Wk 16 · 2026
San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs — Sun, Dec 27
Sun, Dec 27 ·
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO
· CBS
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 121 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
NFC West · no games yet
at
4:25pET
KC -3 · total 46.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential KC by 1.2
AFC West · no games yet
What is at stake
An interconference game, NFC against AFC. It counts in both overall records — which is what seeding is settled on first — and in neither team’s division or conference record.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
1.7 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
49ers form
No completed games on record.
Chiefs form
No completed games on record.
49ers this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Chiefs this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 8
| Opponent | 49ers | Chiefs |
|---|---|---|
| Rams NFC | N Wk 1 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Dolphins AFC | vs Wk 2 · scheduled preview | at Wk 3 · scheduled preview |
| Cardinals NFC | vs Wk 3 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Broncos AFC | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 1 · scheduled preview |
| Seahawks NFC | at Wk 5 · scheduled preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Falcons NFC | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Raiders AFC | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
| Chargers AFC | at Wk 15 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Chiefs leads 7–1 · Chiefs has won the last 5
8 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
14.1 points toward Chiefs
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-10-20 | Chiefs 28 — 18 49ers | at SF | Chiefs |
| 2023 | 2024-02-11 | 49ers 22 — 25 Chiefs | neutral | Chiefs playoffs |
| 2022 | 2022-10-23 | Chiefs 44 — 23 49ers | at SF | Chiefs |
| 2019 | 2020-02-02 | 49ers 20 — 31 Chiefs | neutral | Chiefs playoffs |
| 2018 | 2018-09-23 | 49ers 27 — 38 Chiefs | at KC | Chiefs |
| 2014 | 2014-10-05 | Chiefs 17 — 22 49ers | at SF | 49ers |
| 2010 | 2010-09-26 | 49ers 10 — 31 Chiefs | at KC | Chiefs |
| 2006 | 2006-10-01 | 49ers 0 — 41 Chiefs | at KC | Chiefs |
49ers leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Brock Purdy QB #13 | 197/284, 2167 YDS, 20 TD, 10 INT |
| Mac Jones QB #10 | 201/289, 2151 YDS, 13 TD, 6 INT | |
| Rushing | Christian McCaffrey RB #23 | 311 CAR, 1202 YDS, 10 TD |
| Brian Robinson Jr. RB #15 | 92 CAR, 400 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Brock Purdy QB #13 | 33 CAR, 147 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Christian McCaffrey RB #23 | 102 REC, 924 YDS, 7 TD |
| Jauan Jennings WR #14 | 55 REC, 643 YDS, 9 TD | |
| George Kittle TE #85 | 57 REC, 628 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Kendrick Bourne WR #17 | 37 REC, 551 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Dee Winters LB #53 | 101 |
| Tatum Bethune LB #48 | 94 | |
| Upton Stout CB #20 | 82 | |
| Sacks | Clelin Ferrell DE #98 | 4 |
| Bryce Huff DE #47 | 4 | |
| Sam Okuayinonu DT #91 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Deommodore Lenoir CB #2 | 2 |
| Ji'Ayir Brown S #27 | 2 | |
| Dee Winters LB #53 | 1 |
Chiefs leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Patrick Mahomes QB #15 | 315/502, 3587 YDS, 22 TD, 11 INT |
| Chris Oladokun QB #19 | 35/55, 235 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Kareem Hunt RB #29 | 163 CAR, 611 YDS, 8 TD |
| Isiah Pacheco RB #10 | 118 CAR, 462 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Patrick Mahomes QB #15 | 64 CAR, 422 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Receiving | Travis Kelce TE #87 | 76 REC, 851 YDS, 5 TD |
| Hollywood Brown WR #0 | 49 REC, 587 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Rashee Rice WR #4 | 53 REC, 571 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Xavier Worthy WR #1 | 42 REC, 532 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Nick Bolton LB #32 | 154 |
| Chamarri Conner S #27 | 117 | |
| Drue Tranquill LB #23 | 103 | |
| Sacks | Chris Jones DT #95 | 7 |
| George Karlaftis DE #56 | 6 | |
| Charles Omenihu DE #90 | 3.5 | |
| Interceptions | Jaylen Watson CB #35 | 2 |
| Mike Danna DE #51 | 1 | |
| Jack Cochrane LB #43 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.