Chiefs 23–16 Patriots: Score, Stats & Recap | Week 14, 2019

Q: How did the quarterbacks play in Kansas City Chiefs vs New England Patriots?

P. Mahomes (Kansas City Chiefs), 52.0% completion, -1.7% CPOE, -0.01 EPA per dropback, -0.58 total passing EPA. T. Brady (New England Patriots), 44.2% completion, -9.9% CPOE, -0.21 EPA per dropback, -9.15 total passing EPA.

Q: Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Kansas City Chiefs vs New England Patriots?

M. Hardman (Kansas City Chiefs) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +5.64 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 1 snaps. Their top snap (+5.64 EPA): (13:14) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass deep left to 17-M.Hardman for 48 yards, TOUCHDOWN..

Quick answer

Winner: Kansas City Chiefs
Final score: Kansas City Chiefs 23–16 New England Patriots
Halftime: Kansas City Chiefs 20–7 New England Patriots at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP: Mecole Hardman Jr.
Top passer: Patrick Mahomes
Biggest EPA play: (13:14) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass deep left to 17-M.Hardman for 48 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Game date: 2019-12-08

Game summary

The Kansas City Chiefs beat the New England Patriots 23–16 on 2019-12-08. Mecole Hardman Jr. posted a game-high +5.64 total EPA in the receiving.

The highest-scoring period was Q2 with 17 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	—	T
Kansas City Chiefs	3	17	3	0	0	23
New England Patriots	7	0	6	3	0	16

Scoring Map

Each pin marks where a score occurred on the field — yard line from play-by-play.

KCKansas City Chiefs

KC 37

+1KC 15

+3NE 30

NE 48

NE 4

+3NE 23

KC 10

+3KC 11

NENew England Patriots

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

11 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

NENew England Patriots
Q1 12:43TD
JEJ. Edelman
Points+6
Yard line
KC 37
Score
0-6
(12:43) 12-T.Brady pass deep right to 11-J.Edelman for 37 yards, TOUCHDOWN. flea flicker
NENew England Patriots
Q1 12:34XP
Nick Folk
Points+1
Yard line
KC 15
Score
0-7
2-N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.
KCKansas City Chiefs
Q1 7:17FG
Harrison Butker
Points+3
Yard line
NE 30
Score
3-7
(7:17) 7-H.Butker 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-2-D.Colquitt.
KCKansas City Chiefs
Q2 13:14TD
Mecole Hardman Jr.
Points+6
Yard line
NE 48
Score
9-7
(13:14) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass deep left to 17-M.Hardman for 48 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
KCKansas City Chiefs
Q2 13:04XP
Harrison Butker
Points+1
Yard line
NE 15
Score
10-7
7-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-2-D.Colquitt.
KCKansas City Chiefs
Q2 9:37TD
Travis Kelce
Points+6
Yard line
NE 4
Score
16-7
(9:37) (Shotgun) Direct snap to 87-T.Kelce. 87-T.Kelce up the middle for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
KCKansas City Chiefs
Q2 9:33XP
Harrison Butker
Points+1
Yard line
NE 15
Score
17-7
7-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-2-D.Colquitt.
KCKansas City Chiefs
Q2 1:02FG
Harrison Butker
Points+3
Yard line
NE 13
Score
20-7
(1:02) 7-H.Butker 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-2-D.Colquitt.
KCKansas City Chiefs
Q3 8:50FG
Harrison Butker
Points+3
Yard line
NE 23
Score
23-7
(8:50) 7-H.Butker 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-2-D.Colquitt.
NENew England Patriots
Q3 4:30TD
Brandon Bolden
Points+6
Yard line
KC 10
Score
23-13
(4:30) 38-B.Bolden right end for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
NENew England Patriots
Q4 11:45FG
Nick Folk
Points+3
Yard line
KC 11
Score
23-16
(11:45) 2-N.Folk 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1Mecole Hardman Jr. · Kansas City Chiefs · Receiving · +5.64 total EPA · 1 snaps · +5.64 EPA/play
2Trysten Hill · Kansas City Chiefs · Receiving · +4.09 total EPA · 8 snaps · +0.51 EPA/play
3Travis Kelce · Kansas City Chiefs · Rushing · +2.76 total EPA · 1 snaps · +2.76 EPA/play
4Jordan White · New England Patriots · Passing · +2.00 total EPA · 1 snaps · +2.00 EPA/play
5M. Sanu · New England Patriots · Receiving · +1.48 total EPA · 1 snaps · +1.48 EPA/play
6Brandon Bolden · New England Patriots · Rushing · +1.46 total EPA · 1 snaps · +1.46 EPA/play
7Darwin Thompson · Kansas City Chiefs · Receiving · +1.41 total EPA · 5 snaps · +0.28 EPA/play
8S. Watkins · Kansas City Chiefs · Receiving · +1.20 total EPA · 8 snaps · +0.15 EPA/play

