Raiders vs Chiefs: Some heartening (and disheartening) statistics for K.C. in Week 13

Even though the Kansas City Chiefs barely squeaked by one of the most laughable teams in the league this past weekend in Carolina, and even though Coach Andy Reid and quarterback Patrick Mahomes are constantly besmirched in sports media every week, they have put up some incredible statistics that seem to go under the radar.

But, for every amazing and insane statistic that is a positive for Kansas City there is an immediate and concerning statistic that could easily make Chiefs Kingdom a little worried about their squad that is currently looking to be the first team to ever win three-straight Super Bowls.

First, some good news for fans of Kansas City: their offense is really, really good on third down.

In fact, Patrick Mahomes is the highest-graded QB in the league on third down according to PFF with a grade of 90.2. Not only that, Mahomes’ quarterback rating of 123.5 on third downs this season is the highest of any QB that has played in every game this year.

Mahomes and company have a success rate of 52.7% on the season, the best in the league, just ahead of Tampa Bay at 50.37%. Amazingly, Matt Nagy and Reid’s playcalling on third down has been more successful on the road as well—converting on 57.83% compared to their 46.15% success rate at Arrowhead.

Will that number increase against the Raiders on Black Friday in Kansas City? Who knows, but it is important and incredible that when other teams typically get pushed off the field by opposing defenses Kansas City does not.