2022 · Week 1
Kansas City Chiefs at Arizona Cardinals
Sep 11, 2022 · University of Phoenix Stadium · closed · grass
Recap
Kansas City Chiefs blew out Arizona Cardinals 44–21. ScoutIndex had favored Chiefs (58%) going in. Chiefs improve to 1-0; Cardinals fall to 0-1. Patrick Mahomes paced the offense with 360 passing yards and 5 TDs; 5 rushing yards. Chiefs out-gained the opponent 488–308 in total yards.
Team stats
| KC | ARI | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | First downs | 18 |
| 488 | Total yards | 308 |
| 360 | Passing yards | 205 |
| 128 | Rushing yards | 103 |
| 30/39 | Comp / Att | 24/38 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(9:43) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short left to 87-T.Kelce for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN [44-M.Golden].
- Q17-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q1(3:24) 15-P.Mahomes pass short middle to 25-C.Edwards-Helaire for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q120-J.Reid extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q2(13:09) (Shotgun) 6-J.Conner up the middle for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q25-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-14-A.Lee.
- Q2(7:37) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short right to 25-C.Edwards-Helaire for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q220-J.Reid extra point is No Good, Wide Right, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q2(:07) 7-H.Butker 54 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q3(10:02) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short left to 88-J.Fortson for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN [52-V.Dimukeje].
- Q37-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q3(4:00) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short left to 17-M.Hardman for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q37-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q4(12:58) (Shotgun) 1-K.Murray pass short left to 2-M.Brown for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(7:43) (Shotgun) 10-I.Pacheco right tackle for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q47-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q4(5:15) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 1-K.Murray pass short left to 86-Z.Ertz for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Box score
KC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 30/39 | 360 | 5 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Isiah Pacheco | 12 | 62 | 1 |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | 7 | 42 | 0 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 4 | 22 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Kelce | 8 | 9 | 121 | 1 |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 6 | 8 | 79 | 0 |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 4 | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | 3 | 3 | 32 | 2 |
| Skyy Moore | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 3 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| Mecole Hardman | 3 | 6 | 16 | 1 |
| Noah Gray | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Joseph Fortson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Watson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ARI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyler Murray | 22/34 | 193 | 2 | 0 |
| Trace McSorley | 2/4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyler Murray | 5 | 29 | 0 |
| Eno Benjamin | 4 | 28 | 0 |
| James Conner | 10 | 26 | 1 |
| Trace McSorley | 3 | 20 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Dortch | 7 | 9 | 63 | 0 |
| Marquise Brown | 4 | 6 | 43 | 1 |
| Eno Benjamin | 3 | 4 | 33 | 0 |
| James Conner | 5 | 6 | 29 | 0 |
| Zach Ertz | 2 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
| A.J. Green | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Andy Isabella | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 |