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Week 16 · 2026-12-27 · 16:25 · GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium (outdoors) · grass
Last 5 yrs H2H: SF 03 KAN
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

SF OFFENSE vs KAN DEFENSE
KAN DEFENSE SF 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 Avg pace
KAN OFFENSE vs SF DEFENSE
SF 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

SF OFFENSE vs KAN DEFENSE
+0.16 #7 Pass attack OFF +8 #15 -0.00
-0.00 #17 Run game even #11 -0.04
254 #6 Pass yards even #8 205
107 #24 Rush yards DEF +15 #9 106
1.6 #5 Pass pro vs rush OFF +21 #26 1.9
51% #1 3rd down OFF +27 #28 44%
68% #8 Red zone even #6 55%
KAN OFFENSE vs SF DEFENSE
+0.04 #14 Pass attack OFF +11 #25 +0.11
+0.03 #6 Run game OFF +16 #22 +0.01
232 #16 Pass yards even #23 242
107 #25 Rush yards DEF +14 #11 108
2.8 #22 Pass pro vs rush OFF +10 #32 1.2
38% #23 3rd down even #20 41%
58% #25 Red zone DEF +11 #14 62%
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

SF PASS RUSH vs KAN PASS PRO
Osa Odighizuwa DT 3.5 sacks '25
Sam Okuayinonu DT 3.0 sacks '25
Keion White DE 2.5 sacks '25
2.8 #22 sacks allowed /g #26 1.2
KAN PASS RUSH vs SF PASS PRO
Chris Jones DE 7.0 sacks '25
George Karlaftis DE 6.0 sacks '25
Drue Tranquill LB 2.0 sacks '25
1.6 #5 sacks allowed /g #32 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

SF

Brock Purdy QB vs #15 PASS D 233.5 pass y/g 5/10
Christian McCaffrey RB vs #11 RUN D 67.6 rush y/g 5/10
Mike Evans WR1 2025: TB vs #15 PASS D 46.0 rec y/g 3/8
Ricky Pearsall WR2 vs #15 PASS D 52.8 rec y/g 5/10
Christian Kirk WR3 2025: HOU vs #15 PASS D 31.0 rec y/g 3/10
George Kittle TE vs #15 PASS D 52.8 rec y/g 6/10

KAN

Patrick Mahomes QB vs #25 PASS D 256.2 pass y/g 7/10
Kenneth Walker III RB 2025: SEA vs #22 RUN D 67.0 rush y/g 5/10
Rashee Rice WR1 vs #25 PASS D 71.4 rec y/g 4/8
Xavier Worthy WR2 vs #25 PASS D 38.0 rec y/g 5/10
Tyquan Thornton WR3 vs #25 PASS D 36.5 rec y/g 5/10
Travis Kelce TE vs #25 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.