2011 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 11, 2011 · Arrowhead Stadium
Buffalo BillsWinner
41
at
Kansas City Chiefs
7
KC -3.5 upsetO 38.5 ✓
Buffalo Bills 41–7 — 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
Passing · BUF
17/25, 208 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
13.2 expected points added · +14.8% completion over expected
Passing · KC
22/36, 119 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-16.9 expected points added · -2.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 17/25 | 208 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13.2 |
| Brad Smith | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Jackson | 20 | 112 | 5.6 | 0 | 3.7 |
| Johnny White | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | -2.2 |
| C.J. Spiller | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Brad Smith | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Nelson | 4 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 23% | 2.8 |
| Steve Johnson | 4 | 6 | 66 | 1 | 23% | 3.8 |
| Scott Chandler | 5 | 5 | 63 | 2 | 19% | 9.6 |
| Fred Jackson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | 0.0 |
| C.J. Spiller | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | 0.5 |
| Donald Jones | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19% | -0.6 |
| Roscoe Parrish | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -2.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Scott | 9 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jairus Byrd | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Wilson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Barnett | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leodis McKelvin | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny White | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Johnson | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris White | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Batten | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 22/36 | 119 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -16.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Charles | 10 | 56 | 5.6 | 0 | -4.0 |
| Dexter McCluster | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Jackie Battle | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Thomas Jones | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Breaston | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 6% | 0.7 |
| Dexter McCluster | 5 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 14% | 0.2 |
| Leonard Pope | 3 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 17% | -1.2 |
| Dwayne Bowe | 2 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 22% | -5.2 |
| Jake O'Connell | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3% | 1.8 |
| Jamaal Charles | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 17% | 1.0 |
| Keary Colbert | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8% | -5.8 |
| Terrance Copper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
| Jerheme Urban | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -2.0 |
| Jackie Battle | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3% | -0.9 |
| Matt Cassel | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 3% | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon McGraw | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jovan Belcher | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamba Hali | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demorrio Williams | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sabby Piscitelli | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Dorsey | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Carr | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Sheffield | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- KC -3.5
- Closing total
- 38.5
- BUF moneyline
- +173
- KC moneyline
- -192
Chiefs closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 48 — over by 9.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 75°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Scott Green
- Rest
- BUF 7 days · KC 7 days
- Coaches
- Chan Gailey vs Todd Haley