2005 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 11, 2005 · Arrowhead Stadium
New York Jets
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Kansas City ChiefsWinner
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KC -3 ✓U 48.5 ✓
Kansas City Chiefs 27–7 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Pennington | 21/34 | 264 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1.2 |
| Jay Fiedler | 6/10 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin | 20 | 57 | 2.9 | 0 | -7.0 |
| Chad Pennington | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.8 |
| Jay Fiedler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Rhodes | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Barrett | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Coleman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Barton | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Victor Hobson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Abraham | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Reed | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Green | 15/26 | 200 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Johnson | 9 | 110 | 12.2 | 2 | 8.7 |
| Priest Holmes | 22 | 85 | 3.9 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Tony Richardson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Dante Hall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Trent Green | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Johnson | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dexter McCleon | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kawika Mitchell | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Wesley | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Browning | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dewayne Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrell Bell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Wilkerson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keyaron Fox | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- KC -3
- Closing total
- 48.5
- NYJ moneyline
- —
- KC moneyline
- —
Chiefs closed -3 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 34 — under by 14.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 81°F, wind 12 mph
- Referee
- Larry Nemmers
- Rest
- NYJ 7 days · KC 7 days
- Coaches
- Herm Edwards vs Dick Vermeil