2017 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 26, 2017 · Arrowhead Stadium
Buffalo BillsWinner
16
at
Kansas City Chiefs
10
KC -8.5 upsetU 47.5 ✓
Buffalo Bills 16–10.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · KC
23/36, 199 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-10.3 expected points added · -3.5% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
19/29, 183 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
3.5 expected points added · +2.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrod Taylor | 19/29 | 183 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeSean McCoy | 22 | 49 | 2.2 | 0 | -8.6 |
| Travaris Cadet | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Tyrod Taylor | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | -4.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Clay | 4 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 14% | 5.4 |
| Zay Jones | 3 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 34% | -1.9 |
| LeSean McCoy | 4 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 14% | 3.6 |
| Travaris Cadet | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 10% | 0.2 |
| Nick O'Leary | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 7% | 1.3 |
| Jordan Matthews | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 10% | 0.6 |
| Deonte Thompson | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Brown | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Gaines | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Poyer | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaq Lawson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Hughes | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Alexander | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramon Humber | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Yarbrough | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Milano | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 23/36 | 199 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -10.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Kareem Hunt | 11 | 17 | 1.5 | 0 | -5.0 |
| Tyreek Hill | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Akeem Hunt | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyreek Hill | 7 | 11 | 41 | 0 | 31% | -10.3 |
| Travis Kelce | 3 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 11% | 3.0 |
| Albert Wilson | 3 | 7 | 36 | 1 | 20% | -1.0 |
| Demetrius Harris | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 6% | 1.7 |
| Demarcus Robinson | 2 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 11% | 0.1 |
| Kareem Hunt | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 0.7 |
| Charcandrick West | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 11% | -0.8 |
| Akeem Hunt | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.0 |
| Anthony Sherman | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Ragland | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Sorensen | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Peters | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bennie Logan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Nelson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rakeem Nunez-Roches | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Pierre-Louis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Zombo | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Houston | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- KC -8.5
- Closing total
- 47.5
- BUF moneyline
- +305
- KC moneyline
- -350
Chiefs closed -8.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 26 — under by 21.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 62°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- BUF 7 days · KC 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean McDermott vs Andy Reid