2015 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 13, 2015 · NRG Stadium
Kansas City ChiefsWinner
27
at
Houston Texans
20
KC -1 ✓O 41 ✓Dome
Kansas City Chiefs 27–20.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · KC
22/33, 243 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
6.0 expected points added · +1.3% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
18/34, 236 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-12.2 expected points added · -10.8% completion over expected
Receiving · HOU
6/11 for 105 yds, 0 TD
24% of team targets · 3.1 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 22/33 | 243 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Charles | 16 | 57 | 3.6 | 0 | -4.8 |
| Knile Davis | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Alex Smith | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 0 | -2.3 |
| De'Anthony Thomas | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Kelce | 6 | 6 | 106 | 2 | 19% | 11.5 |
| Jeremy Maclin | 5 | 9 | 52 | 0 | 29% | 0.6 |
| Jamaal Charles | 5 | 8 | 46 | 1 | 26% | 2.3 |
| Albert Wilson | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 10% | -0.2 |
| Knile Davis | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | 0.4 |
| De'Anthony Thomas | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6% | -1.8 |
| Anthony Sherman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.8 |
| James O'Shaughnessy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Peters | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Derrick Johnson | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamell Fleming | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Husain Abdullah | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Mauga | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Parker | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jaye Howard | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Houston | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Bailey | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamba Hali | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hoyer | 18/34 | 236 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -12.2 |
| Ryan Mallett | 8/13 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Blue | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | -3.1 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Chris Polk | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Ryan Mallett | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Washington | 6 | 11 | 105 | 0 | 24% | 3.1 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 9 | 13 | 98 | 2 | 28% | 3.7 |
| Cecil Shorts | 4 | 8 | 57 | 0 | 17% | -0.9 |
| Keith Mumphery | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 7% | 0.3 |
| Ryan Griffin | 1 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 9% | -0.1 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2% | 0.9 |
| Chris Polk | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2% | 0.4 |
| Alfred Blue | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4% | -1.6 |
| Garrett Graham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | 0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Cushing | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 9 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Demps | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Simon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jadeveon Clowney | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Crick | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kareem Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahim Moore | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Dent | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- KC -1
- Closing total
- 41
- KC moneyline
- -105
- HOU moneyline
- -105
Chiefs closed -1 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 41; the game landed 47 — over by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- NRG Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- KC 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Andy Reid vs Bill O'Brien