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Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs - Week 1
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

NO
GB		 34
 42
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ATL
CHI		 12
 30
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PIT
BAL		 7
 35
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PHI
STL		 31
 13
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TEN
JAC		 14
 16
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IND
HOU		 7
 34
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DET
TB		 27
 20
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CIN
CLE		 27
 17
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BUF
KC		 41
 7
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MIN
SD		 17
 24
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NYG
WAS		 14
 28
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SEA
SF		 17
 33
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CAR
ARI		 21
 28
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DAL
NYJ		 24
 27
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NE
MIA		 38
 24
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OAK
DEN		 23
 20
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Chiefs 24, Bills 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Buffalo Bills
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 12 Ryan Fitzpatrick Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 27 Fred Jackson Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 44 C.J. Spiller Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 11 Steve Johnson Rec: 9-100, 1 TD
WR 67 Roscoe Parrish Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 37 Scott Chandler Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 19 Rian Lindell FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 24 Defense / ST  
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Kansas City Chiefs
Rank  Player Projections
QB 16 Matt Cassel Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 3 Jamaal Charles Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 39 Dexter McCluster Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 42 Thomas Jones Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 7 Dwayne Bowe Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 66 Steve Breaston Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 88 Jerheme Urban Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 21 Leonard Pope Rec: 2-20, 1 TD
K 21 Ryan Succop FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 16 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Bills Head coach CHAN GAILEY has 2-1 record on Kickoff Weekend... Club has won 2 of past 3 at KC... QB Ryan Fitzpatrick had career-best in passing yards (3,000), TD passes (23) & passer rating 81.8 last season. Posted 14 TDs vs. 9 INTs & 89.3 passer rating on road in 2010. Has 2-1 record as starter vs. Chiefs. Since '09, RB Fred Jackson averages 80.5 scrimmage yards per game (2,575 total in 32 games). Jackson (3,953) needs 47 scrimmage yards to reach 4,000 career... WR Steve Johnson had career-best in receptions (82), receiving yards (1,073) & TD receptions (10, tied for 3rd-best in AFC). Ranked 2nd in NFL last season with 30 rec. on 3rd down (RODDY WHITE, 36). Had TD catch in last game vs. Chiefs... LB Shawne Merriman has 6 career sacks against KC. Merriman and LB Nick Barnett will make Bills debuts... DT Kyle Williams had career-high 5.5 sacks last year. Posted 2 sacks in last meeting vs. KC... Rookie DE Marcell Dareus (1st round, No. 3) will make NFL debut.

Chiefs Club has won 15 of past 22 home openers... KC made 6-game win improvement last season (4-12 in '09), largest in team history... KC was 7-1 at Arrowhead Stadium last season... QB Matt Cassel is 3-1 as starter vs. Bills. Cassel posted 13 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 91.6 passer rating at home in '10. Had +20 TD/INT ratio (27 TDs/7 INTs) last season, best in franchise history. KC is 5-0 at home when Cassel has 100+ passer rating... Offense ranked 1st in NFL in '10 w/ 164.2 rush yards per game... RB Jamaal Charles aims for 3rd consecutive game with 100+ rush yards vs. Bills (143 on 12/13/09; 177 on 10/31/10). In 3 games vs. Buf., Charles averages 7.8 yards per carry (44 att., 342 yards). Since '09, Charles averages 6.6 scrimmage yards/touch, 4th-best in NFL (min. 200 touches). RB Thomas Jones (896) & Charles (1,467) combined for 2,363 rush yards in '10. Jones has 758 rush yards vs. Bills, most vs. any opponent, & averages 5.2 yards per carry... WR Dwayne Bowe led NFL in '10 with club record 15 TD catches... S Eric Berry led club with 4 INTs in '10. Had INT in only meeting vs. Buf... LB Tamba Hali had career-best 14.5 sacks in '10. Has 2.5 sacks in past 2 vs. Buf... LB Derrick Johnson led team with 147 tackles in last season.


