2015 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 9, 2016 · NRG Stadium
Kansas City ChiefsWinner
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Houston Texans
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KC -3 ✓U 39.5 ✓Dome
Kansas City Chiefs 30–0 — 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
17/22, 190 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
0.9 expected points added · +8.8% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
15/34, 136 yds, 0 TD, 4 INT
-26.8 expected points added · -19.3% completion over expected
Receiving · HOU
6/11 for 69 yds, 0 TD
32% of team targets · -2.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 17/22 | 190 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Ware | 16 | 67 | 4.2 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Alex Smith | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Charcandrick West | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Knile Davis | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Albert Wilson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Chase Daniel | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -2.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Kelce | 8 | 10 | 128 | 0 | 45% | 8.3 |
| Jeremy Maclin | 3 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 18% | -3.5 |
| Charcandrick West | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5% | 0.8 |
| Albert Wilson | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 18% | -2.0 |
| Chris Conley | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5% | 2.4 |
| Frankie Hammond | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5% | -0.8 |
| Anthony Sherman | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5% | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Johnson | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Smith | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tyvon Branch | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Peters | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Houston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Bailey | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Husain Abdullah | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Mauga | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Berry | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Parker | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hoyer | 15/34 | 136 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -26.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Blue | 17 | 99 | 5.8 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Jay Prosch | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Akeem Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Brian Hoyer | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| J.J. Watt | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 6 | 11 | 69 | 0 | 32% | -2.9 |
| Ryan Griffin | 3 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 24% | 0.3 |
| Jaelen Strong | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 6% | 0.2 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6% | 1.9 |
| Cecil Shorts | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9% | -2.7 |
| Nate Washington | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18% | -6.6 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Alfred Blue | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -6.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Cushing | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 5 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Simon | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Benardrick McKinney | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Hal | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Demps | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- KC -3
- Closing total
- 39.5
- KC moneyline
- -143
- HOU moneyline
- +129
Chiefs closed -3 and covered, winning by 30.
Total closed 39.5; the game landed 30 — under by 9.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- NRG Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ron Torbert
- Rest
- KC 6 days · HOU 6 days
- Coaches
- Andy Reid vs Bill O'Brien