NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

Week 12 · Thursday, Nov 26 · 8:20 pm ET · Highmark Stadium

TBD referee · 4 rest days (KC) / 4 (BUF)

Model

56%KC44%BUF

Projected KC 26.2 – BUF 24.1
margin −2.1 · total 50.3

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.

KCBUF
+6.2 2ndPower rating10th +2.6
+1.4 11thOffense rating4th +3.4
+4.8 1stDefense rating20th −0.8
+0.118 11thOffense EPA/play4th +0.278
−0.378 1stDefense EPA/play allowed20th +0.071
40.9% 22ndOffense success rate21st 41.1%
36.0% 4thDefense success rate allowed24th 48.1%
−0.014 20thPass EPA/dropback3rd +0.556
−0.442 2ndPass EPA/dropback allowed17th +0.098
+0.259 1stRush EPA/carry28th −0.263
−0.228 7thRush EPA/carry allowed24th +0.030
9.1% 15thExplosive play rate2nd 14.3%
2.0% 3rdExplosive rate allowed16th 8.9%
56.3% 7th3rd-down conversion18th 33.3%
16.7% 2nd3rd-down conversion allowed20th 43.8%
60.0% 19thRed-zone TD rate26th 33.3%
50.0% 9thRed-zone TD rate allowed20th 80.0%
15.2% 16thPressure rate allowed7th 9.1%
21.2% 8thPressure rate7th 21.4%
8.3% 14thTurnover rate1st 0.0%
16.7% 10thTakeaway rate7th 18.2%
31.0 8thPoints per game5th 36.0
10.0 2ndPoints allowed per game23rd 31.0
+0.4% Pass rate over expected +3.7%
27.6 8thNeutral pace (sec/play)9th 28.0
+0.118 Off epa last3 +0.278
−0.378 Def epa last3 +0.071
+3.3 13thSpecial teams EPA7th +4.4

KC offense vs BUF defense

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

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
KCBUF D

BUF offense vs KC defense

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

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
BUFKC D