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Indianapolis Colts @ Kansas City Chiefs

BOOK KAN 71% MODEL KAN 56%
Week 2 · 2026-09-20 · 20:20 · GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium (outdoors) · grass
Last 5 yrs H2H: IND 11 KAN
KAN -6.5
Vegas line (context)
47.5
Game total O/U
Final (away–home)
MODEL is the power-ratings spine — preseason, prior-only until 2026 snaps exist. Calibrated most-likely, no proven edge vs the close; the book number is shown beside it on purpose. Not a pick.

On the Field 2025 unit strength

IND OFFENSE vs KAN DEFENSE
KAN DEFENSE IND OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 43% run Ball-control
KAN OFFENSE vs IND DEFENSE
IND DEFENSE KAN OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 40% run Avg pace dual-threat QB
Unit strength weaker · avg · stronger
Position groups are shaded by team-unit strength (2025 pass/rush EPA, offense and defense) — not individual players. The defensive front you see is the wall this offense has to run into.

Unit Matchups 2025 · rank of 32

IND OFFENSE vs KAN DEFENSE
+0.06 #12 Pass attack even #15 -0.00
+0.09 #3 Run game OFF +8 #11 -0.04
240 #8 Pass yards even #8 205
118 #17 Rush yards DEF +8 #9 106
1.7 #8 Pass pro vs rush OFF +18 #26 1.9
43% #7 3rd down OFF +21 #28 44%
68% #7 Red zone even #6 55%
KAN OFFENSE vs IND DEFENSE
+0.04 #14 Pass attack even #19 +0.04
+0.03 #6 Run game even #9 -0.05
232 #16 Pass yards OFF +15 #31 262
107 #25 Rush yards DEF +18 #7 102
2.8 #22 Pass pro vs rush even #15 2.3
38% #23 3rd down even #26 43%
58% #25 Red zone DEF +20 #5 55%
Rank gaps are where games tilt — a bottom-8 defense meeting a top-8 offense is the mismatch worth knowing about. 2025 regular-season data; EPA from play-by-play. Context, not a pick.

Pressure Matchup sacks · 2025

IND PASS RUSH vs KAN PASS PRO
Laiatu Latu DE 8.5 sacks '25
DeForest Buckner DT 4.0 sacks '25
Adetomiwa Adebawore DT 4.0 sacks '25
2.8 #22 sacks allowed /g #26 2.3
KAN PASS RUSH vs IND PASS PRO
Chris Jones DE 7.0 sacks '25
George Karlaftis DE 6.0 sacks '25
Drue Tranquill LB 2.0 sacks '25
1.7 #8 sacks allowed /g #15 1.9
A top pass rush against a line that already leaks sacks is where pressure rate breaks a game open — the left rank is the blocking side, the right is the rush.

Position Matchups 2025 per-game · last-10 form

IND

Daniel Jones QB vs #15 PASS D 238.5 pass y/g 5/10
Jonathan Taylor RB vs #11 RUN D 93.2 rush y/g 2/10
Alec Pierce WR1 vs #15 PASS D 66.9 rec y/g 7/10
Josh Downs WR2 vs #15 PASS D 35.4 rec y/g 5/10
Ashton Dulin WR3 vs #15 PASS D 8.8 rec y/g 3/10
Tyler Warren TE vs #15 PASS D 48.1 rec y/g 2/10

KAN

Patrick Mahomes QB vs #19 PASS D 256.2 pass y/g 7/10
Kenneth Walker III RB 2025: SEA vs #9 RUN D 67.0 rush y/g 5/10
Rashee Rice WR1 vs #19 PASS D 71.4 rec y/g 4/8
Xavier Worthy WR2 vs #19 PASS D 38.0 rec y/g 5/10
Tyquan Thornton WR3 vs #19 PASS D 36.5 rec y/g 5/10
Travis Kelce TE vs #19 PASS D 50.1 rec y/g 4/10
Dot strips are each player's last 10 games against his own 2025 average — form, not a prop grade; we hold no lines yet. Grey team tags mark stats earned elsewhere. No pick.