NFL GAME CAPSULE: KANSAS CITY AT MIAMI
Regular Season: KC leads series, 16-13 (KC won past 4) Last reg. season meeting: 11/5/23: MIA 14 at KC 21
CHIEFS NOTES:
QB PATRICK MAHOMES completed 32 of 47 atts. (68.1 pct.) for 382 yards & 3 TDs with 114 rating in Week 2. Surpassed Russell Wilson (317) for 2nd-most TD passes, incl. playoffs, by player in 1st 10 seasons in NFL history. Tied HOFer Peyton Manning (96) for 2nd-most games with 2+ TD passes, incl. playoffs, by player in 1st 10 seasons all-time. Aims for his 5th in row on road with 250+ pass yards. Completed 24 of 34 atts. (70.6 pct.) for 393 yards & 2 TDs in his only career start at Mia. (12/13/20). • RB KENNETH WALKER led team with 178 scrimmage yards (117 rush, 61 rec.) & had 6 receptions last week, 5th player ever with 175+ scrimmage yards in each of his 1st 2 games of season. Has 110+ scrimmage yards in 7 of his past 8, incl. playoffs. • WR TYQUAN THORNTON had 4 catches for 86 yards in Week 2. • WR XAVIER WORTHY & WR JALEN ROYALS each had rec. TD last week. • TE TRAVIS KELCE had 9 receptions for 101 yards & TD last week. Has rec. TD in 3 of his 4 career games vs. Mia. Had 8 receptions for 136 yards & TD in his last game at Mia. (12/13/20). • LB NICK BOLTON led team with 13 tackles & had TFL in Week 2. Aims for his 10th in row on road with 6+ tackles. • LB DRUE TRANQUILL had 8 tackles, 2 TFL & PD last week. Aims for his 9th in row with 5+ tackles. Had 8 tackles in last meeting. • DT CHRIS JONES had 6 tackles in Week 2. Has PD in 2 of his 3 career games vs. Mia. Had 4 tackles. sack & PD in his last game at Mia. (12/13/20). • S JADEN HICKS had career-high 10 tackles & had TFL in Week 2. • S ALOHI GILMAN had 5 tackles & PD last week. Had FF & FR in his last game vs. Mia. (10/30/25 w/ Bal.). • CB L’JARIUS SNEED had 7 tackles & PD in Week 2. • DB NOHL WILLIAMS had 5 tackles, TFL & PD last week. Aims for his 5th in row with TFL & 4th in row with PD.
DOLPHINS NOTES:
QB MALIK WILLIS can make home debut for Mia. Passed for 197 yards with TD vs. 0 INTs for 103 rating in Week 2. Has 100+ rating in 4 of his past 5 starts. • RB DE’VON ACHANE had 93 scrimmage yards (74 rush, 19 rec.) in Week 2. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 13 straight games, 3rd-longest active streak in NFL (Christian McCaffrey, 45; Derrick Henry, 14). Has 2,529 scrimmage yards (110 per game) & 22 TDs (15 rush, 7 rec.) in 23 career games at Hard Rock Stadium, incl. 9 straight with 90+ scrimmage yards. • WR CALEB DOUGLAS ranks 2nd among rookie WRs with 113 rec. yards. • WR RYAN MILLER had career-long 77 yard rec. TD in Week 2, his 4th career TD catch. • WR MALIK WASHINGTON aims for his 3rd in row with 45+ scrimmage yards. • LB JORDYN BROOKS can appear in 100th career game in Week 3. Ranks tied2nd in NFL with 793 tackles since 2021. Has 156 tackles (9.8) per game in 16 career games at Hard Rock Stadium, incl. 8+ tackles in 7 of 8 at Hard Rock Stadium in 2025. • LB JACOB RODRIGUEZ had 8 tackles last week & is 1 of 3 rookies (Anthony Hill & Josiah Trotter) with 20+ tackles (22) this season. • LB WILLIE GAY had 231 tackles, 19 PD, 17 TFL, 5 sacks, 4 FR & 4 INTs in 57 games with KC (2020-23). • DL ZACH SIELER has TFL in 3 of his past 4 at Hard Rock Stadium. Had 7 tackles & FR in last meeting. Had 3 TFL in last home meeting (12/13/20). • EDGE JOSH UCHE had 1st TFL of season last week. • EDGE CLELIN FERRELL had sack in his last game vs. KC (1/7/23 w/ LV). • CB JASON MARSHALL had career-high 6 tackles in Week 2 & aims for his 3rd in row with 4+ tackles. Has 3 PD in his past 4 at home. • CB CHRIS JOHNSON ranks 4th among rookie DBs with 12 tackles. • S MICHAEL TAAFFE (rookie) led team with 9 tackles last week.