2016 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 18, 2016 · Arrowhead Stadium
Tennessee TitansWinner
19
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Kansas City Chiefs
17
KC -6 upsetU 43 ✓1°F
Tennessee Titans 19–17 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · TEN
19/33, 241 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
0.1 expected points added · +3.0% completion over expected
Passing · KC
15/28, 163 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-3.8 expected points added · -10.3% completion over expected
Receiving · TEN
4/10 for 105 yds, 0 TD
34% of team targets · -5.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Tennessee Titans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Mariota | 19/33 | 241 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarco Murray | 18 | 89 | 4.9 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Derrick Henry | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 2 | 4.9 |
| Jalston Fowler | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Marcus Mariota | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishard Matthews | 4 | 10 | 105 | 0 | 34% | -5.9 |
| Delanie Walker | 6 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 24% | -1.3 |
| DeMarco Murray | 5 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 21% | 4.7 |
| Kendall Wright | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 7% | 1.2 |
| Tajae Sharpe | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 14% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Woodyard | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Woods | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valentino Blake | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice McCain | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Orakpo | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Austin Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Byard | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jurrell Casey | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avery Williamson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daimion Stafford | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 15/28 | 163 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Ware | 18 | 69 | 3.8 | 0 | -3.8 |
| Tyreek Hill | 1 | 68 | 68.0 | 1 | 5.2 |
| Alex Smith | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Charcandrick West | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | -1.8 |
| De'Anthony Thomas | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Maclin | 6 | 8 | 82 | 0 | 29% | -0.9 |
| Travis Kelce | 3 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 18% | 3.2 |
| Spencer Ware | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 11% | 1.3 |
| Chris Conley | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 14% | -0.7 |
| De'Anthony Thomas | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7% | -1.5 |
| Tyreek Hill | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11% | -1.6 |
| James O'Shaughnessy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
| Albert Wilson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.8 |
| Anthony Sherman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Berry | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Parker | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steven Nelson | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ramik Wilson | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Alexander | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Sorensen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Anthony Sherman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Peters | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- KC -6
- Closing total
- 43
- TEN moneyline
- +216
- KC moneyline
- -242
Chiefs closed -6 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43; the game landed 36 — under by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 1°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- John Hussey
- Rest
- TEN 7 days · KC 10 days
- Coaches
- Mike Mularkey vs Andy Reid