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Updated Nov 4, 9:34 AM ET
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Week 16 · Sunday 4:25 PM ET · GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium

SFvsKC

49ers offensevsChiefs defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for 49ers, 7 for Chiefs. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

SF offenseKC offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Clean pockets

49ers take a sack on 3% of dropbacks (1st). Chiefs get home on 4% (31st). League average is 7%.

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Chiefs are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.62 EPA per attempt. 49ers send 6% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Wideouts get blanketed

Chiefs give up 121 yards a game to wide receivers (3rd), against a league average of 147. 49ers' wide receivers produce 135 (20th).

04
Wash

Success rate

Call this one even. 49ers succeed on 53% of plays (1st) against a defense that allows 40% (5th).

Players to watch

SF 49ers

13Brock PurdyQB · 146/211 · 1748 yds · 15 TD · 4 INTEPA per dropback +0.29 · 2nd23Christian McCaffreyRB · 84 car · 389 yds · 8 TD · 34 recEPA per touch +0.11 · 7th85George KittleTE · 34 rec · 425 yds · 5 TD · 46 tgtEPA per target +0.35 · 13th5Mike EvansWR · 27 rec · 420 yds · 3 TD · 39 tgtEPA per target +1.05 · 2nd0Renardo GreenLeft Cornerback · 26 tackles · 3 INT · 5 PD3 INT · T-2nd in the NFL99DeForest BucknerRight Defensive Tackle · 31 tackles · 4 sacks · 3 PD4 sacks · T-23rd in the NFL

KC Chiefs

15Patrick MahomesQB · 154/232 · 1795 yds · 12 TD · 4 INTEPA per dropback +0.14 · 14th9Kenneth Walker IIIRB · 141 car · 770 yds · 8 TD · 22 recEPA per touch +0.05 · 14th87Travis KelceTE · 29 rec · 410 yds · 2 TD · 42 tgtEPA per target +0.52 · 7th1Xavier WorthyWR · 27 rec · 230 yds · 1 TD · 41 tgtEPA per target -0.0656George KarlaftisLeft Defensive End · 24 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT · 8 PD2 sacks20Nohl WilliamsLeft Cornerback · 32 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 7 PD1 INT
The series · 49ers and Chiefs since 1999, and this season's records10 meetings

The Chiefs lead the series 7–3 since 1999 (they first met in 2000). They have won the last 5. Oct 20, 2024, at Levi's Stadium: the Chiefs won 28–18. Brock Purdy started at quarterback for the 49ers and Patrick Mahomes for the Chiefs; Kyle Shanahan and Andy Reid coached.

49ers at home3–2the 49ers' record
In Kansas City0–3the 49ers' record
Most points49ers 27 · Chiefs 442018 · 2022
Biggest win49ers by 14 · Chiefs by 412000 · 2006
Playoffs0–2the 49ers' record

The last 5

2024 · Wk 7KC 28 at SF 18
2023 · Wk 22 · OT · playoffsSF 22 at KC 25
2022 · Wk 7KC 44 at SF 23
2019 · Wk 21 · playoffsSF 20 at KC 31
2018 · Wk 3SF 27 at KC 38

2026 records

49ersChiefs
Overall6–15–2
Division3–03–1
Conference4–15–1
Other conference2–00–1
Home4–03–0
Away2–12–2
Last 5WWWWLWWWLL
StreakLost 1Lost 2
Points a game28.1 – 19.923.9 – 18.7

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the 49ers' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · 49ers offense against the Chiefs defenseDepth charts
Chiefs defense · 4-3 D49ers offense · 3WR 1TE71Williams75Colby64Brendel77Puni68McKivitz85Kittle13Purdy23McCaffrey5Evans17Watkins19Samuel91Anudike-Uzomah92Tonga95Jones56Karlaftis23Tranquill32Bolton31Bassa5Delane20Williams22Canady27Conner17Gilman

49ers offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBBrock Purdy#13 · 146/211 · 1748 yds · 15 TD · 4 INT
  • RBChristian McCaffrey#23 · 84 car · 389 yds · 8 TD · 34 rec
  • WRMike Evans#5 · 27 rec · 420 yds · 3 TD · 39 tgt
  • WRDeebo Samuel#19 · 16 rec · 206 yds · 3 TD · 20 tgt
  • WRJordan Watkins#17 · 6 rec · 138 yds · 0 TD · 9 tgt
  • TEGeorge Kittle#85 · 34 rec · 425 yds · 5 TD · 46 tgt
  • LTTrent Williams#71
  • LGConnor Colby#75
  • CJake Brendel#64
  • RGDominick Puni#77
  • RTColton McKivitz#68

Chiefs defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDEFelix Anudike-Uzomah#91 · 11 tackles · 1 sack
  • RDTKhyiris Tonga#92 · 13 tackles · 1 PD
  • LDTChris Jones#95 · 13 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 2 PD
  • LDEGeorge Karlaftis#56 · 24 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT · 8 PD
  • WLBDrue Tranquill#23 · 52 tackles · 2 PD
  • MLBNick Bolton#32 · 67 tackles · 2 PD
  • SLBJeffrey Bassa#31 · 14 tackles
  • RCBMansoor Delane#5 · 26 tackles · 1 INT · 5 PD
  • LCBNohl Williams#20 · 32 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 7 PD
  • NBJadon Canady#22 · 3 tackles
  • SSChamarri Conner#27 · 22 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • FSAlohi Gilman#17 · 29 tackles · 1 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · SF offense against KC defense
StatSF SF offFavors SF · Favors KCKC KC def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.18#2
-0.04#10+0.00
Success rate
53%#1
40%#544%
Yards per play
6.5#1
5.1#85.4
Explosive play rate
13%#2
8%#99%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.24#3
-0.01#13+0.03
Sack rate
3%#1
4%#317%
Running
Run EPA per carry
+0.02#4
-0.13#8-0.08
Yards per carry
4.5#9
3.4#14.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
50%#2
40%#1541%
Red zone TD rate
87%#1
42%#461%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
135#20
121#3147
TE yards per game
65#7
66#2555
TE targets per game
7.3#18
10.0#317.6
RB receiving yards per game
49#4
42#2632
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

49ers: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.016% of throws
+1.567% of throws
+1.415% of throws
Short
+0.2939% of throws
+0.2319% of throws
-0.0424% of throws

Chiefs: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.6220 throws
+0.2611 throws
-0.137 throws
Short
-0.1559 throws
+0.1358 throws
-0.0386 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.