2016 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 11, 2016 · Arrowhead Stadium
San Diego Chargers
27
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Kansas City ChiefsWinner
33
KC -6.5 no coverO 45.5 ✓
Kansas City Chiefs 33–27.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · KC
34/48, 363 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
6.2 expected points added · +8.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
San Diego Chargers
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 34/48 | 363 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Ware | 11 | 70 | 6.4 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Alex Smith | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Jeremy Maclin | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Charcandrick West | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | -2.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Ware | 7 | 8 | 129 | 0 | 18% | 8.4 |
| Travis Kelce | 6 | 7 | 74 | 0 | 16% | 6.2 |
| Jeremy Maclin | 5 | 7 | 63 | 1 | 16% | -0.5 |
| Chris Conley | 4 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 16% | 0.7 |
| Charcandrick West | 6 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 13% | 1.4 |
| Demetrius Harris | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 7% | -0.2 |
| Tyreek Hill | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2% | 2.2 |
| Albert Wilson | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11% | -3.1 |
| Ross Travis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin March | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Nelson | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Zombo | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Berry | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Parker | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phillip Gaines | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dee Ford | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Peters | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Allen Bailey | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- KC -6.5
- Closing total
- 45.5
- SD moneyline
- +244
- KC moneyline
- -275
Chiefs closed -6.5, won by 6 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 60 — over by 14.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 74°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- SD 7 days · KC 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike McCoy vs Andy Reid
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.