Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers

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KCChiefs5-2 · away
ATWeek 17Sun Jan 3 · 1:00 PM ET
LACChargers0-7 · 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.

LAC DEFENSEwhat it allows
Overall
+0.111
7th
EPA / play
Strength on strength · 1 place apart
−0.038
8thallowed
47.0%
7th
Success rate
KC offense by 10 places
43.7%
17thallowed
Passing
+0.140
13th
Pass EPA / play
Even · 4 places apart
−0.009
9thallowed
48.7%
10th
Pass success rate
KC offense by 6 places
46.3%
16thallowed
7.1%
20th
Explosive pass rate
Even · 2 places apart
7.8%
18thallowed
3.7%
4th
Sack rate
KC offense by 18 places · clear edge
5.8%
22ndmade
Rushing
+0.065
2nd
Rush EPA / play
KC offense by 22 places · clear edge
−0.072
24thallowed
44.4%
6th
Run success rate
KC offense by 11 places
40.7%
17thallowed
14.8%
4th
Explosive run rate
KC offense by 13 places · clear edge
10.6%
17thallowed
15.7%
8th
Stuff rate
KC offense by 24 places · clear edge
12.9%
32ndmade
Turnovers
5.4%
T-3rd
Turnovers
KC offense by 10 places
11.9%
13thtakeaways
Downs
+0.071
8th
Early downs EPA (1st–2nd)
KC offense by 11 places
+0.026
19thallowed
+0.257
3rd
Late downs EPA (3rd–4th)
Strength on strength · 2 places apart
−0.275
5thallowed

SHAPE VS SHAPE

KC offense over LAC defense

Explosive pass20th v 18thPass success10th v 16thSacks4th v 22ndTurnoversT-3rd v 13thStuffs8th v 32ndRun success6th v 17thExplosive run4th v 17th
  • KC offense
  • LAC defense
  • middle of the league

Of the 7 spokes: offense is 5+ places higher on 6, defense on 0, 1 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 Chargers
QBLAC
Justin Herbert
EPA / dropback
−0.27
CPOE
−4.2
Pass yards
1,398
TD–INT
5-10
RBLAC
Omarion Hampton
Carries
89
Rush yards
309
EPA / carry
−0.29
Success
31.5%
RBLAC
Keaton Mitchell
Carries
39
Rush yards
145
EPA / carry
−0.19
Success
33.3%
WRLAC
Tre Harris
Targets
28
Rec yards
256
TD
0
EPA / target
+0.30
WRLAC
Quentin Johnston
Targets
26
Rec yards
202
TD
0
EPA / target
+0.24
TELAC
Oronde Gadsden II
Targets
26
Rec yards
155
TD
1
EPA / target
−0.34
WRLAC
Ladd McConkey
Targets
24
Rec yards
286
TD
1
EPA / target
+0.39

Every rank is among all 32 teams in 2026, through Week 8 (KC has played 7 games, LAC 7). 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.