Kansas City Chiefs
2026 Season · Through Week 8 · Updated Nov 2, 2026Kansas City Chiefs
AFC West
5-2 · 2nd AFC West
Off EPA 4th · Def EPA 11th · TO Diff +5
Schedule & Results5-2
Team Radar2026 · Through Week 8
How the Kansas City Chiefs rank among all 32 teams, through 7 games.
Compare all teams on Team Stats →Offense
What the offense did
| Stat | KC | Rank | NFL avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explosive passCompletions of 20+ yards ÷ pass plays (19 of 269) | 7.1% | 20th | 7.3% |
| Pass successPass plays with EPA above zero | 48.7% | 10th | 46.2% |
| Sack rateSacks ÷ (pass attempts + sacks) (9 of 241) | 3.7% | 4th | 6.5% |
| Turnover rateTurnovers ÷ drives (4 of 74) | 5.4% | T-3rd | 11.2% |
| Stuff rateRuns for no gain or a loss ÷ designed runs (26 of 166) | 15.7% | 8th | 18.1% |
| Run successDesigned runs with EPA above zero | 44.4% | 6th | 40.0% |
| Explosive runRuns of 10+ yards ÷ designed runs incl. penalty-wiped runs and two-point tries (25 of 169) | 14.8% | 4th | 10.9% |
Defense
What opponents did against this defense
| Stat | KC | Rank | NFL avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explosive passCompletions of 20+ yards ÷ pass plays (20 of 289) | 6.9% | 12th | 7.3% |
| Pass successPass plays with EPA above zero | 46.0% | 15th | 46.2% |
| Sack rateSacks ÷ (pass attempts + sacks) (9 of 253) | 3.6% | 31st | 6.5% |
| Takeaway rateOpponent turnovers ÷ opponent drives (10 of 74) | 13.5% | 8th | 11.2% |
| Stuff rateRuns for no gain or a loss ÷ designed runs (34 of 173) | 19.7% | 11th | 18.1% |
| Run successDesigned runs with EPA above zero | 34.8% | 4th | 40.0% |
| Explosive runRuns of 10+ yards ÷ designed runs incl. penalty-wiped runs and two-point tries (16 of 178) | 9.0% | 8th | 10.9% |
Each spoke shows the team’s rank among the 32 teams that have played: 1st sits on the outer ring, last on the inner ring, and the dashed ring is the middle of the league. Farther out is always better.
On offense a lower sack rate, stuff rate and turnover rate ranks higher. On defense it is the reverse: more sacks, stuffs and takeaways rank higher, and lower explosive and success rates allowed rank higher.
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.
Passing Attack
The passing offense ranks 9th in EPA/play (+0.142) through Week 8.
P.Mahomes7 GP · 254 DB
EPA/DB
+0.15
CPOE
+1.62
Success%
51.4%
Passer Rtg
99.7
| Pos | Name | Tgt | Rec | Yards | TD | Tgt Share | EPA/Tgt | YPRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | T.Kelce | 42 | 29 | 410 | 2 | 19.4% | +0.52 | — |
| WR | X.Worthy | 41 | 27 | 230 | 1 | 18.9% | -0.06 | — |
| RB | K.Walker | 32 | 22 | 131 | 2 | 14.7% | -0.04 | — |
| WR | R.Rice | 25 | 20 | 243 | 2 | 11.5% | +0.26 | — |
| RB | E.Johnson | 16 | 14 | 237 | 1 | 7.4% | +0.89 | — |
| TE | N.Gray | 16 | 14 | 173 | 1 | 7.4% | +0.64 | — |
| WR | T.Thornton | 15 | 11 | 219 | 2 | 6.9% | +1.27 | — |
| WR | J.Royals | 12 | 6 | 45 | 1 | 5.5% | -0.35 | — |
| WR | C.Allen | 9 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 4.1% | -0.01 | — |
| WR | A.Armstrong | 4 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1.8% | -1.43 | — |
| TE | J.Briningstool | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1.4% | +0.21 | — |
| WR | J.Watson | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.5% | +0.82 | — |
| RB | B.Smith | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.5% | -0.14 | — |
YPRR shows “—” for 2026: nflverse hasn’t published full 2026 participation data (who was on the field for each play).
Ground Game
Rushing by Down & Distance
| Down | 1-2 yds | 3-4 yds | 5-7 yds | 8-10 yds | 11+ yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0.24 2 car | -0.51 3 car | 0.20 2 car | 0.06 85 car(NFL: -0.09) | 0.06 1 car |
| 2nd | 0.12 10 car(NFL: 0.01) | 0.03 11 car(NFL: -0.00) | -0.21 11 car(NFL: -0.08) | -0.04 17 car(NFL: -0.25) | — |
| 3rd | 0.36 12 car(NFL: 0.01) | -0.44 2 car | 0.59 1 car | 0.93 1 car | — |
| 4th | 0.45 7 car(NFL: 0.03) | — | — | 3.63 1 car | — |
PoorBreak-even (0.00)EliteDashed = <5 carriesNFL avg rush EPA ~-0.06
Situational Efficiency
All Plays
Overall offensive efficiency
4th
420 plays
+0.13
EPA/Play
SR: 48%
Pass%: 57%
Run
+0.11
Pass
+0.14
Early Downs
1st & 2nd down
7th
324 plays
+0.09
EPA/Play
SR: 48%
Pass%: 53%
Run
+0.03
Pass
+0.15
Passing Downs
2nd & 7+ or 3rd & 5+
3rd
119 plays
+0.25
EPA/Play
SR: 41%
Pass%: 74%
Run
+0.26
Pass
+0.24
Short Yardage
3rd/4th & 2 or less
12th
34 plays
+0.16
EPA/Play
SR: 59%
Pass%: 41%
Run
+0.40
Pass
-0.19
Red Zone
Inside the 20
22nd
75 plays
-0.07
EPA/Play
SR: 37%
Pass%: 55%
Run
-0.29
Pass
+0.10
Goal Line
Inside the 5
29th
25 plays
-0.33
EPA/Play
SR: 40%
Pass%: 48%
Run
-0.51
Pass
-0.15
Late & Close
WP 25-75%, last 15 min
14th
44 plays
+0.13
EPA/Play
SR: 45%
Pass%: 55%
Run
-0.03
Pass
+0.26
Defense
Def EPA/Play
-0.039
11thDef Pass EPA
-0.008
12thDef Rush EPA
-0.080
17thDef Success Rate
40.0%
5thRun Defense by Gap
Opponents target the M gap most (56 carries). Best defended: RG (-0.361 EPA/carry).
LE
26 car-0.05
LT
17 car+0.02
LG
14 car-0.22
M
56 car-0.12
RG
14 car-0.36
RT
11 car-0.25
RE
34 car-0.09
