2017 Week 1 · Thu, Sep 7, 2017 · Gillette Stadium
Kansas City ChiefsWinner
42
at
New England Patriots
27
NE -8 upsetO 47.5 ✓
Kansas City Chiefs 42–27.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · KC
28/35, 368 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
17.6 expected points added · +16.8% completion over expected
Passing · NE
16/36, 267 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
1.8 expected points added · -9.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 28/35 | 368 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Hunt | 17 | 148 | 8.7 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Charcandrick West | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 1 | 2.8 |
| Tyreek Hill | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Travis Kelce | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| De'Anthony Thomas | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Alex Smith | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | -3.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyreek Hill | 7 | 8 | 133 | 1 | 24% | 9.1 |
| Kareem Hunt | 5 | 5 | 98 | 2 | 15% | 9.3 |
| Chris Conley | 2 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 12% | 1.3 |
| Travis Kelce | 5 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 21% | -1.4 |
| Albert Wilson | 5 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 15% | 2.9 |
| Demetrius Harris | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 6% | 3.5 |
| Charcandrick West | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | 0.2 |
| Ross Travis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| De'Anthony Thomas | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3% | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Johnson | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Parker | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Berry | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bennie Logan | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Bailey | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Mitchell | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phillip Gaines | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Houston | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Sorensen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dee Ford | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 16/36 | 267 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gillislee | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 3 | -4.8 |
| James White | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Chris Hogan | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Rex Burkhead | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Dion Lewis | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Amendola | 6 | 7 | 100 | 0 | 19% | 6.1 |
| Brandin Cooks | 3 | 7 | 88 | 0 | 19% | 1.8 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 2 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 17% | 2.5 |
| James White | 3 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 14% | -1.1 |
| Chris Hogan | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 14% | -2.3 |
| Rex Burkhead | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8% | -0.3 |
| Dwayne Allen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.1 |
| Phillip Dorsett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin McCourty | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kyle Van Noy | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcom Brown | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Butler | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Richards | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Flowers | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephon Gilmore | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cassius Marsh | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Guy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -8
- Closing total
- 47.5
- KC moneyline
- +378
- NE moneyline
- -441
Patriots closed -8 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 69 — over by 21.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 63°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- KC 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Andy Reid vs Bill Belichick