Ravens vs Chiefs match player stats Thursday, September 5th 2024. Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs Week 1

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Ravens vs Chiefs match player stats Thursday, September 5th 2024. Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs Week 1

BAL @ KC

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Week 1 Matchup Details

Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 1 Regular Season NFL Game
Todays Game is on Thursday, September 5th
05/09/24 20:20:00 PM EST Kickoff

Positive Match Player Stats for Ravens vs Chiefs Matchup Today

Accounting for their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics, our trusted projections expect the Kansas City Chiefs to pass on 64.8% of their downs: the greatest frequency among all teams this week.

In this week’s game, Patrick Mahomes is forecasted by the projection model to wind up with the most pass attempts out of all QBs with 40.0. , The Kansas City offensive line ranks as the 10th-best in football last year in protecting the quarterback, which has a strong effect on all pass game statistics across the board.

With a remarkable 68.1% Adjusted Completion% (87th percentile) this year, Patrick Mahomes ranks among the most accurate quarterbacks in football.

At a -3-point disadvantage, the Ravens are underdogs in this week’s game, indicating more of a focus on throwing than their normal game plan.

Accounting for their underlying play style and game dynamics, the Baltimore Ravens are forecasted by the projection model to call 65.9 offensive plays in this game: the 9th-highest number among all teams this week.

The model projects Mark Andrews to accrue 6.5 targets in this game, on average, placing him in the 95th percentile among tight ends.

When it comes to pocket protection (and the strong effect it has on all pass attack statistics), the O-line of the Baltimore Ravens profiles as the 5th-best in football last year.

The Kansas City Chiefs safeties rank as the worst safety corps in the league this year in covering receivers.

This week, Rashee Rice is projected by the model to place in the 93rd percentile among wide receivers with 8.6 targets.

With a high 19.1% Target Rate (76th percentile) this year, Rashee Rice rates among the wideouts with the most usage in the NFL.

With a fantastic 5.3 adjusted receptions per game (92nd percentile) this year, Rashee Rice stands as one of the leading wide receivers in the league in the league.

Patrick Mahomes isn’t afraid to call his own number, taking on 14.4% of his team’s rushing play calls this year, ranking him in the 85th percentile when it comes to QBs.

Accounting for their underlying propensities and matchup dynamics, the leading projections forecast the Baltimore Ravens to run on 45.5% of their opportunities: the 6th-highest frequency on the slate this week.

In this game, Derrick Henry is anticipated by our trusted projection set to finish in the 94th percentile when it comes to RBs with 15.7 rush attempts.

The Kansas City Chiefs safeties profile as the 23rd-worst collection of safeties in the NFL this year in regard to defending the run.

With an impressive rate of 1.63 per game (76th percentile), Patrick Mahomes rates among the best TD passers in the league this year.

Our trusted projections expect Travis Kelce to earn 8.4 targets in this week’s game, on balance, ranking him in the 100th percentile when it comes to TEs.

Travis Kelce rates in the 100th percentile for tight end WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating—an advanced statistic that weighs high-value offensive usage) with a whopping 52.8 figure this year.

Travis Kelce’s sure-handedness have gotten a boost this season, with his Adjusted Catch% jumping from 74.6% to 82.1%.

The Kansas City Chiefs pass defense has yielded the highest Adjusted Completion% in the league (89.2%) vs. RBs this year (89.2%).

With an outstanding record of 25.0 adjusted rushing yards per game (82nd percentile), Patrick Mahomes stands among the top running quarterbacks in football this year.

Patrick Mahomes’s 7.77 adjusted yards per carry (YPC) this season represents a substantial gain in his rushing proficiency over last season’s 7.01 rate.

The leading projections forecast Zay Flowers to total 7.4 targets in this game, on average, ranking him in the 85th percentile among WRs.

The leading projections forecast Lamar Jackson to earn 9.3 carries in this week’s game, on balance: the 2nd-most among all quarterbacks.

With an impressive 6.6 adjusted receptions per game (99th percentile) this year, Travis Kelce places among the leading TEs in the pass game in football.

The model projects Isiah Pacheco to accrue 15.3 rush attempts in this contest, on balance, putting him in the 93rd percentile among running backs.

The leading projections forecast Isiah Pacheco to be a much bigger part of his team’s rushing attack in this contest (67.3% projected Carry Share) than he has been since the start of last season (54.3% in games he has played).

Isiah Pacheco has rushed for significantly more adjusted yards per game (73.0) this year than he did last year (50.0).

