Final2024 Week 3

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA

Kansas City Chiefs vs Atlanta Falcons, Week 3 2024

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Atlanta Falcons

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Scoring by quarter
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Chiefs0139022
Falcons770317

KC 22ATL 17 Final

  • Passing leader

    Kirk Cousins

    ATL · QB

    12.1PPR pts

    20/29, 230 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

  • Top fantasy scorer

    Rashee Rice

    KC · WR

    29.1PPR pts

    12 REC, 110 YDS, 1 TD

  • Falcons leader

    Drake London

    ATL · WR

    18.7PPR pts

    6 REC, 67 YDS, 1 TD

  • Defensive playmaker

    Chamarri Conner

    KC

    1 INT, 10 TKL

Chiefs 22, Falcons 17: Kansas City rallies from 1 down at halftime

Kansas City erased a 14–13 halftime deficit, outscoring Atlanta 9–3 after the break to win 22–17. The Chiefs finished with a 345–311 edge in total offense.

The Falcons went 2-for-9 on third down and committed one turnover, while the Chiefs kept the ball for 34:57.

The two teams meet again in Week 10 of 2026. If you roster anyone from either side, run the start/sit call in Redraft Command and it will weigh your lineup, your opponent and your league scoring, not only the player rankings.

Key advantages

  • +34 total yards KC 345 · ATL 311
  • +21% third-down rate KC 43% · ATL 22%
  • +9:54 time of possession KC 34:57 · ATL 25:03

Game Highlights

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Why the Chiefs Won

Kansas City won the third-down and time of possession battles.

Team stats comparison, Chiefs vs Falcons
ChiefsStatFalcons
345Total yards311
43%Third-down conversion22%
34:57Time of possession25:03
Other team stats
4.8Yards per play5.6
72Plays56
1Turnovers1

Scoring Summary

The Chiefs scored two touchdowns and three field goals; the Falcons scored two touchdowns and one field goal.

Scoring plays, Chiefs vs Falcons
TimeTeamPlayKCATL
1st quarter
11:07ATLKirk Cousins → Drake London, 14-yard TD Takes leadYounghoe Koo XP07
2nd quarter
8:45KCPatrick Mahomes → Rashee Rice, 13-yard TD Ties gameHarrison Butker XP77
6:37ATLBijan Robinson 1-yard TD run Takes leadYounghoe Koo XP714
2:43KCHarrison Butker 53-yard FG1014
0:06KCHarrison Butker 44-yard FG1314
3rd quarter
9:40KCHarrison Butker 21-yard FG Takes lead1614
1:16KCPatrick Mahomes → JuJu Smith-Schuster, 13-yard TD Extends leadXP missed2214
4th quarter
12:52ATLYounghoe Koo 54-yard FG2217

Fantasy Points: Chiefs vs Falcons, Week 3 2024

Fantasy leaders

  1. Rashee RiceKCWR29.1 PTSWR3
  2. Drake LondonATLWR18.7 PTSWR19
  3. Patrick MahomesKCQB17.4 PTSQB15
  4. Darnell MooneyATLWR14.6 PTSWR27

Player Stats

Quarterbacks

Quarterback statistics
PlayerFPTSFINCMP/ATTPass YDSTDINTRush ATTRush YDSRush TDRateStart/Sit
Kirk CousinsATLQB12.1QB2320/29230111-1089.7Start/Sit →
Patrick MahomesKCQB17.4QB1526/3921721617087.2Start/Sit →

WRs, RBs, & TEs

Receiver, running back and tight end statistics
PlayerFPTSFINPOSRush ATTRush YDSRush TDTGTRECRec YDSRec TDStart/Sit
Rashee RiceKCWR29.1WR3WR11014121101Start/Sit →
Drake LondonATLWR18.7WR19WR———96671Start/Sit →
Darnell MooneyATLWR14.6WR27WR———88660Start/Sit →
Bijan RobinsonATLRB13.2RB20RB1631122210Start/Sit →
JuJu Smith-SchusterKCWR9.7WR46WR———32171
Carson SteeleKCRB8.4RB38RB177202120
Kyle PittsATLTE7.9TE13TE———52590
Samaje PerineKCRB7.0RB42RB625043150Start/Sit →
Travis KelceKCTE7.0TE18TE———54300Start/Sit →
Ray-Ray McCloudATLWR5.7WR68WR120032170
Xavier WorthyKCWR5.0WR78WR313042170Start/Sit →
Tyler AllgeierATLRB3.2RB55RB7320————Start/Sit →
Justin WatsonKCWR2.3WR98WR———21130
Noah GrayKCTE2.3TE41TE———21130Start/Sit →

Fantasy Usage

Kansas City Chiefs

Snap Share

  1. Travis KelceTE57 snaps77%
  2. Rashee RiceWR55 snaps74%
  3. Carson SteeleRB46 snaps62%
  4. JuJu Smith-SchusterWR41 snaps55%
  5. Noah GrayTE37 snaps50%

Target Share36 targets

  1. Rashee Rice39%, 14 targets
  2. Travis Kelce14%, 5 targets
  3. Samaje Perine11%, 4 targets
  4. Xavier Worthy11%, 4 targets
  5. JuJu Smith-Schuster8%, 3 targets
  6. Other17%, 6 targets

Carry Share33 carries

  1. Carson Steele52%, 17 carries
  2. Patrick Mahomes18%, 6 carries
  3. Samaje Perine18%, 6 carries
  4. Xavier Worthy9%, 3 carries
  5. Rashee Rice3%, 1 carries

Atlanta Falcons

Snap Share

  1. Drake LondonWR61 snaps100%
  2. Ray-Ray McCloudWR58 snaps95%
  3. Darnell MooneyWR57 snaps93%
  4. Bijan RobinsonRB50 snaps82%
  5. Kyle PittsTE42 snaps69%

Target Share27 targets

  1. Drake London33%, 9 targets
  2. Darnell Mooney30%, 8 targets
  3. Kyle Pitts19%, 5 targets
  4. Ray-Ray McCloud11%, 3 targets
  5. Bijan Robinson7%, 2 targets

Carry Share25 carries

  1. Bijan Robinson64%, 16 carries
  2. Tyler Allgeier28%, 7 carries
  3. Kirk Cousins4%, 1 carries
  4. Ray-Ray McCloud4%, 1 carries
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Offensive snaps and share for the skill positions
PlayerSNAPSSNAP %TGTTGT %CAR
Drake LondonATLWR61100%933%0
Ray-Ray McCloudATLWR5895%311%1
Darnell MooneyATLWR5793%830%0
Bijan RobinsonATLRB5082%27%16
Travis KelceKCTE5777%514%0
Rashee RiceKCWR5574%1439%1
Kyle PittsATLTE4269%519%0
Carson SteeleKCRB4662%26%17
JuJu Smith-SchusterKCWR4155%38%0
Noah GrayKCTE3750%26%0
Xavier WorthyKCWR3750%411%3
Justin WatsonKCWR2939%26%0
Samaje PerineKCRB2838%411%6
Charlie WoernerATLTE1931%00%0
Jared WileyKCTE1622%00%0
Tyler AllgeierATLRB1321%00%7
Skyy MooreKCWR1520%00%0
Ross DwelleyATLTE35%00%0
Mecole HardmanKCWR34%00%0
KhaDarel HodgeATLWR23%00%0

Fantasy Points vs Expected

Expected points (xFP) are what a player's pass attempts, carries and targets are worth at the league's average rates; the difference is what the player made of them.

