The Kansas City Chiefs were upset on Thursday night by the Oakland Raiders and the Madden sim predicted incorrectly for the second week in a row. Let’s take a look at just how wrong Madden got things.
Final Score
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Sim
Kansas City Chiefs – 22
Oakland Raiders – 14
Reality
Kansas City Chiefs – 20
Oakland Raiders – 24
Embarrassing. It actually hurts to have to type that out. That’s why it’s taken me so long write this up.
Team Statistics
Offensive Yards Gained
Sim
Chiefs – (294)
Raiders – 287
Reality
Chiefs – 313
Raiders – (351)
Passing Yards
Sim
Chiefs – 164
Raiders – (234)
Reality
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Chiefs – (217)
Raiders – 172
Rushing Yards
Sim
Chiefs – (130)
Raiders – 53
Reality
Chiefs – 96
Raiders – (172)
Turnovers
Sim
Chiefs – 0
Raiders – 0
Reality
Chiefs – 0
Raiders – (1)
I think the most telling difference is the rushing statistic. The Raiders nearly matched the Chiefs total rushing yards in one play when Latavius Murray took one 90 yards for a touchdown in the first half. When you can run the ball you can control the game and the Raiders did that in the first half.
Individual Player Statistics
Passing
Sim
Alex Smith – 18/30, 60%, 159 Yards, 1 TD, 0 INT
Derek Carr – 24/41, 58%, 234 Yards, 0 TD, 0 INT
Reality
Alex Smith – 20/36, 55%, 234 Yards, 2 TD, 0 INT
Derek Carr – 18/35, 51%, 174 Yards, 1 TD, 0 INT
Rushing
Sim
Jamaal Charles – 20 Carries, 91 Yards, 0 TD
Darren McFadden – 17 Carries, 52 Yards, 2 TD
Reality
Jamaal Charles – 19 Carries, 80 Yards, 0 TD
Darren McFadden – 12 Carries, 29 Yards, 0 TD
Receiving
Sim
Dwayne Bowe – 5 Receptions, 58 Yards, 0 TD
Junior Hemingway – 5 Receptions, 49 Yards, 1 TD
James Jones – 9 Receptions, 100 Yards, 0 TD
Reality
Dwayne Bowe – 3 Receptions, 42 Yards, 0 TD
Junior Hemingway – 1 Reception, 4 Yards, 0 TD
James Jones – 5 Receptions, 47 Yards, 1 TD
Defense
Sim
Tamba Hali – 7 Tackles, 2 Sacks
Justin Houston – 6 Tackles, 2 Sacks
Dontari Poe – 2 Tackles, 1 Sack
Khalil Mack – 12 Tackles
Reality
Tamba Hali – 2 Tackles, 3 Assists
Justin Houston – 4 Tackles, 1 Sack
Dontari Poe – 2 Tackles
Khalil Mack – 3 Tackles
Kicking
Betsided
Sim:
Cairo Santos – 5/5, 100%, 49 long
Sebastian Janikowski – 0/0
Reality
Cairo Santos – 2/2, 100%
Sebastian Janikowski – 1/1, 100%
So much went wrong for the Chiefs in this game. Madden seems to be losing touch with the Chiefs, but honestly they are a difficult group to predict. One week they beat the defending champs from last year and the next week they lose to a winless Raiders team.
Let’s just hope they can bounce back against the Broncos this weekend and give us something to cheer for. It’s been a long week.