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Kansas City Chiefs @ Miami Dolphins

BOOK MIA 25% MODEL MIA 46%
Week 3 · 2026-09-27 · 13:00 · Hard Rock Stadium (outdoors) · grass
Last 5 yrs H2H: KAN 20 MIA
KAN -7.5
Vegas line (context)
44.5
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

KAN OFFENSE vs MIA DEFENSE
MIA 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
MIA OFFENSE vs KAN DEFENSE
KAN DEFENSE MIA OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 45% run Ball-control 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

KAN OFFENSE vs MIA DEFENSE
+0.04 #14 Pass attack OFF +12 #26 +0.13
+0.03 #6 Run game OFF +21 #27 +0.04
232 #16 Pass yards even #18 231
107 #25 Rush yards even #26 132
2.8 #22 Pass pro vs rush even #16 2.3
38% #23 3rd down even #18 41%
58% #25 Red zone even #19 66%
MIA OFFENSE vs KAN DEFENSE
-0.01 #20 Pass attack even #15 -0.00
-0.03 #21 Run game DEF +10 #11 -0.04
195 #25 Pass yards DEF +17 #8 205
120 #13 Rush yards even #9 106
2.2 #17 Pass pro vs rush OFF +9 #26 1.9
35% #26 3rd down even #28 44%
64% #14 Red zone DEF +8 #6 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

KAN PASS RUSH vs MIA PASS PRO
Chris Jones DE 7.0 sacks '25
George Karlaftis DE 6.0 sacks '25
Drue Tranquill LB 2.0 sacks '25
2.2 #17 sacks allowed /g #16 1.9
MIA PASS RUSH vs KAN PASS PRO
Zach Sieler DE 5.5 sacks '25
Tyrel Dodson LB 5.0 sacks '25
Chop Robinson LB 4.0 sacks '25
2.8 #22 sacks allowed /g #26 2.3
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

KAN

Patrick Mahomes QB vs #26 PASS D 256.2 pass y/g 7/10
Kenneth Walker III RB 2025: SEA vs #27 RUN D 67.0 rush y/g 5/10
Rashee Rice WR1 vs #26 PASS D 71.4 rec y/g 4/8
Xavier Worthy WR2 vs #26 PASS D 38.0 rec y/g 5/10
Tyquan Thornton WR3 vs #26 PASS D 36.5 rec y/g 5/10
Travis Kelce TE vs #26 PASS D 50.1 rec y/g 4/10

MIA

Malik Willis QB 2025: GB vs #15 PASS D 105.5 pass y/g 2/4
De'Von Achane RB vs #11 RUN D 84.4 rush y/g 4/10
Malik Washington WR1 vs #15 PASS D 18.6 rec y/g 5/10
Jalen Tolbert WR2 2025: DAL vs #15 PASS D 16.9 rec y/g 4/10
Tutu Atwell WR3 2025: LAR vs #15 PASS D 24.0 rec y/g 2/8
Greg Dulcich TE vs #15 PASS D 37.2 rec y/g 5/9
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.