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Highest total EPA with the player's top snap and the game's biggest single play when different.

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Mecole Hardman Jr. — KC · Receiving

Mecole Hardman Jr. posted the highest total EPA (+5.64) in the game, the strongest overall impact for Kansas City Chiefs. Across 1 counted snaps, they averaged +5.64 EPA per play.

Mecole Hardman Jr.'s top snap (+5.64 EPA): (13:14) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass deep left to 17-M.Hardman for 48 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

Quarterback report card

Patrick Mahomes led all passers in efficiency for Kansas City Chiefs, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

Patrick Mahomes (Kansas City Chiefs) · 50 dropbacks · 52.0% completion · -1.7% CPOE · -0.01 EPA/play · -0.58 total EPA
T. Brady (New England Patriots) · 43 dropbacks · 44.2% completion · -9.9% CPOE · -0.21 EPA/play · -9.15 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	Kansas City Chiefs	New England Patriots
Offensive EPA/play	-0.037	-0.189
Offensive success rate	39.1%	38.3%
Pass EPA/play	-0.012	-0.163
Rush EPA/play	-0.047	-0.123
Defensive EPA/play	+0.189	+0.037
Defensive success rate	61.7%	60.9%

Drive & efficiency notes

Despite the final score, Kansas City Chiefs generated the better offensive EPA per play (-0.04 vs -0.19), suggesting they moved the ball more efficiently.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

Kansas City Chiefs: -0.04 EPA/play (43rd percentile vs. 2019 team-game averages)
New England Patriots: -0.19 EPA/play (15th percentile vs. 2019 team-game averages)

Kansas City Chiefs: 12 drives, -3.42 total EPA, 5 scoring drives
New England Patriots: 12 drives, -15.31 total EPA, 3 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal from official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

New England Patriots — J. Edelman (T. Brady pass) (Q1 12:43)
Kansas City Chiefs — Mecole Hardman Jr. (Patrick Mahomes pass) (Q2 13:14)
Kansas City Chiefs — Travis Kelce (Q2 9:37)
New England Patriots — Brandon Bolden (Q3 4:30)

Field goals

Kansas City Chiefs — Harrison Butker (Q1 7:17)
Kansas City Chiefs — Harrison Butker (Q2 1:02)
Kansas City Chiefs — Harrison Butker (Q3 8:50)
New England Patriots — Nick Folk (Q4 11:45)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The opening quarter: New England Patriots won the period 7–3. New England Patriots found the end zone from the KC 37 (Q1 12:43) — (12:43) 12-T.Brady pass deep right to 11-J.Edelman for 37 yards, TOUCHDOWN. flea flicker; New England Patriots added 1 points from the KC 15 (Q1 12:34) — 2-N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.; Kansas City Chiefs connected on a field goal from the NE 30 (Q1 7:17) — (7:17) 7-H.Butker 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-2-D.Colquitt..

