2014 Week 4 · Mon, Sep 29, 2014 · Arrowhead Stadium
New England Patriots
14
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Kansas City ChiefsWinner
41
NE -3 upsetO 45 ✓
Kansas City Chiefs 41–14 — 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 · KC
20/26, 248 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
13.8 expected points added · +6.7% completion over expected
Passing · NE
14/23, 159 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-14.1 expected points added · -5.3% completion over expected
Receiving · NE
6/10 for 119 yds, 1 TD
33% of team targets · -3.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 14/23 | 159 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -14.1 |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 6/7 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevan Ridley | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Shane Vereen | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | -3.0 |
| James White | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon LaFell | 6 | 10 | 119 | 1 | 33% | -3.9 |
| Shane Vereen | 5 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 17% | 1.4 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 2 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 10% | 2.5 |
| Julian Edelman | 4 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 27% | -2.8 |
| James White | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 10% | 0.7 |
| Stevan Ridley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerod Mayo | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Collins | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrelle Revis | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Slater | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Edelman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 20/26 | 248 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knile Davis | 16 | 107 | 6.7 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Jamaal Charles | 18 | 92 | 5.1 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Alex Smith | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Kelce | 8 | 9 | 93 | 1 | 35% | 5.5 |
| Dwayne Bowe | 5 | 6 | 81 | 0 | 23% | 5.3 |
| Donnie Avery | 2 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 8% | 3.8 |
| Jamaal Charles | 3 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 12% | 3.0 |
| Knile Davis | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8% | 0.9 |
| A.J. Jenkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
| Frankie Hammond | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
| Junior Hemingway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.6 |
| Anthony Fasano | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husain Abdullah | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh Mauga | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Houston | 6 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Parker | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaye Howard | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamba Hali | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Owens | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Sherman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -3
- Closing total
- 45
- NE moneyline
- -138
- KC moneyline
- +125
Patriots closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45; the game landed 55 — over by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 82°F, wind 3 mph
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- NE 8 days · KC 8 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Andy Reid