  • Biggest overperformer+4.6JuJu Smith-Schuster9.7 PTS vs 5.1 xFP
  • Biggest underperformer−6.1Carson Steele8.4 PTS vs 14.5 xFP
  • Highest expected volume24.6 xFPRashee Rice29.1 PTS scored
Usage and expected fantasy points
PlayerPTSxFPvs xFPSnap%UsageRte%Pass attCarCar%TgtTgt%
Rashee RiceKC · WR29.124.6+4.574%39% tgt—013%1439%
Patrick MahomesKC · QB17.421.3−3.9100%39 att—39618%00%
Drake LondonATL · WR18.715.4+3.3100%33% tgt—000%933%
Carson SteeleKC · RB8.414.5−6.162%52% car—01752%26%
Bijan RobinsonATL · RB13.213.9−0.782%64% car—01664%27%
Darnell MooneyATL · WR14.613.7+0.993%30% tgt—000%830%
Kirk CousinsATL · QB12.113.5−1.4100%29 att—2914%00%
Samaje PerineKC · RB7.010.8−3.838%18% car—0618%411%
Xavier WorthyKC · WR5.08.8−3.850%11% tgt—039%411%
Kyle Pitts Sr.ATL · TE7.98.6−0.769%19% tgt—000%519%
Travis KelceKC · TE7.08.6−1.677%14% tgt—000%514%
Ray-Ray McCloud IIIATL · WR5.75.8−0.195%11% tgt—014%311%
JuJu Smith-SchusterKC · WR9.75.1+4.655%8% tgt—000%38%
Tyler AllgeierATL · RB3.24.6−1.421%28% car—0728%00%
Justin WatsonKC · WR2.33.4−1.139%6% tgt—000%26%
Noah GrayKC · TE2.33.4−1.150%6% tgt—000%26%

Team totals: Chiefs 36 targets and 33 carries; Falcons 27 targets and 25 carries. Shares are from the box score. Snap counts are from the weekly player logs (Sleeper), and include plays wiped out by penalties. Route counts, air yards and red-zone touches appear when the tracking feed is connected. League-average rates from the 2024 season: 1.71 PPR points per target (68% catch rate), 0.65 per carry and 0.44 per pass attempt. They don't adjust for field position or target depth.

Fantasy Verdicts

Kirk Cousins

ATL · QB · 12.1 pts on 13.5 expected

20 of 29 passing for 230 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception; 1 carry for -1 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 13.5 expected.

Start/Sit: Kirk Cousins →

Rashee Rice Strong role

KC · WR · 29.1 pts on 24.6 expected

14 targets (39% of the team's), 12 catches for 110 yards and 1 touchdown; 1 carry (3% of the team's) for 1 yard.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 24.6 expected.

Trend: Season high in targets (14).

Start/Sit: Rashee Rice →

Carson Steele Unlucky

KC · RB · 8.4 pts on 14.5 expected

2 targets (6% of the team's), 1 catch for 2 yards; 17 carries (52% of the team's) for 72 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 14.5 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Trend: Season high in carries (17).

Drake London Strong role

ATL · WR · 18.7 pts on 15.4 expected

9 targets (33% of the team's), 6 catches for 67 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 15.4 expected.

Trend: Season high in targets (9).

Start/Sit: Drake London →

Bijan Robinson Volume, no payoff

ATL · RB · 13.2 pts on 13.9 expected

2 targets (7% of the team's), 2 catches for 21 yards; 16 carries (64% of the team's) for 31 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 13.9 expected.

Start/Sit: Bijan Robinson →

Samaje Perine

KC · RB · 7.0 pts on 10.8 expected

4 targets (11% of the team's), 3 catches for 15 yards; 6 carries (18% of the team's) for 25 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 10.8 expected.

Start/Sit: Samaje Perine →

JuJu Smith-Schuster Short-yardage role

KC · WR · 9.7 pts on 5.1 expected

3 targets (8% of the team's), 2 catches for 17 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 5.1 expected.

Stock Up, Stock Down

Kansas City Chiefs

  • Stock up: Carson Steele played 62% of the snaps, up from a 15% season average.
  • Stock up: Samaje Perine played 38% of the snaps, up from a 14% season average.
  • Stock up: JuJu Smith-Schuster played 55% of the snaps, up from a 21% season average.

