Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes will meet once again, as both of their teams look to improve their playoff seeding and build momentum towards December

Brady vs Mahomes H2H

  • Brady is 2-1
  • In 2 of the 3 meetings between the two players, each team scored at least 30 points
Brady Mahomes
Completion percentage 62.3 60.7
Passing yards 857 930
Touchdowns 3 8
Interceptions  3 3

Mahomes’ 2020 MVP campaign 

  • 3,035 passing yards
  • 67.9 completion percentage
  • 29 total TD’s (has more TD’s in 10 games than he did in 2019)
  • 2 INT’s
  • Leads NFL in QBR (85.4), Interception percentage (0.5), and Adjusted net yards per pass attempt (8.83). 
  • Has thrown for 2+ touchdowns in 9 of 10 games

We will see two high powered offenses hit the field today, which team has the better receiving threats?

Comparing Chris Godwin, Mike Evans, and Antonio Brown vs Tyreek Hill, Travis Kelce, and Sammy Watkins

Chiefs Bucs
Receptions 142 104
Receiving yards 1,870 1,185
Yards after catch 692 402
Touchdowns 19 12

Which secondary will have the upper hand over these generational quarterbacks?

Chiefs Bucs
Passing yards allowed 2,216 (8th) 2,613 (16th)
Passing TD’s allowed 14 (5th) 20 (19th)
Interceptions  10 (6th) 14 (2nd)

 

*Jamal Dean will miss this game with a concussion

Miscellaneous notes 

  • Andy Reid and Bruce Arians have only met one time H2H as head coaches (Arians led his Cardinals to a 17-14 win over the Chiefs in 2014
  • Ronald Jones ranks in the top 10 for rushing attempts (153), rushing yards (754), yards after contact (468), and 1st downs gained (38)

  • Clyde Edwards-Heliare is not too far behind, he ranks in the top 10 for rushing yards (655) and yards after contact (320)
  • Shaq Barrett leads the NFL in QB hurries (20)
  • William Gholston and Chris Jones will be in the backfield today, both rank in the top 5 for QB knockdowns (Gholston has 12, Jones has 11)