Results and Schedule
Buffalo Bills
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 KC A W 41-7 +34
2 2011-09-18 OAK H    
3 2011-09-25 NE H    
4 2011-10-02 CIN A    
5 2011-10-09 PHI H    
6 2011-10-16 NYG A    
7   Bye      
8 2011-10-30 WAS H    
9 2011-11-06 NYJ H    
10 2011-11-13 DAL A    
11 2011-11-20 MIA A    
12 2011-11-27 NYJ A    
13 2011-12-04 TEN H    
14 2011-12-11 SD A    
15 2011-12-18 MIA H    
16 2011-12-24 DEN H    
17 2012-01-01 NE A    
   
Kansas City Chiefs
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 BUF H L 7-41 -34
2 2011-09-18 DET A    
3 2011-09-25 SD A    
4 2011-10-02 MIN H    
5 2011-10-09 IND A    
6   Bye      
7 2011-10-23 OAK A    
8 2011-10-31 SD H    
9 2011-11-06 MIA H    
10 2011-11-13 DEN H    
11 2011-11-21 NE A    
12 2011-11-27 PIT H    
13 2011-12-04 CHI A    
14 2011-12-11 NYJ A    
15 2011-12-18 GB H    
16 2011-12-24 OAK H    
17 2012-01-01 DEN A    

Injury Report
Buffalo Bills
Out  OLB Arthur Moats (Knee)
Questionable  NT Torell Troup (Lower Back)
IR  ILB Reggie Torbor (Shoulder)
   
Kansas City Chiefs
Out  WR Jonathan Baldwin (Thumb)
Probable  QB Matt Cassel (Rib)
IR  DE Gabe Miller (Undisclosed)
 TE Tony Moeaki (Knee)
 ILB Brandon Siler (Achilles)

Offense Stats Comparison
  BUF
 Offense 		 KC
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 12.5 20.3 21.8 KC
Rushing yards 88.5 165.5 119.3 KC
Rushing yards per attempt 3.94 4.56 4.31 KC
Completion % 53.8% 54.9% 59.8% KC
Passing yards 185.3 166.5 209.3 BUF
Passing yards per completion 11.44 9.81 10.71 BUF
Passing yards per attempt 6.16 5.39 6.41 BUF
Interceptions 1.5 0.5 1.0 KC
Fumbles lost 2.0 0.5 0.6 KC
Sacks allowed 2.0 2.5 2.3 BUF
3rd down conversions 31.5% 40.0% 37.4% KC
4th down conversions 62.5% 33.3% 51.4% BUF
Time of possession 27:17 33:37 30:07 KC
  Defense Stats Comparison
  BUF
 Defense 		 KC
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 26.3 20.5 21.8 KC
Rushing yards 184.5 123.5 119.3 KC
Rushing yards per attempt 4.90 4.76 4.31 KC
Completion % 63.2% 50.3% 59.8% KC
Passing yards 160.0 180.5 209.3 BUF
Passing yards per completion 9.54 10.98 10.71 BUF
Passing yards per attempt 6.03 5.52 6.41 KC
INT return 0.8 1.3 1.0 KC
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.8 0.6 KC
Sacks 1.5 3.0 2.3 KC
3rd down conversions 44.2% 39.5% 37.4% KC
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 51.4% -
Time of possession 33:24 26:23 30:07 KC

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   BUF   KC  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.8 7.5 9.5 BUF
Yards per kick return 17.6 17.7 21.6 KC
Yards allowed per punt return 9.3 8.9 9.5 KC
Yards allowed per kick return 17.2 18.9 21.6 BUF
  Misc Stats Comparison
   BUF   KC  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.3 5.5 5.4 BUF
Penalty yards 37.0 47.3 45.0 BUF

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2010 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 12 2000-11-19 BUF KC 21-17 BUF
2002 11 2002-11-17 BUF KC 16-17 KC
2003 8 2003-10-26 BUF KC 5-38 KC
2005 10 2005-11-13 KC BUF 3-14 BUF
2008 12 2008-11-23 BUF KC 54-31 BUF
2009 14 2009-12-13 BUF KC 16-10 BUF
2010 8 2010-10-31 BUF KC 10-13 KC

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.