2017 · Week 1
Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots
Sep 7, 2017 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
Kansas City Chiefs beat New England Patriots 42–27. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Chiefs only a 33% shot beforehand. Chiefs improve to 1-0; Patriots fall to 0-1. Kareem Hunt led the way with 148 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 5 catches for 98 yards and 2 TDs. Chiefs out-gained the opponent 553–391 in total yards.
Team stats
| KC | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | First downs | 21 |
| 553 | Total yards | 391 |
| 368 | Passing yards | 267 |
| 185 | Rushing yards | 124 |
| 28/35 | Comp / Att | 16/36 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
KC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 28/35 | 368 | 4 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Kareem Hunt | 17 | 148 | 1 |
| Tyreek Hill | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Travis Kelce | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Charcandrick West | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| De'Anthony Thomas | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Hunt | 5 | 5 | 98 | 2 |
| Tyreek Hill | 7 | 8 | 133 | 1 |
| Chris Conley | 2 | 4 | 43 | 0 |
| Travis Kelce | 5 | 7 | 40 | 0 |
| Albert Wilson | 5 | 5 | 37 | 0 |
| Charcandrick West | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Demetrius Harris | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| De'Anthony Thomas | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Ross Travis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 16/36 | 267 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gillislee | 15 | 45 | 3 |
| James White | 10 | 38 | 0 |
| Chris Hogan | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Rex Burkhead | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Dion Lewis | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Amendola | 6 | 7 | 100 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 3 | 7 | 88 | 0 |
| James White | 3 | 5 | 30 | 0 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 2 | 6 | 33 | 0 |
| Chris Hogan | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Rex Burkhead | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Phillip Dorsett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Allen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |