Win Probability
Confidence: <strong>clear edge</strong> Bands are honesty-checked against held-out seasons, not a feeling about this game — see the <a href="/track-record">full track record</a>.
Key Insights
- KC offense: +0.203 EPA/play over its last 8 games (1st in the league)
- QB edge to KC: Patrick Mahomes (KC) +0.281 vs Geno Smith (SEA) +0.122 EPA/dropback
- SEA offense: +0.018 EPA/play over its last 8 games (13th in the league)
- SEA on 3 more days rest than KC
Predicted Final Score
Typical error on unseen games: ±10.2 pts on margin, ±10.7 pts on total (held-out 2025). Treat this as a range, not a prediction to the point — see the <a href="/track-record">full track record</a>.
Injury Report — Week 16
SEA
KC
Pulled fresh for 2022 week 16 specifically, not a cached snapshot — this changes every week as new reports come in.
Actual Result
Prediction missed by 6 pts on margin, 14 pts on total.
Scoring Summary
- Q1 06:46 TD KC (6:46) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short middle to 19-K.Toney for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN. SEA 0 – KC 6
- Q2 09:02 TD KC (9:02) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short right to 1-J.McKinnon for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN. SEA 0 – KC 13
- Q2 02:44 FG KC (2:44) 7-H.Butker 47 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend. SEA 0 – KC 17
- Q2 00:01 FG SEA (:01) 5-J.Myers 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Tinker, Holder-4-M.Dickson. SEA 3 – KC 17
- Q4 04:50 TD KC (4:50) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes scrambles right end for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN. SEA 3 – KC 23
- Q4 02:31 TD SEA (2:31) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 7-G.Smith pass short right to 87-N.Fant for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN. SEA 9 – KC 24
Fourth-Down Decisions
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Q1 KC 4th & 2 at the 63Chose PUNT Model wanted GO instead — cost +0.96 EPp(convert) 65%
(14:23) 5-T.Townsend punts 56 yards to SEA 7, Center-41-J.Winchester, fair catch by 31-D.Dallas.
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Q1 SEA 4th & 1 at the 84Chose PUNT Model wanted GO instead — cost +1.41 EPp(convert) 74%
(12:04) 4-M.Dickson punts 56 yards to KC 28, Center-46-C.Tinker. 19-K.Toney to KC 37 for 9 yards (44-N.Bellore).
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Q1 SEA 4th & 3 at the 41Chose GO ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 52% p(FG) 50%
(4:15) (Shotgun) 7-G.Smith pass incomplete short left to 18-L.Treadwell (56-G.Karlaftis).
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Q1 KC 4th & 6 at the 42Chose PUNT Model wanted GO instead — cost +0.35 EPp(convert) 44% p(FG) 47%
(2:41) 5-T.Townsend punts 22 yards to SEA 20, Center-41-J.Winchester, out of bounds.
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Q1 SEA 4th & 8 at the 78Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 40%
(1:41) 4-M.Dickson punts 48 yards to KC 30, Center-46-C.Tinker, downed by SEA-19-P.Hart.
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Q1 KC 4th & 3 at the 63Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 58%
(:06) 5-T.Townsend punts 53 yards to SEA 10, Center-41-J.Winchester. 31-D.Dallas pushed ob at SEA 16 for 6 yards (83-N.Gray).
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Q2 SEA 4th & 20 at the 94Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 28%
(12:28) 4-M.Dickson punts 56 yards to KC 38, Center-46-C.Tinker. 19-K.Toney to KC 47 for 9 yards (57-C.Barton).
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Q2 SEA 4th & 7 at the 58Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 40%
(5:39) 4-M.Dickson punts 40 yards to KC 18, Center-46-C.Tinker. 29-C.Lammons to KC 18 for no gain. PENALTY on SEA-83-D.Young, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards, enforced at KC 18.
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Q2 KC 4th & 5 at the 29Chose KICK ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 45% p(FG) 79%
(2:44) 7-H.Butker 47 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
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Q2 SEA 4th & 3 at the 3Chose KICK Model wanted GO instead — cost +0.37 EPp(convert) 47% p(FG) 98%
(:01) 5-J.Myers 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Tinker, Holder-4-M.Dickson.
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Q3 SEA 4th & 6 at the 71Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 44%
(14:10) 4-M.Dickson punts 38 yards to KC 33, Center-46-C.Tinker, out of bounds.
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Q3 KC 4th & 3 at the 60Chose PUNT Model wanted GO instead — cost +0.64 EPp(convert) 58%
(13:09) 5-T.Townsend punts 42 yards to SEA 18, Center-41-J.Winchester, fair catch by 31-D.Dallas.
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Q3 SEA 4th & 1 at the 42Chose GO ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 70% p(FG) 47%
(10:02) (No Huddle) 7-G.Smith up the middle to KC 40 for 2 yards (51-M.Danna).
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Q3 SEA 4th & 4 at the 34Chose GO ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 46% p(FG) 68%
(7:30) (Shotgun) 7-G.Smith pass short left to 84-C.Parkinson to KC 34 for no gain (6-B.Cook). Penalty on SEA-19-P.Hart, Offensive Pass Interference, declined.
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Q3 KC 4th & 15 at the 59Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 31%
(4:39) 5-T.Townsend punts 33 yards to SEA 26, Center-41-J.Winchester, downed by KC-13-N.Johnson.
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Q4 SEA 4th & 8 at the 29Chose GO Model wanted KICK instead — cost +0.43 EPp(convert) 34% p(FG) 79%
(15:00) (Shotgun) 7-G.Smith pass short right to 18-L.Treadwell to KC 22 for 7 yards (21-T.McDuffie).
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Q4 KC 4th & 11 at the 79Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 39%
(13:31) 5-T.Townsend punts 40 yards to SEA 39, Center-41-J.Winchester. 31-D.Dallas pushed ob at SEA 45 for 6 yards (54-L.Chenal).
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Q4 SEA 4th & 4 at the 69 late-gameChose GO ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 51%
(3:54) (Shotgun) 7-G.Smith scrambles right end ran ob at SEA 36 for 5 yards (22-J.Thornhill).
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Q4 SEA 4th & 8 at the 23 late-gameChose GO Model wanted KICK instead — cost +0.63 EPp(convert) 34% p(FG) 88%
(2:57) (Shotgun) 7-G.Smith pass deep left to 18-L.Treadwell to KC 6 for 17 yards (23-J.Williams).
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Q4 KC 4th & 2 at the 36 late-gameChose GO Model wanted KICK instead — cost +0.70 EPp(convert) 61% p(FG) 63%
(1:12) 15-P.Mahomes pass incomplete short right to 84-Ju.Watson (56-J.Brooks).