2016 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 18, 2016 · NRG Stadium
Kansas City Chiefs
12
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Houston TexansWinner
19
KC -1 upsetU 41.5 ✓Dome
Houston Texans 19–12.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
19/33, 268 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
1.4 expected points added · -3.0% completion over expected
Passing · KC
20/37, 186 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-9.0 expected points added · -11.9% completion over expected
Receiving · HOU
7/11 for 113 yds, 1 TD
33% of team targets · 1.7 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 20/37 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -9.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcandrick West | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Spencer Ware | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 0 | -7.6 |
| Alex Smith | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -5.8 |
| Tyreek Hill | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Maclin | 6 | 15 | 68 | 0 | 41% | -1.0 |
| Spencer Ware | 2 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 8% | 1.7 |
| Travis Kelce | 5 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 19% | -0.8 |
| Chris Conley | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 11% | 0.8 |
| Albert Wilson | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 8% | -1.0 |
| Tyreek Hill | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5% | -0.8 |
| Charcandrick West | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5% | -1.0 |
| Demetrius Harris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Johnson | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Peters | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
| Justin March | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaye Howard | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Gaines | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Zombo | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Berry | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Parker | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel Sorensen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dee Ford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Osweiler | 19/33 | 268 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Miller | 25 | 83 | 3.3 | 0 | -7.1 |
| Alfred Blue | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Braxton Miller | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Brock Osweiler | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 7 | 11 | 113 | 1 | 33% | 1.7 |
| Will Fuller | 4 | 7 | 104 | 0 | 21% | 9.2 |
| Stephen Anderson | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 9% | 2.0 |
| Lamar Miller | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 6% | 2.5 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 9% | 0.2 |
| Ryan Griffin | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6% | -0.5 |
| Braxton Miller | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9% | -7.4 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Jaelen Strong | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benardrick McKinney | 2 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Demps | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Simon | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.J. Watt | 1 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Hal | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Bouye | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jadeveon Clowney | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- KC -1
- Closing total
- 41.5
- KC moneyline
- -107
- HOU moneyline
- -103
Chiefs closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 31 — under by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- NRG Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- KC 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Andy Reid vs Bill O'Brien