The second quarter: Kansas City Chiefs won the period 17–0. Kansas City Chiefs found the end zone from the NE 48 (Q2 13:14) — (13:14) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass deep left to 17-M.Hardman for 48 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Kansas City Chiefs added 1 points from the NE 15 (Q2 13:04) — 7-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-2-D.Colquitt.; Kansas City Chiefs found the end zone from the NE 4 (Q2 9:37) — (9:37) (Shotgun) Direct snap to 87-T.Kelce. 87-T.Kelce up the middle for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Kansas City Chiefs added 1 points from the NE 15 (Q2 9:33) — 7-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-2-D.Colquitt.; Kansas City Chiefs connected on a field goal from the NE 13 (Q2 1:02) — (1:02) 7-H.Butker 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-2-D.Colquitt..

The third quarter: New England Patriots won the period 6–3. Kansas City Chiefs connected on a field goal from the NE 23 (Q3 8:50) — (8:50) 7-H.Butker 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-2-D.Colquitt.; New England Patriots found the end zone from the KC 10 (Q3 4:30) — (4:30) 38-B.Bolden right end for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN..

The fourth quarter: New England Patriots won the period 3–0. New England Patriots connected on a field goal from the KC 11 (Q4 11:45) — (11:45) 2-N.Folk 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

New England Patriots (Q4 3:26) — (3:26) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady scrambles left tackle to KC 12 for 17 yards (32-T.Mathieu). [WPA +17.2% · EPA +2.97]
Kansas City Chiefs (Q2 13:14) — (13:14) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass deep left to 17-M.Hardman for 48 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +17.1% · EPA +5.64]
New England Patriots (Q4 1:11) — (1:11) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass incomplete short left to 11-J.Edelman (21-B.Breeland). [WPA -15.0% · EPA -2.82]
New England Patriots (Q2 13:04) — (13:04) 12-T.Brady pass short right intended for 83-M.LaCosse INTERCEPTED by 21-B.Breeland at NE 39. 21-B.Breeland to NE 35 for 4 yards (28-J.White). [WPA -13.8% · EPA -4.76]
Kansas City Chiefs (Q2 14:16) — (14:16) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass deep middle to 10-T.Hill to NE 33 for 21 yards (31-J.Jones) [53-K.Van Noy]. [WPA +11.9% · EPA +3.28]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

Kansas City Chiefs (Q2 13:14) — (13:14) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass deep left to 17-M.Hardman for 48 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +17.1% · EPA +5.64]
Kansas City Chiefs (Q3 0:15) — (:15) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short right to 87-T.Kelce to NE 36 for 1 yard (32-D.McCourty, 24-S.Gilmore). New England challenged the runner was down by contact ruling, and the play was REVERSED. [WPA -10.2% · EPA -5.00]
New England Patriots (Q2 13:04) — (13:04) 12-T.Brady pass short right intended for 83-M.LaCosse INTERCEPTED by 21-B.Breeland at NE 39. 21-B.Breeland to NE 35 for 4 yards (28-J.White). [WPA -13.8% · EPA -4.76]
New England Patriots (Q1 2:06) — (2:06) 2-N.Folk 41 yard field goal is BLOCKED (92-T.Kpassagnon), Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey, RECOVERED by KC-35-C.Ward at KC 35. 35-C.Ward to KC 42 for 7 yards (58-J.Collins). [WPA -8.0% · EPA -4.16]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

