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Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 10 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Dated schedule recordUpdated

Future kickoffs are subject to scheduling changes. Unconfirmed slots are withheld. Times are normalized by WHYNFL.

Kansas City Chiefs—Away
Atlanta Falcons—Home

Game details

Venue address
1 AMB Drive, Atlanta, GA 30313, US
Address checked

Matchup preview

Kansas City Chiefs 4–0 · Road 2–0 · Streak W4 · Power Index No. 3 · 7 days of rest
Atlanta Falcons 2–2 · Home 0–1 · Streak W2 · Power Index No. 11 · 7 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · KC 4 games, ATL 4 games
MetricKCATL
Points per game29.55th24.015th
Points allowed per game19.36th23.016th
Total yards per game412.03rd360.510th
Passing yards per game259.310th191.825th
Rushing yards per game162.33rd181.02nd
Turnovers per game0.53rd2.026th
Sacks allowed per game1.55th2.013th
Penalty yards per game63.818th72.024th

Highlighted values are the better side of each line; small figures are the league rank among clubs with games (1st = best). Points come from final scores; yardage, turnovers, sacks and penalties from team statistics.

Kansas City Chiefs: recent results

  1. W 30–27 @ LV Week 4
  2. W 24–10 @ MIA Week 3
  3. W 33–30 (OT) vs IND Week 2
  4. W 31–10 vs DEN Week 1

Atlanta Falcons: recent results

  1. W 45–24 @ NO Week 4
  2. W 35–14 @ GB Week 3
  3. L 3–34 vs CAR Week 2
  4. L 13–20 @ PIT Week 1

Kansas City Chiefs: season leaders

Passing
Patrick Mahomes 1,037 yds
Rushing
Kenneth Walker III 537 yds
Receiving
Travis Kelce 246 yds

Atlanta Falcons: season leaders

Passing
Michael Penix Jr. 479 yds
Rushing
Bijan Robinson 494 yds
Receiving
Drake London 370 yds

Kansas City Chiefs: injury report

  • Out Omarr Norman-Lott RDT
  • Out Tyquan Thornton
  • Questionable Josh Simmons LT
  • Questionable Rashee Rice WR

6 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 5. Full report

Atlanta Falcons: injury report

  • Out Anterio Thompson NT
  • Out DeAngelo Malone SLB
  • Out Storm Norton RT
  • Out Za'Darius Smith WLB
  • Questionable Divine Deablo RILB
  • Questionable Jake Matthews LT
  • Questionable Samson Ebukam SLB

7 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

KC 4 · ATL 3 in 7 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2024 · Week 3 KC 22, ATL 17
  2. 2020 · Week 16 ATL 14, KC 17
  3. 2016 · Week 13 KC 29, ATL 28
  4. 2012 · Week 1 ATL 40, KC 24
  5. 2008 · Week 3 KC 14, ATL 38

Full series history

From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999.

Game notes

Win probability

KC 73.1% · ATL 26.7%

Matchup quality 55.6 / 100

Model estimate, updated Sep 28, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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