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Week 12 · 2026-11-26 · 20:20 · Highmark Stadium (outdoors) · a_turf
Last 5 yrs H2H: KAN 35 BUF
Vegas line (context)
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 BUF DEFENSE
BUF 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
BUF OFFENSE vs KAN DEFENSE
KAN DEFENSE BUF OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Run-heavy · 49% 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

KAN OFFENSE vs BUF DEFENSE
+0.04 #14 Pass attack even #7 -0.11
+0.03 #6 Run game OFF +24 #30 +0.09
232 #16 Pass yards DEF +15 #1 170
107 #25 Rush yards even #28 136
2.8 #22 Pass pro vs rush even #20 2.1
38% #23 3rd down even #24 42%
58% #25 Red zone even #24 68%
BUF OFFENSE vs KAN DEFENSE
+0.16 #6 Pass attack OFF +9 #15 -0.00
+0.11 #1 Run game OFF +10 #11 -0.04
234 #13 Pass yards even #8 205
160 #1 Rush yards OFF +8 #9 106
2.4 #19 Pass pro vs rush even #26 1.9
46% #3 3rd down OFF +25 #28 44%
72% #3 Red zone even #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 BUF PASS PRO
Chris Jones DE 7.0 sacks '25
George Karlaftis DE 6.0 sacks '25
Drue Tranquill LB 2.0 sacks '25
2.4 #19 sacks allowed /g #20 1.9
BUF PASS RUSH vs KAN PASS PRO
Bradley Chubb OLB 8.5 sacks '25
Greg Rousseau LB 8.0 sacks '25
C.J. Gardner-Johnson SAF 3.0 sacks '25
2.8 #22 sacks allowed /g #26 2.1
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 #7 PASS D 256.2 pass y/g 7/10
Kenneth Walker III RB 2025: SEA vs #30 RUN D 67.0 rush y/g 5/10
Rashee Rice WR1 vs #7 PASS D 71.4 rec y/g 4/8
Xavier Worthy WR2 vs #7 PASS D 38.0 rec y/g 5/10
Tyquan Thornton WR3 vs #7 PASS D 36.5 rec y/g 5/10
Travis Kelce TE vs #7 PASS D 50.1 rec y/g 4/10

BUF

Josh Allen QB vs #15 PASS D 234.7 pass y/g 7/10
James Cook III RB vs #11 RUN D 93.9 rush y/g 5/10
DJ Moore WR1 2025: CHI vs #15 PASS D 42.0 rec y/g 5/10
Khalil Shakir WR2 vs #15 PASS D 48.7 rec y/g 5/10
Joshua Palmer WR3 vs #15 PASS D 25.2 rec y/g 2/10
Dalton Kincaid TE vs #15 PASS D 48.7 rec y/g 3/10
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.