Atlanta Falcons

  • Stock up: Ray-Ray McCloud III played 95% of the snaps, up from a 77% season average.
  • Stock down: Kyle Pitts Sr. played 69% of the snaps, down from a 85% season average.

Fantasy Matchups

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, 2024 through Week 18.

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, Chiefs defense and Falcons defense
Points allowed toChiefs DFalcons D
QBs17.720.4
RBs16.220.0
WRs33.237.0
TEs14.812.4

Regular season, summed from each game's box score and scored with this page's rules.

How the Game Swung

Atlanta opened at 50% win probability and fell below 2% in the fourth quarter.

Falcons win probability

Falcons win probability by game minuteFalcons started at 50%, stood at 54% at halftime and finished at 0%, across 8 scoring plays.Q1Q2Q3Q4100%50%0%

Key Swings

  1. +20Cousins → London, 14-yd TD50% → 70%Q1 11:07
  2. −24Mahomes → Rice, 13-yd TD74% → 50%Q2 8:45
  3. +25Robinson 1-yd TD run50% → 75%Q2 6:37
  4. −14Butker 21-yd FG55% → 41%Q3 9:40
  5. −26Mahomes → Smith-Schuster, 13-yd TD39% → 13%Q3 1:16

Swing in Falcons win probability, in points

Play Calling and Possessions

Play calling, Chiefs vs Falcons
Kansas City ChiefsMeasureAtlanta Falcons
72Plays56
54%Pass rate55%
5.6Yds / dropback7.4
3.9Yds / carry3.3
6/14Third downs2/9

Efficiency edge Kansas City ran 16 more plays and gained 0.6 more yards per carry.

  • Top targets
  • KC Rice 39% · Kelce 14% · Perine 11%
  • ATL London 33% · Mooney 30% · Pitts 19%

Possession Results

How each possession ended, Chiefs vs Falcons
ResultKCATL
Touchdowns22
Field goals31
Punts33
Turnovers11
Turnovers on downs02
  • The Falcons opened the scoring on their first possession, a 7-play, 70-yard drive that ended in a touchdown.
  • The Chiefs drained the clock with two second-half drives of five to seven minutes.
All 20 possessions, drive by drive
Drive chart
TeamStartPlaysYardsTimeResult
ATLQ1 15:007703:53Touchdown
KCQ1 11:0717758:21Interception
ATLQ1 2:465132:46Punt
KCQ2 15:0013796:15Touchdown
ATLQ2 8:455702:08Touchdown
KCQ2 6:377343:54Field goal
ATLQ2 2:433-31:06Punt
KCQ2 1:37350:38Punt
ATLQ2 0:59250:27Interception
KCQ2 0:32480:26Field goal
ATLQ2 0:061-10:06End of half
KCQ3 15:0011675:20Field goal
ATLQ3 9:40372:20Punt
KCQ3 7:2011806:04Touchdown
ATLQ3 1:1610493:24Field goal
KCQ4 12:52381:30Punt
ATLQ4 11:2215837:18Downs
KCQ4 4:04381:38Punt
ATLQ4 2:266491:35Downs
KCQ4 0:513-130:51End of game
About these numbers

Possessions that ended with the clock running out at the half or the end of the game aren't counted.

Personnel groupings, average depth of target and pass rate over expected appear when the tracking feed is connected.

Chiefs vs Falcons Head-to-Head

The Chiefs and Falcons first met in 1972 and have played 11 times since.

All-time series
8–3Chiefs lead, 11 meetings since 1972
Postseason
0No playoff meetings
Largest Chiefs win
56–102004
Largest Falcons win
38–142008

Since 2021

1–0 Chiefs lead

1 meeting since the 2021 season, regular season and playoffs.

Oldest to newest. C = Chiefs win, F = Falcons win, outlined = this game.

2026 Meetings

  • Week 10 Chiefs at Falcons Upcoming

Recent Meetings

  • 2024 Wk 3 Chiefs at Falcons KC 22 ATL 17 KC W

Season to Date (Through Week 18)

The 2024 regular season, from each game's box score.

Season to date, Chiefs vs Falcons
ChiefsStatFalcons
15-2Record8-9
22.6Points per game22.9
327.6Yards per game369.8
5.1Yards per play5.8
19.2Points allowed per game24.9
320.6Yards allowed per game345.2

Chiefs vs Falcons Fantasy Outlook for 2026

One meeting is left on the 2026 schedule: Week 10 in Atlanta. Here's how to decide who to play in your league.

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2024 Game Logs for Players in This Game

Chiefs vs Falcons Game FAQ

Who won the 2024 Chiefs vs Falcons Week 3 game?

The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Atlanta Falcons 22–17 in Week 3 of the 2024 season. The game was played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA, on September 22, 2024. See the Chiefs' 2024 schedule.

What was the final score of Chiefs vs Falcons?

The final score was Chiefs 22, Falcons 17. The Falcons led 14–13 at halftime, and the second half went Chiefs 9, Falcons 3.

What happened in the Chiefs vs Falcons game?

Kansas City erased a 14–13 halftime deficit, outscoring Atlanta 9–3 after the break to win 22–17. The Chiefs finished with a 345–311 edge in total offense. Rashee Rice led all players with 12 catches for 110 yards and a touchdown, plus a carry for 1 rushing yard.

Who scored the most fantasy points in Chiefs vs Falcons?

Rashee Rice led the game with 29.1 PPR fantasy points, the WR3 of Week 3, on 12 catches for 110 yards and a touchdown, plus a carry for 1 rushing yard. Drake London was next with 18.7 (WR19). See Rashee Rice's 2024 game log.

Who led Chiefs vs Falcons in passing, rushing and receiving?

Kirk Cousins (ATL) led all passers with 20 of 29 for 230 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Carson Steele (KC) led in rushing with 17 carries for 72 yards. Rashee Rice (KC) led in receiving with 12 catches for 110 yards and a touchdown.

How many fantasy points did Rashee Rice score against the Falcons?

Rashee Rice scored 29.1 points in PPR leagues, 23.1 in half-PPR and 17.1 in standard scoring against the Falcons in Week 3 of the 2024 season, on 12 catches for 110 yards and a touchdown, plus a carry for 1 rushing yard. He drew 39% of his team's targets.

Who outperformed and underperformed expected fantasy points in Chiefs vs Falcons?

JuJu Smith-Schuster outperformed his expected fantasy points the most, scoring 9.7 PPR points on 5.1 xFP (+4.6). Carson Steele fell furthest short, with 8.4 points on 14.5 xFP (−6.1). A gap either way reflects efficiency and touchdowns in one game; it is not a forecast. For matchups ahead, see fantasy points allowed by position.

Who had the highest expected fantasy points in Chiefs vs Falcons?

Rashee Rice had the most fantasy opportunity in the game, worth 24.6 expected PPR points (xFP) at league-average rates, and scored 29.1. Expected points measure the volume of a player's pass attempts, carries and targets, not how well he used them.

How did the Chiefs come back to beat the Falcons?

The Chiefs' chances of winning fell as low as 24% in the first half. Patrick Mahomes' 13-yard touchdown pass to JuJu Smith-Schuster in the third quarter was the biggest swing of the game. They finished the comeback with a 22–17 win.

What was the turning point of Chiefs vs Falcons?

Patrick Mahomes' 13-yard touchdown pass to JuJu Smith-Schuster with 1:16 left in the third quarter was the biggest swing of the game, moving the Falcons' win probability from 39% to 13%.

What is the all-time Chiefs vs Falcons record?

The Chiefs lead the all-time series 8–3 across 11 meetings since 1972.

When did the Chiefs and Falcons last play before this game?

Before Week 3 of 2024, they last met in the 2020 season on December 27, 2020, when the Chiefs beat the Falcons 17–14.