2023 · Week 15
Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots
Dec 17, 2023 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
Kansas City Chiefs defeated New England Patriots 27–17. ScoutIndex had favored Chiefs (72%) going in. Chiefs improve to 9-5; Patriots fall to 3-11. Patrick Mahomes paced the offense with 305 passing yards and 2 TDs. Chiefs out-gained the opponent 352–232 in total yards.
Team stats
| KC | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 10 |
| 352 | Total yards | 232 |
| 309 | Passing yards | 180 |
| 43 | Rushing yards | 52 |
| 28/38 | Comp / Att | 23/31 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(9:56) 7-H.Butker 39 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q1(3:40) 37-C.Ryland 41 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q1(1:34) (Shotgun) Direct snap to 1-J.McKinnon. 1-J.McKinnon pass short middle to 4-R.Rice for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q17-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q2(7:14) 4-B.Zappe pass deep right to 85-H.Henry for 16 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q237-C.Ryland extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q2(5:41) (Shotgun) 4-B.Zappe pass short left to 85-H.Henry for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on NE-75-C.McDermott, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at KC 3 - No Play.
- Q2(4:50) 37-C.Ryland 25 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q2(:40) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short right to 1-J.McKinnon for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q27-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q3(10:32) 7-H.Butker 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q3(9:29) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short left to 25-C.Edwards-Helaire for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q37-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q3(3:45) 7-H.Butker 54 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q4(8:31) (Shotgun) 36-K.Harris up the middle for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q437-C.Ryland extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
Box score
KC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 27/37 | 305 | 2 | 2 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 1/1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | 13 | 37 | 0 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 4 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashee Rice | 9 | 9 | 91 | 1 |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | 4 | 4 | 64 | 1 |
| Noah Gray | 2 | 2 | 37 | 0 |
| Justin Watson | 1 | 3 | 31 | 0 |
| Travis Kelce | 5 | 7 | 28 | 0 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 3 | 3 | 19 | 1 |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Richie James | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Kadarius Toney | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Blake Bell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Zappe | 23/31 | 180 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Zappe | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Harris | 4 | 25 | 1 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 11 | 25 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Henry | 7 | 9 | 66 | 1 |
| DeVante Parker | 5 | 5 | 44 | 0 |
| DeMario Douglas | 3 | 5 | 33 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 5 | 6 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Gesicki | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Tyquan Thornton | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Pharaoh Brown | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Jalen Reagor | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |