2026 Week 8 · Final
DEN 28, KC 24
KC at DEN: every skill player's line next to our pre-game projection.
Recap
DEN beat KC 28–24. Patrick Mahomes led everyone with 25 PPR points: 321 passing yards and 3 touchdowns. Also worth a look: Emmett Johnson (KC, 25.3), Jonah Coleman (DEN, 20.4), Bo Nix (DEN, 19.3). The surprise was Emmett Johnson: 25 points against our 4.7 projection.
KC
Team comparison
DEN
| 24 | Points | 28 |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Plays | 56 |
| 321 | Passing yards | 222 |
| 90 | Rushing yards | 77 |
| 44 · 66% | Dropbacks · pass rate | 34 · 62% |
| 23 | Designed runs | 21 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
| 191 | Air yards | 100 |
| 12 | Red-zone plays | 12 |
| 11 | Drives | 11 |
From play-by-play. Yards: quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and tight ends who played.
KC
| Player | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 30/41 | 321 | 3 | 0 |
| Player | Pts | Proj | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 25.425.425.4 | 13.414.314.3 | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Emmett Johnson | 25.322.820.3 | 4.74.53.7 | RB | 5 | 5 | 128 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Rashee Rice | 18.314.811.3 | 12.910.78.2 | WR | 8 | 7 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenneth Walker III | 12.410.48.4 | 18.015.914.4 | RB | 5 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 69 | 0 |
| Travis Kelce | 11.79.26.7 | 9.78.36.3 | TE | 7 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Gray | 9.58.57.5 | 5.23.82.8 | TE | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Worthy | 4.32.81.3 | 8.87.35.4 | WR | 6 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyrus Allen | 4.03.02.0 | 2.21.81.4 | WR | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Briningstool | 1.61.10.6 | 0.90.70.5 | TE | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Royals | 1.40.90.4 | 2.72.31.9 | WR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Armstrong | 0.00.00.0 | 4.23.52.7 | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DEN
| Player | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Nix | 20/32 | 222 | 2 | 0 |
| Player | Pts | Proj | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonah Coleman | 20.418.416.4 | 8.38.07.1 | RB | 5 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 11 | 41 | 1 |
| Bo Nix | 19.319.319.3 | 13.714.714.7 | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Jaylen Waddle | 14.913.411.9 | 7.56.24.8 | WR | 6 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtland Sutton | 9.37.35.3 | 7.36.65.2 | WR | 4 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Adkins | 8.47.46.4 | 1.91.51.1 | TE | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Trautman | 5.04.03.0 | 2.21.81.3 | TE | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Mims Jr. | 4.93.92.9 | 4.83.82.9 | WR | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Lil'Jordan Humphrey | 2.01.51.0 | 2.41.91.4 | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Prentice | 2.01.51.0 | 0.90.70.5 | RB | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.K. Dobbins | 1.31.31.3 | 9.59.18.4 | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| Troy Franklin | 1.30.80.3 | 4.03.22.5 | WR | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Engram | 0.00.00.0 | 5.74.53.3 | TE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Schrader | 0.00.00.0 | 1.31.11.0 | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Car = official carries (QB scrambles included). Pts = scored points. Scored points use the official stats, including 2-point conversions and return touchdowns. Projections leave those two out: they are rare and not modeled.