Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills
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Thursday 2026-11-26 · 20:20 ET·Highmark Stadium·No line yet
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-11-10D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 9
Field
outdoors · a_turf
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
KC 4d · BUF 4d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
KC form
6-2PF 202 · PA 143Home 4-0Away 2-2
QB Patrick Mahomes 101–33 as starter · playoffs 17–4 · last 10: 6–4 · since 2017
BUF form
7-1PF 256 · PA 187Home 3-1Away 4-0
QB Josh Allen 94–39 as starter · playoffs 8–7 · last 10: 8–2 · since 2018
| KC | Season efficiency | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 0.131 | Off EPA / play | 0.14 |
| 48.9 | Off success % | 47.6 |
| 10.9 | Off explosive % | 13.5 |
| 42.1 | 3rd-down conv % | 44.6 |
| -0.067 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.01 |
| 40.2 | Def success % allowed | 44.2 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
KC staff
HCAndy ReidOCEric BieniemyDCSteve Spagnuolo2–1 vs Carmichael
4th-down go 21.6% · PROE +4.8 · no-huddle 1.8%
BUF staff
HCJoe BradyOCPete Carmichael1–2 vs SpagnuoloDCJim Leonhard
4th-down go 21.7% · PROE -3.4 · no-huddle 4.2%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
These head coaches have never faced each other (1999–).
KC offense vs BUF defense
Eric Bieniemy(OC)vsJim Leonhard(DC)first career meeting
BUF offense vs KC defense
Pete Carmichael(OC)1–2Steve Spagnuolo(DC)Spagnuolo leads3 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-20 | NO | KC | 29–32 | 285 | -3 | L |
| 2016-09-18 | NO | NYG | 13–16 | 288 | -3 | L |
| 2015-11-01 | NO | NYG | 52–49 | — | +3 | W |
they also crossed paths 2× in other role combinations (counting every opposing-staff game: 2–3)
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-02 | KC @ BUF | 21–28 | BUF | Andy Reid / Sean McDermott |
| 2025-01-26 | BUF @ KC | 29–32 | KC | Sean McDermott / Andy Reid |
| 2024-11-17 | KC @ BUF | 21–30 | BUF | Andy Reid / Sean McDermott |
| 2024-01-21 | KC @ BUF | 27–24 | KC | Andy Reid / Sean McDermott |
| 2023-12-10 | BUF @ KC | 20–17 | BUF | Sean McDermott / Andy Reid |
| 2022-10-16 | BUF @ KC | 24–20 | BUF | Sean McDermott / Andy Reid |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded