Oct 05, 2026

🏈 Chiefs postgame notes - week four

Posted Oct 05, 2026 1:07 PM

BIG PLAY DAY: Kansas City had three receptions of 40+ yards in today’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders. The Chiefs have recorded six receptions of 40+ yards as a team, the most in the NFL this season. With four plays of 25+ yards against Las Vegas, Kansas City has recorded 14 plays of 25+ yards in 2026, which is also the most in the NFL this season.

CHIEFS RECORD 30: With today’s 30-27 victory over the Raiders, the Chiefs rank fourth in the NFL with a point margin of +41 points in four games.

NFL STANDINGS

POINT MARGIN, 2026

1.                58               San Francisco 49ers

2.                51               Jacksonville Jaguars

3.                47               Chicago Bears

4.                41               Kansas City Chiefs

5.                35               Minnesota Vikings

MAHOMES RECORDS 99 CAREER REGULAR SEASON WINS: QB Patrick Mahomes recorded 225 passing yards and two passing touchdowns, completing 15-of-30 passes for a passer rating of 97.2 en route to today’s 30-27 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. With his win today in his 130th regular season start, Mahomes tied QB Tom Brady for the most regular season wins in a quarterback’s first 130 career starts.

NFL RECORD BOOK

MOST WINS, FIRST 130 STARTS, QUARTERBACK

1t.    NE                        Tom Brady                                       99

          KC                         Patrick Mahomes                       

3.      SF                         Joe Montana                                 92

4t.    BUF                      Josh Allen                                        90

          PIT                        Terry Bradshaw                            

Mahomes has thrown for 38 passing touchdowns and 4,652 passing yards against Las Vegas, which is the most in franchise history by a player against any single opponent, passing PFHOF Len Dawson in both categories.

CHIEFS RECORD BOOK

MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS VS. SINGLE OPPONENT, QB, CAREER

1.      38                         vs. LV                            Patrick Mahomes    2017-26

2.      37                         vs. DEN                         Len Dawson               1962-75                     

3.      33                         vs. LAC                          Len Dawson               1962-75

4.      28                         vs. LAC                          Patrick Mahomes     2017-25

5.      27                         vs. LV                             Len Dawson               1962-75

CHIEFS RECORD BOOK

MOST PASSING YARDS VS. SINGLE OPPONENT, QB, CAREER

1.      4,652                  vs. LV                            Patrick Mahomes    2017-26

2.      4,476                  vs. LAC                          Len Dawson               1962-75 

3.      4,231                  vs. DEN                         Patrick Mahomes     2017-26

4.      4,095                  vs. DEN                         Len Dawson               1962-75

5.      3,717                  vs. LAC                          Patrick Mahomes     2017-25

Mahomes had three completions of 20+ yards in today’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders. He connected with WRs Xavier Worthy once and Tyquan Thornton twice for his 20+ yard completions. Mahomes now also owns 477 passes of 20+ yards, the most in Chiefs history.

CHIEFS RECORD BOOK                                                     

MOST 20+ YARD PASSES, CAREER

1.      477                      Patrick Mahomes                        2017-26

2.      274                      Trent Green                                    2001-06

3.      215                      Alex Smith                                       2013-17

4.      133                      Elvis Grbac                                      1997-00

5.      122                      Matt Cassel                                     2009-12

THORNTON FINDS THE END ZONE: WR Tyquan Thornton recorded five receptions which ties his single-game career high and recorded a career-high 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns in today’s game Thornton kicked off scoring for the Chiefs with a two-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter after WR Xavier Worthy hauled in a 41-yard pass from QB Patrick Mahomes. Thornton found the end zone again on an eight-yard reception to take the lead, 17-13, in the fourth quarter, marking his first career game with multiple touchdowns scored.

HISTORIC START FOR WALKER: RB Kenneth Walker recorded 177 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries in today’s game. With 537 rushing yards in his first four games with Kansas City, RB Kenneth Walker has recorded the most rushing yards of any player through Week 4 since 2016, and the third most of any player since 2000. He has recorded 150+ yards from scrimmage in three of his first four games this season, the first player to do so since RB Christian McCaffrey in 2019.

RUSHING YARDS, WEEKS 1-4, SINCE 2016

1.      537  Kenneth Walker       KC               2026

2.      510  Derrick Henry            TEN            2021

3.      502  Kareem Hunt             KC               2017        

4.      480  Derrick Henry            BAL            2024

5.      463  Saquon Barkley         NYG           2022

500+ RUSHING YARDS, WEEK 1-4 SINCE 2000

1.      611  Jamal Lewis                BAL            2003

2.      539  Arian Foster               HOU          2010

3.      537  Kenneth Walker       KC              2026       

4.      534  DeMarco Murray     TEN           2021

5.      506  LaDainian Tomlinson NYG        2022

Walker has recorded 113 carries of 10+ yards since 2022, which is tied for seventh-most over that time span.

MOST RUSHES OF 10+ YARDS, ANY POSITION, SINCE 2022

1.      150                      Derrick Henry                                2022-26

2.      136                      Saquon Barkley                             2022-26

3.      123                      Jonathan Taylor                            2022-26

4t.    120                      Lamar Jackson                               2022-26

                                        James Cook                                    2022-26

6.      114                      Tony Pollard                                    2022-26

7t.    113                      Kenneth Walker                           2022-26

                                        Christian McCaffrey                    2022-26

9.      108                      Bijan Robinson                              2023-26

10.   107                      Jahmyr Gibbs                                 2023-26

DELANE LEADS IN TACKLES: CB Mansoor Delane led the Chiefs defense with 10 tackles (seven solo) against the Las Vegas Raiders in today’s game. This brings his career total to 20 tackles (14 solo). Delane is the only rookie cornerback in the NFL to have multiple games (two) with 10+ tackles this season.

BUTKER HAS A PERFECT DAY: K Harrison Butker went one-for-one on field goals and three-for-three on PATs in today’s game. His six points in today’s game moves his total to 1,156 career points. His 1,156 points in 141 career games is the fifth most of all time in a kicker’s first 150 career games, passing Jason Elam (1,151) with his six-point performance today.

NFL RECORD BOOK

MOST POINTS, KICKER, FIRST 150 GAMES

1.       1,318                   Stephen Gostkowski

2.       1,275                   Justin Tucker

3.       1,195                   Mason Crosby

4.       1,174                   Wil Lutz

5.       1,156                   Harrison Butker

6.       1,151                   Jason Elam

7.       1,127                   Chris Boswell