New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs
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6-2KC
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Monday 2026-12-21 · 20:15 ET·GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium·No line yet
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-11-10D: Base 4-3 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 9
✚ A.J. Brown (WR1) — Out✚ Mansoor Delane (RCB) — Out
Field
outdoors · grass
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
NE 11d · KC 8d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
NE form
5-4PF 211 · PA 207Home 3-1Away 2-3
QB Drake Maye 22–16 as starter · playoffs 3–1 · last 10: 6–4 · since 2024
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
| NE | Season efficiency | KC |
|---|---|---|
| 0.041 | Off EPA / play | 0.131 |
| 45.5 | Off success % | 48.9 |
| 11.5 | Off explosive % | 10.9 |
| 41.5 | 3rd-down conv % | 42.1 |
| 0.043 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.067 |
| 43.7 | Def success % allowed | 40.2 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken outWk 15 best ball playoffs
Coaching Intel
NE staff
HCMike Vrabel2–2 vs ReidOCJosh McDaniels0–1 vs SpagnuoloDCZak Kuhr
4th-down go 19.5% · PROE -1.2 · no-huddle 3.4%
KC staff
HCAndy Reid2–2 vs VrabelOCEric BieniemyDCSteve Spagnuolo1–0 vs McDaniels
4th-down go 21.6% · PROE +4.8 · no-huddle 1.8%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Mike Vrabel2–2Andy Reiddead evenboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-06 | TEN @ KC | 17–20 | 230–501 | Andy Reid |
| 2021-10-24 | KC @ TEN | 3–27 | 335–370 | Mike Vrabel |
| 2020-01-19 | TEN @ KC | 24–35 | 296–407 | Andy Reid |
| 2019-11-10 | KC @ TEN | 32–35 | 530–373 | Mike Vrabel |
NE offense vs KC defense
Josh McDaniels(OC)0–1Steve Spagnuolo(DC)Spagnuolo leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-05 | NE | KC | 10–26 | 357 | -16 | L |
they also crossed paths 3× in other role combinations (counting every opposing-staff game: 0–4)
KC offense vs NE defense
Eric Bieniemy(OC)vsZak Kuhr(DC)first career meeting
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-17 | KC @ NE | 27–17 | KC | Andy Reid / Bill Belichick |
| 2020-10-05 | NE @ KC | 10–26 | KC | Bill Belichick / Andy Reid |
| 2019-12-08 | KC @ NE | 23–16 | KC | Andy Reid / Bill Belichick |
| 2019-01-20 | NE @ KC | 37–31 | NE | Bill Belichick / Andy Reid |
| 2018-10-14 | KC @ NE | 40–43 | NE | Andy Reid / Bill Belichick |
| 2017-09-07 | KC @ NE | 42–27 | KC | Andy Reid / Bill Belichick |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded