When the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers square off in Miami on Sunday in the most important game of the season, a lot of focus will be on the passing game. This is often the case in the NFL, but the focus on the aerial attack will become all the more prevalent when the best passing offense in the league (as measured per EPA per pass play) in Kansas City faces the fourth-best passing offense in the league in San Francisco. In this article, we want to examine the two passing games by quantifying their scheme while pointing out similarities and contrasts.
What route data and heat maps can tell us about the Super Bowl LIV teams
