NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

Week 8 · Sunday, Nov 1 · 4:25 pm ET · Empower Field at Mile High

TBD referee · 7 rest days (KC) / 7 (DEN)

Model

79%KC21%DEN

Projected KC 26.8 – DEN 15.8
margin −11.0 · total 42.6

Market

No market line yet.

Edge

Model minus market. Small numbers are noise; a few points is a real disagreement.

Spread edge
Total edge

Side by side

Season to date with league ranks.

KCDEN
+6.2 2ndPower rating31st −6.2
+1.4 11thOffense rating32nd −4.8
+4.8 1stDefense rating22nd −1.4
+0.118 11thOffense EPA/play32nd −0.378
−0.378 1stDefense EPA/play allowed22nd +0.118
40.9% 22ndOffense success rate29th 36.0%
36.0% 4thDefense success rate allowed11th 40.9%
−0.014 20thPass EPA/dropback31st −0.442
−0.442 2ndPass EPA/dropback allowed13th −0.014
+0.259 1stRush EPA/carry26th −0.228
−0.228 7thRush EPA/carry allowed32nd +0.259
9.1% 15thExplosive play rate30th 2.0%
2.0% 3rdExplosive rate allowed18th 9.1%
56.3% 7th3rd-down conversion30th 16.7%
16.7% 2nd3rd-down conversion allowed26th 56.3%
60.0% 19thRed-zone TD rate20th 50.0%
50.0% 9thRed-zone TD rate allowed13th 60.0%
15.2% 16thPressure rate allowed25th 21.2%
21.2% 8thPressure rate15th 15.2%
8.3% 14thTurnover rate21st 16.7%
16.7% 10thTakeaway rate19th 8.3%
31.0 8thPoints per game28th 10.0
10.0 2ndPoints allowed per game23rd 31.0
+0.4% Pass rate over expected +1.7%
27.6 8thNeutral pace (sec/play)27th 33.5
+0.118 Off epa last3 −0.378
−0.378 Def epa last3 +0.118
+3.3 13thSpecial teams EPA10th +3.6

KC offense vs DEN defense

Offense percentiles for KC against the matching defensive percentiles for DEN. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
KCDEN D

DEN offense vs KC defense

Offense percentiles for DEN against the matching defensive percentiles for KC. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
DENKC D