Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Rams

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KCChiefs5-2 · away
ATWeek 13Thu Dec 3 · 8:15 PM ET
LARams4-4 · home
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KC OFFENSEwhat it does

The red marker slides toward the unit with the better league rank. The farther from the middle, the bigger the rank gap.

LA DEFENSEwhat it allows
Overall
+0.111
7th
EPA / play
Strength on strength · 2 places apart
−0.078
5thallowed
47.0%
7th
Success rate
Strength on strength · 1 place apart
41.6%
6thallowed
Passing
+0.140
13th
Pass EPA / play
LA defense by 8 places
−0.020
5thallowed
48.7%
10th
Pass success rate
Even · 1 place apart
44.8%
11thallowed
7.1%
20th
Explosive pass rate
LA defense by 12 places
5.8%
8thallowed
3.7%
4th
Sack rate
KC offense by 23 places · clear edge
4.4%
27thmade
Rushing
+0.065
2nd
Rush EPA / play
KC offense by 5 places
−0.165
7thallowed
44.4%
6th
Run success rate
Strength on strength · 2 places apart
36.7%
8thallowed
14.8%
4th
Explosive run rate
KC offense by 9 places
10.1%
13thallowed
15.7%
8th
Stuff rate
Even · 1 place apart
19.9%
9thmade
Turnovers
5.4%
T-3rd
Turnovers
KC offense by 19 places · clear edge
9.4%
T-22ndtakeaways
Downs
+0.071
8th
Early downs EPA (1st–2nd)
KC offense by 8 places
+0.018
16thallowed
+0.257
3rd
Late downs EPA (3rd–4th)
Strength on strength · 1 place apart
−0.398
2ndallowed

SHAPE VS SHAPE

KC offense over LA defense

Explosive pass20th v 8thPass success10th v 11thSacks4th v 27thTurnoversT-3rd v T-22ndStuffs8th v 9thRun success6th v 8thExplosive run4th v 13th
  • KC offense
  • LA defense
  • middle of the league

Of the 7 spokes: offense is 5+ places higher on 3, defense on 1, 3 within 4 places.

Both shapes are drawn by league rank, so the outer ring is 1st on every spoke and the amber ring is the middle of the league. Where the solid shape reaches past the dashed one, the offense ranks higher. Each label shows offense rank v defense rank.

MAIN PLAYERS

Kansas City Chiefs
QBKC
Patrick Mahomes
EPA / dropback
+0.15
CPOE
+1.6
Pass yards
1,795
TD–INT
12-4
RBKC
Kenneth Walker III
Carries
141
Rush yards
770
EPA / carry
+0.07
Success
44.7%
RBKC
Emmett Johnson
Carries
20
Rush yards
77
EPA / carry
−0.05
Success
45.0%
TEKC
Travis Kelce
Targets
42
Rec yards
410
TD
2
EPA / target
+0.52
WRKC
Xavier Worthy
Targets
41
Rec yards
230
TD
1
EPA / target
−0.06
WRKC
Rashee Rice
Targets
25
Rec yards
243
TD
2
EPA / target
+0.26
TEKC
Noah Gray
Targets
16
Rec yards
173
TD
1
EPA / target
+0.64
Los Angeles Rams
QBLA
Matthew Stafford
EPA / dropback
+0.07
CPOE
+0.6
Pass yards
2,146
TD–INT
15-8
RBLA
Kyren Williams
Carries
112
Rush yards
548
EPA / carry
0.00
Success
42.0%
RBLA
Blake Corum
Carries
75
Rush yards
389
EPA / carry
+0.14
Success
52.0%
WRLA
Puka Nacua
Targets
74
Rec yards
565
TD
3
EPA / target
+0.19
WRLA
Davante Adams
Targets
49
Rec yards
480
TD
4
EPA / target
+0.45
TELA
Tyler Higbee
Targets
34
Rec yards
274
TD
1
EPA / target
+0.18
WRLA
Konata Mumpfield
Targets
21
Rec yards
142
TD
1
EPA / target
−0.30

Every rank is among all 32 teams in 2026, through Week 8 (KC has played 7 games, LA 8). A defense is ranked on what its opponents did, so allowing less ranks higher; for sacks, takeaways and stuffs, making more ranks higher.

Tied teams share a place here, as on the team radars (T-7th and T-7th, then 9th). The Team Stats table numbers its rows one by one, so a tied team can carry a different number there.

An edge only compares two season ranks: defense rank minus offense rank. 0 to 4 places apart is called even, 5 to 12 a lean, 13 or more a clear edge. It is not a prediction and not a win probability.

These numbers add up every game’s box score, the same play filter as Team Stats and the team radars. A team’s EPA/play here can differ from the figure in its team page header and on Team Tiers, which count plays differently.

Every rate adds up the team’s box scores for the season. A pass play is any dropback, including sacks and scrambles. QB scrambles of 10+ yards count as explosive runs but not as designed runs, so a team with long scrambles can run high on Explosive run.

Stuff rate leaves out kneel-downs, two-point tries and runs wiped out by a penalty; Run success and Explosive run keep two-point tries and penalty-wiped runs, as the Team Stats page does.

Explosive plays are completions of 20+ yards and runs of 10+ (QB scrambles count as runs). The rush explosive rate divides by designed runs only, so a team with long scrambles can run high.

Sacks ÷ (pass attempts + sacks) · Turnovers ÷ drives · Runs for no gain or a loss ÷ designed runs

Players: the quarterback with the most dropbacks, the two backs with the most carries and the four wide receivers or tight ends with the most targets. A traded player is listed with the team he has played most for. Names open the player page.