Three numbers that mattered in Kansas City Chiefs’ 20-17 OT win vs. Tennessee Titans
Here are three numbers that helped determine the result of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 20-17 win vs. the Tennessee Titans on Sunday night at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
9.9
Tennessee seemed to have a steep offensive challenge with Ryan Tannehill out with an ankle injury.
It didn’t play out that way in the first half, however, as the Titans racked up 207 yards on 21 snaps — good for 9.9 yards per play.
Many of those yards were gained on explosives. Tight end Chig Okonkwo went 48 yards on a screen pass on the team’s first offensive play, and Derrick Henry added separate runs of 56 and 24 yards.
As a result, Tennessee led 14-9 at halftime while scoring touchdowns on two of its four non-kneeldown drives.
However ...
38
The Chiefs defense flipped things in the second half (when the offense needed extra possessions), holding Tennessee to 38 yards on seven possessions. That’s 1.6 yards per play on 23 snaps.
In the third and fourth quarters combined, the Titans went 0 for 7 on third downs and had negative-8 yards passing.
Overtime didn’t go any better for Tennessee, which went backward 16 yards on the four game-deciding plays.
63
When Patrick Mahomes needed critical plays with the Chiefs down eight points late in the fourth quarter, he employed a less-used weapon from his arsenal: his legs.
Mahomes had rushes of 20 (on third-and-17) and 14 (on third-and-9) before running in the two-point conversion to help KC tie the game at 17-17.
It was a career day for Mahomes on the ground. He carried it nine times for 63 yards — topping his previous career-high of 61 set in the regular season against Buffalo last year.
This story was originally published November 6, 2022 at 10:57 PM.
