toney | WR | 23 | 6'0" 193 | 1 | Florida | ACT |
| 24 | Skyy Moore | WR | 23 | 5'10" 195 | R | Western Michigan | ACT |
| 25 | Melvin Gordon | RB | 29 | 6'1" 215 | 7 | Wisconsin | DEV |
| 25 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | 23 | 5'7" 209 | 2 | Louisiana State | INA |
| 33 | La'Mical Perine | RB | 24 | 5'11" 220 | 2 | Florida | DEV |
| 45 | Michael Burton | RB | 30 | 5'11" 240 | 7 | Rutgers | ACT |
| 46 | Jordan Franks | TE | 26 | 6'4" 239 | 4 | Central Florida | DEV |
| 80 | Jerrion Ealy | RB | 22 | 5'8" 185 | R | Mississippi | DEV |
| 81 | Blake Bell | TE | 31 | 6'6" 252 | 7 | Oklahoma | INA |
| 82 | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | WR | 23 | 6'1" 179 | 1 | Iowa | DEV |
| 83 | Noah Gray | TE | 23 | 6'3" 240 | 1 | Duke | ACT |
| 84 | Justin Watson | WR | 26 | 6'2" 215 | 4 | Pennsylvania | ACT |
| 85 | Marcus Kemp | WR | 27 | 6'4" 210 | 5 | Hawaii | ACT |
| 86 | Kendall Blanton | TE | 28 | 6'6" 260 | 3 | Missouri | DEV |
| 87 | Travis Kelce | TE | 34 | 6'5" 260 | 9 | Cincinnati | ACT |
| 88 | Joe Fortson | TE | 28 | 6'4" 230 | 3 | Valdosta State | ACT |
| 89 | Matt Bushman | TE | 28 | 6'5" 234 | 1 | Brigham Young | DEV |
Offensive line11
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Creed Humphrey | OL | 23 | 6'4" 316 | 1 | Oklahoma | ACT |
| 57 | Orlando Brown | OL | 26 | 6'8" 345 | 4 | Oklahoma | ACT |
| 61 | Austin Reiter | OL | 32 | 6'3" 300 | 7 | South Florida | INA |
| 62 | Joe Thuney | OL | 31 | 6'5" 308 | 6 | North Carolina State | ACT |
| 65 | Trey Smith | OL | 23 | 6'6" 325 | 1 | Tennessee | ACT |
| 66 | Mike Caliendo | OL | 26 | 6'4" 300 | R | Western Michigan | DEV |
| 67 | Lucas Niang | OL | 24 | 6'6" 328 | 2 | Texas Christian | ACT |
| 70 | Prince Tega Wanogho | OL | 26 | 6'5" 310 | 2 | Auburn | ACT |
| 73 | Nick Allegretti | OL | 26 | 6'4" 320 | 3 | Illinois | ACT |
| 75 | Darian Kinnard | OL | 24 | 6'5" 345 | R | Kentucky | INA |
| 77 | Andrew Wylie | OL | 28 | 6'5" 309 | 5 | Eastern Michigan | ACT |
Defensive front20
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Carlos Dunlap | LB | 33 | 6'6" 285 | 12 | Florida | ACT |
| 32 | Nick Bolton | LB | 22 | 5'11" 232 | 1 | Missouri | ACT |
| 43 | Jack Cochrane | LB | 23 | 6'3" 225 | R | South Dakota | ACT |
| 47 | Darius Harris | LB | 26 | 6'2" 238 | 3 | Middle Tennessee | ACT |
| 48 | Cole Christiansen | LB | 25 | 6'1" 225 | 2 | Army | DEV |
| 50 | Willie Gay | LB | 24 | 6'1" 235 | 2 | Mississippi State | ACT |
| 51 | Michael Danna | DL | 26 | 6'2" 255 | 2 | Michigan | ACT |
| 54 | Leo Chenal | LB | 23 | 6'3" 261 | R | Wisconsin | ACT |
| 55 | Frank Clark | DL | 29 | 6'3" 260 | 7 | Michigan | ACT |
| 56 | George Karlaftis | DL | 21 | 6'4" 275 | R | Purdue | ACT |
| 59 | Joshua Kaindoh | DL | 25 | 6'6" 265 | 1 | Florida State | INA |
| 66 | Brandon Williams | DL | 33 | 6'1" 336 | 9 | Missouri Southern | ACT |
| 71 | Danny Shelton | DL | 29 | 6'2" 345 | 7 | Washington | DEV |
| 71 | Phil Hoskins | DL | 25 | 6'5" 280 | 1 | Kentucky | DEV |
| 91 | Derrick Nnadi | DL | 26 | 6'1" 310 | 4 | Florida State | ACT |
| 92 | Daniel Wise | DL | 26 | 6'3" 279 | 3 | Kansas | RES |
| 94 | Malik Herring | DL | 26 | 6'3" 277 | 1 | Georgia | INA |
| 95 | Chris Jones | DL | 28 | 6'6" 308 | 6 | Mississippi State | ACT |
| 98 | Tershawn Wharton | DL | 24 | 6'1" 255 | 2 | Missouri S&T | RES |
| 99 | Khalen Saunders | DL | 26 | 6'0" 324 | 3 | Western Illinois | ACT |
Secondary13
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bryan Cook | DB | 24 | 6'1" 210 | R | Cincinnati | ACT |
| 13 | Nazeeh Johnson | DB | 24 | 5'10" 189 | R | Marshall | ACT |
| 20 | Justin Reid | DB | 25 | 6'1" 204 | 4 | Stanford | ACT |
| 21 | Trent McDuffie | DB | 23 | 5'11" 195 | R | Washington | ACT |
| 22 | Juan Thornhill | DB | 28 | 6'0" 205 | 3 | Virginia | ACT |
| 23 | Joshua Williams | DB | 24 | 6'3" 197 | R | Fayetteville State | ACT |
| 26 | Deon Bush | DB | 29 | 6'0" 200 | 6 | Miami | ACT |
| 27 | Ugochukwu Amadi | DB | 25 | 5'9" 201 | 3 | Oregon | DEV |
| 29 | Chris Lammons | DB | 26 | 5'9" 190 | 4 | South Carolina | CUT |
| 30 | Dicaprio Bootle | DB | 26 | 5'10" 195 | 1 | Nebraska | DEV |
| 35 | Jaylen Watson | DB | 25 | 6'2" 204 | R | Washington State | ACT |
| 38 | L'Jarius Sneed | DB | 25 | 6'1" 193 | 2 | Louisiana Tech | ACT |
| 39 | Zayne Anderson | DB | 25 | 6'2" 210 | 1 | Brigham Young | DEV |
Specialists4
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Tommy Townsend | P | 27 | 6'1" 176 | 2 | Florida | ACT |
| 7 | Harrison Butker | K | 27 | 6'4" 205 | 5 | Georgia Tech | ACT |
| 14 | Matthew Wright | K | 26 | 5'11" 179 | 3 | Central Florida | CUT |
| 41 | James Winchester | LS | 33 | 6'3" 240 | 9 | Oklahoma | ACT |
Schedule
20 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Cardinals | W 44-21 | -6 | +0.435 |
| 2 | vs Chargers | W 27-24 | -4 | +0.097 |
| 3 | @ Colts | L 17-20 | -4.5 | +0.034 |
| 4 | @ Buccaneers | W 41-31 | +1 | +0.232 |
| 5 | vs Raiders | W 30-29 | -7.5 | +0.216 |
| 6 | vs Bills | L 20-24 | +2.5 | +0.049 |
| 7 | @ 49ers | W 44-23 | -1 | +0.500 |
| 9 | vs Titans | W 20-17 | -14 | +0.019 |
| 10 | vs Jaguars | W 27-17 | -10 | +0.278 |
| 11 | @ Chargers | W 30-27 | -5.5 | +0.249 |
| 12 | vs Rams | W 26-10 | -16.5 | +0.129 |
| 13 | @ Bengals | L 24-27 | -2.5 | +0.229 |
| 14 | @ Broncos | W 34-28 | -8.5 | +0.108 |
| 15 | @ Texans | W 30-24 | -14.5 | +0.124 |
| 16 | vs Seahawks | W 24-10 | -10.5 | +0.000 |
| 17 | vs Broncos | W 27-24 | -13.5 | +0.111 |
| 18 | @ Raiders | W 31-13 | -9 | +0.289 |
| DIV | vs Jaguars | W 27-20 | -10 | +0.186 |
| CON | vs Bengals | W 23-20 | -2 | +0.058 |
| SB | @ Eagles | W 38-35 | +1 | +0.395 |