2024 · Week 3
Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons
Sep 22, 2024 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium · closed · fieldturf
Recap
Kansas City Chiefs beat Atlanta Falcons 22–17. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Chiefs (70%). Chiefs improve to 3-0; Falcons fall to 1-2. Patrick Mahomes led the way with 217 passing yards and 2 TDs; 17 rushing yards.
Team stats
| KC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | First downs | 15 |
| 345 | Total yards | 312 |
| 217 | Passing yards | 230 |
| 128 | Rushing yards | 82 |
| 26/39 | Comp / Att | 20/29 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(11:12) (Shotgun) 18-K.Cousins pass short left to 5-D.London for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q16-Y.Koo extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q2(8:51) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short left to 4-R.Rice for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on ATL-0-L.Carter, Roughing the Passer, 8 yards, enforced between downs.
- Q27-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-14-M.Araiza.
- Q2(6:44) 7-B.Robinson left tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q26-Y.Koo extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q2(2:48) 7-H.Butker 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-14-M.Araiza.
- Q2(:11) 7-H.Butker 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-14-M.Araiza.
- Q3(9:42) 7-H.Butker 21 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-14-M.Araiza.
- Q3(1:21) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short left to 9-J.Smith-Schuster for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN [97-G.Jarrett].
- Q37-H.Butker extra point is No Good, Hit Right Upright, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-14-M.Araiza.
- Q4(12:56) 6-Y.Koo 54 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
Box score
KC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 26/39 | 217 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 6 | 17 | 0 |
| Rashee Rice | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carson Steele | 17 | 72 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 6 | 25 | 0 |
| Xavier Worthy | 3 | 13 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashee Rice | 12 | 14 | 110 | 1 |
| Carson Steele | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Travis Kelce | 4 | 5 | 30 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Xavier Worthy | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 2 | 3 | 17 | 1 |
| Noah Gray | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Justin Watson | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 20/29 | 230 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 7 | 32 | 0 |
| Bijan Robinson | 16 | 31 | 1 |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | 1 | 20 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake London | 6 | 9 | 67 | 1 |
| Darnell Mooney | 8 | 8 | 66 | 0 |
| Kyle Pitts | 2 | 5 | 59 | 0 |
| Bijan Robinson | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 |