Kansas City Chiefs vs Baltimore Ravens: MNF Stat Primer

A potential game of the year matchup is going down tonight between the 2 brightest stars in the league. Which team has the advantage?

Mahomes vs Lamar head to head (Mahomes is 2-0)

Mahomes 2018 MVP Season

• Completed 66% of his passes
• Led the league in Passing TD’s: 50
• Threw for over 5000 passing yards
• Had 4+ passing touchdowns in 7 of 16 games
• Never threw for under 240 passing yards in a single game 

Lamar 2019 MVP Season

• Completed 66.1% of his passes (nearly an 8% increase from 2018)
• Led the league in Passing TD’s: 36
• Led the league in yards per carry: 6.9 on 176 carries
• Had 3+ total touchdowns in 9 of 15 games
• Ran for 100+ yards in 5 games

Who will make a bigger impact, Chiefs passing attack or Ravens running game?

Baltimore Running game:

• Rushed for 200+ yards in 10 of last 17 games
• Currently 3rd in the NFL in rushing yards per game (170.5)
• Through 2 games, they run the ball 54.5% of the time (leads the NFL) 
• This is after a 2019 season in which they led the league by running the ball 56.0% of the time
• Gus Edwards has gained 59 of his 90 yards after contact

Kansas City Passing attack:

• Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill both have 10+ receptions, 140+ yards, and 2 touchdowns each through the first 2 games
• 66 of Travis Kelce’s 140 yards are after the catch
• Chiefs have gained 31 of their 48 1st downs through the passing attack
• Patrick Mahomes best statistical quarter in his career: 2nd quarter
• Mahomes has a 67.7% completion percentage, 3169 passing yards, and 29 total touchdowns in the 2nd quarter (Ravens controlling the tempo of the first half will be a major key)

Is this Baltimore secondary ready for Mahomes and company?

• Baker Mayfield and Deshaun Watson went a combined 6 for 13 with 70 yards, 0 TD’s and 1 INT when targeting Marlon Humphrey this season
• When targeting Marcus Peters, those same QB’s had a combined 37.3 passer rating
• Browns and Texans went 6 for 21 on 3rd down against the Ravens defense

Will the Chiefs defense be able to slow down Baltimore’s speedy offense?

• Chris Jones has 11 pressures and 1.5 sacks through 2 games
• Tyrann Mathieu has 13 tackles and a 50% completion percentage when targeted 
• Longest rushing attempt the Chiefs have allowed this year is 19 yards

Battle of elite head coaches

Andy Reid is 4-1 when matched up against John Harbaugh

Andy Reid on MNF: 19-12

With KC: 5-2

John Harbaugh on MNF: 9-5

Who do you got tonight? Let me know on Twitter @james_costanz