New England Patriots TD (+6) — Q1 12:43 · KC 37 · Score 0-6
(12:43) 12-T.Brady pass deep right to 11-J.Edelman for 37 yards, TOUCHDOWN. flea flicker
New England Patriots XP (+1) — Q1 12:34 · KC 15 · Score 0-7
2-N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.
Kansas City Chiefs FG (+3) — Q1 7:17 · NE 30 · Score 3-7
(7:17) 7-H.Butker 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-2-D.Colquitt.
Kansas City Chiefs TD (+6) — Q2 13:14 · NE 48 · Score 9-7
(13:14) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass deep left to 17-M.Hardman for 48 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Kansas City Chiefs XP (+1) — Q2 13:04 · NE 15 · Score 10-7
7-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-2-D.Colquitt.
Kansas City Chiefs TD (+6) — Q2 9:37 · NE 4 · Score 16-7
(9:37) (Shotgun) Direct snap to 87-T.Kelce. 87-T.Kelce up the middle for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Kansas City Chiefs XP (+1) — Q2 9:33 · NE 15 · Score 17-7
7-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-2-D.Colquitt.
Kansas City Chiefs FG (+3) — Q2 1:02 · NE 13 · Score 20-7
(1:02) 7-H.Butker 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-2-D.Colquitt.
Kansas City Chiefs FG (+3) — Q3 8:50 · NE 23 · Score 23-7
(8:50) 7-H.Butker 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-2-D.Colquitt.
New England Patriots TD (+6) — Q3 4:30 · KC 10 · Score 23-13
(4:30) 38-B.Bolden right end for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
New England Patriots FG (+3) — Q4 11:45 · KC 11 · Score 23-16
(11:45) 2-N.Folk 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.

Key takeaways

What to remember for fantasy research and follow-up box score digging.

Kansas City Chiefs earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
One-score margin — verify garbage-time stats before drawing fantasy conclusions.
Mecole Hardman Jr. (Kansas City Chiefs) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.
T. Brady (NE) finished below expected efficiency despite volume.

Frequently asked questions

Who won Kansas City Chiefs vs New England Patriots on 2019-12-08?

The Kansas City Chiefs beat the New England Patriots 23-16 in Week 14, 2019.

What was the score by quarter in Kansas City Chiefs vs New England Patriots?

Q1: Kansas City Chiefs 3, New England Patriots 7; Q2: Kansas City Chiefs 17, New England Patriots 0; Q3: Kansas City Chiefs 3, New England Patriots 6; Q4: Kansas City Chiefs 0, New England Patriots 3; Final: Kansas City Chiefs 23, New England Patriots 16.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals in Kansas City Chiefs vs New England Patriots?

New England Patriots touchdown — J. Edelman (T. Brady pass) (Q1 12:43) Kansas City Chiefs touchdown — M. Hardman (P. Mahomes pass) (Q2 13:14) Kansas City Chiefs touchdown — T. Kelce (Q2 9:37) New England Patriots touchdown — B. Bolden (Q3 4:30) Kansas City Chiefs field goal — H. Butker (Q1 7:17, 3 pts) Kansas City Chiefs field goal — H. Butker (Q2 1:02, 3 pts) Kansas City Chiefs field goal — H. Butker (Q3 8:50, 3 pts) New England Patriots field goal — N. Folk (Q4 11:45, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

How did the quarterbacks play in Kansas City Chiefs vs New England Patriots?

Patrick Mahomes (Kansas City Chiefs), 52.0% completion, -1.7% CPOE, -0.01 EPA per dropback, -0.58 total passing EPA. T. Brady (New England Patriots), 44.2% completion, -9.9% CPOE, -0.21 EPA per dropback, -9.15 total passing EPA.

Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Kansas City Chiefs vs New England Patriots?

Mecole Hardman Jr. (Kansas City Chiefs) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +5.64 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 1 snaps. Their top snap (+5.64 EPA): (13:14) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass deep left to 17-M.Hardman for 48 yards, TOUCHDOWN..

Was Kansas City Chiefs vs New England Patriots a close game?

Yes — the margin was 7 points. Kansas City Chiefs won 23-16 in a game that stayed within one score into the fourth quarter.

Season records after this game

Kansas City Chiefs

Entered 8-4 Now 9-4 W

New England Patriots

Entered 10-2 Now 10-3 L

Kansas City Chiefs vs. New England Patriots: 2019 Week 14 Recap

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