2014 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 14, 2014 · Arrowhead Stadium
Oakland Raiders
13
at
Kansas City ChiefsWinner
31
KC -11 ✓O 41.5 ✓16 mph wind
Kansas City Chiefs 31–13 — never really in doubt late. Played in 16 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · KC
18/30, 297 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
13.2 expected points added · -6.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Oakland Raiders
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 18/30 | 297 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13.2 |
| Chase Daniel | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Charles | 12 | 52 | 4.3 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Alex Smith | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | -0.6 |
| De'Anthony Thomas | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Knile Davis | 9 | 11 | 1.2 | 1 | -3.9 |
| Chase Daniel | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knile Davis | 1 | 2 | 70 | 1 | 6% | 5.3 |
| Dwayne Bowe | 3 | 7 | 69 | 0 | 23% | 2.7 |
| Albert Wilson | 3 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 16% | 3.5 |
| Travis Kelce | 5 | 6 | 59 | 1 | 19% | -2.9 |
| Jason Avant | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 6% | 0.7 |
| Frankie Hammond | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 1.6 |
| De'Anthony Thomas | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10% | 0.2 |
| Anthony Fasano | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
| Jamaal Charles | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6% | -1.7 |
| Anthony Sherman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Charcandrick West | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamell Fleming | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Parker | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Husain Abdullah | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Mays | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Owens | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Mauga | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Houston | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Cooper | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dee Ford | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamba Hali | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- KC -11
- Closing total
- 41.5
- OAK moneyline
- +423
- KC moneyline
- -500
Chiefs closed -11 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 44 — over by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 58°F, wind 16 mph
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- OAK 7 days · KC 7 days
- Coaches
- Tony Sparano vs Andy Reid
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 16 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.