Isiah Pacheco’s running efficiency (4.62 adjusted yards per carry) has been some of the best in the NFL this year (80th percentile when it comes to RBs).

Patrick Mahomes has tallied 0.77 interceptions per game this year, checking in at the 24th percentile when it comes to QBs.

With an impressive 67.0 adjusted receiving yards per game (88th percentile) this year, Rashee Rice has been as one of the best WRs in the game in the league.

The Kansas City Chiefs have intercepted 0.49 targets per game this year, ranking as the worst defense in football by this statistic, Isiah Pacheco has been used more as a potential pass-catcher this year (46.2% Route Participation Rate in games he has played) than he did last year (19.3%).

Our trusted projections expect Isiah Pacheco to accumulate 3.8 targets in this game, on average, ranking him in the 89th percentile when it comes to running backs.

Isiah Pacheco’s 17.0 adjusted receiving yards per game this season shows a remarkable improvement in his receiving skills over last season’s 8.0 rate.

Isiah Pacheco’s 2.9 adjusted receptions per game this year signifies a remarkable boost in his receiving skills over last year’s 0.8 figure.

Negative Match Player Stats with Ravens vs Chiefs

The Chiefs are a 3-point favorite this week, which points towards a rushing game script.

To the extent of a defense’s impact on tempo, at 28.36 seconds per snap, the leading projections forecast the Kansas City Chiefs as the 6th-slowest in football (context-neutralized) right now.

Patrick Mahomes’s 276.0 adjusted passing yards per game this season marks a noteworthy regression in his passing ability over last season’s 325.0 rate.

Patrick Mahomes’s 7.50 adjusted yards-per-target this season signifies a remarkable diminishment in his throwing effectiveness over last season’s 8.5% rate.

The projections expect the Baltimore Ravens to be the 6th-least pass-focused team among all teams this week with a 54.5% pass rate, based on their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics.

Opposing quarterbacks have averaged 25.8 pass attempts per game against the Chiefs defense this year: fewest in football.

Accounting for their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics, our trusted projections expect the Chiefs to run on 35.2% of their downs: the lowest clip among all teams this week.

Travis Kelce has accumulated quite a few less air yards this season (56.0 per game) than he did last season (67.0 per game).

Travis Kelce has notched significantly fewer adjusted receiving yards per game (73.0) this year than he did last year (80.0).

Travis Kelce’s ability to pick up extra yardage has tailed off this year, totaling a mere 4.09 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) compared to a 5.46 rate last year.

This week, Lamar Jackson is expected by the predictive model to wind up with the 11th-fewest pass attempts out of all QBs with 32.9. , This year, the imposing Chiefs defense has surrendered a puny 159.0 adjusted passing yards per game to opposing QBs: the fewest in the NFL.

The Chiefs pass defense has shown strong efficiency this year, yielding 6.84 adjusted yards-per-target: the 3rd-fewest in the NFL.

The Kansas City Chiefs defense has surrendered the 2nd-fewest adjusted receiving yards per game in football (just 36.0) vs. tight ends this year.

This year, the imposing Kansas City Chiefs defense has allowed the 2nd-least adjusted yards-per-target in the league to opposing tight ends: a measly 6.5 yards.

This year, the daunting Chiefs defense has allowed a puny 61.6% Adjusted Completion Rate to opposing wideouts: the 7th-best rate in the league.

The Chiefs cornerbacks rank as the 3rd-best CB corps in the NFL this year in defending pass-catchers.

This year, the formidable Kansas City Chiefs defense has surrendered a paltry 68.5% Adjusted Completion Rate to opposing quarterbacks: the 9th-best rate in the NFL.

This year, the imposing Kansas City Chiefs defense has yielded a paltry 1.10 passing touchdowns per game to opposing quarterbacks: the 3rd-smallest rate in football.

Isiah Pacheco has accumulated a meager -7.0 air yards per game this year: a lowly 3rd percentile among running backs.

Isiah Pacheco’s 89.4% Adjusted Completion% this season reflects a noteworthy reduction in his receiving prowess over last season’s 100.0% rate.

The Chiefs defense has surrendered the 2nd-fewest adjusted receiving yards per game in the league (just 103.0) versus wideouts this year.

This year, the stout Chiefs defense has surrendered the 4th-least adjusted yards-per-target in the NFL to opposing WRs: a measly 7.3 yards.

The Kansas City Chiefs defense has yielded the 3rd-fewest adjusted receiving yards per game in the league (just 21.0) vs. RBs this year.

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