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Kansas City Chiefs at Detroit Lions - Week 2
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ARI
WAS		 21
 22
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SEA
PIT		 0
 24
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OAK
BUF		 35
 38
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KC
DET		 3
 48
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JAC
NYJ		 3
 32
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GB
CAR		 30
 23
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TB
MIN		 24
 20
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BAL
TEN		 13
 26
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CLE
IND		 27
 19
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CHI
NO		 13
 30
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DAL
SF		 27
 24
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CIN
DEN		 22
 24
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SD
NE		 21
 35
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HOU
MIA		 23
 13
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PHI
ATL		 31
 35
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STL
NYG		 16
 28
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Lions 27, Chiefs 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Kansas City Chiefs
Rank  Player Projections
QB 26 Matt Cassel Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 16 Jamaal Charles Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 46 Dexter McCluster Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 59 Thomas Jones Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 16 Dwayne Bowe Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 64 Steve Breaston Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 89 Jerheme Urban Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 25 Leonard Pope Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 9 Ryan Succop FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 29 Defense / ST  
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Detroit Lions
Rank  Player Projections
QB 4 Matthew Stafford Pass: 300, 3 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 24 Jahvid Best Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 49 Maurice Morris Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 1 Calvin Johnson Rec: 8-110, 1 TD
WR 19 Nate Burleson Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 95 Titus Young Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE 11 Brandon Pettigrew Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
TE 34 Tony Scheffler Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 11 Jason Hanson FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
 DEF 11 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Chiefs Club has won 4 of past 5 against Lions... KC aims for 6th straight win against NFC opponents... For career, QB Matt Cassel is 9-3 as starter vs. NFC & has 22 TDs vs. 6 INTs & 93.5 passer rating. Cassel will make 1st career start vs. Detroit... In 48 career games, RB Jamaal Charles averages 6.0 rush yards per carry (497 att., 3,000 yards). Charles is averaging 121 rush yards per game in past 4 vs. NFC (484 total). In 3 games at Detroit, RB Thomas Jones averages 81 rush yards per contest (56 att., 243 yards). RB Dexter McCluster totaled 159 yards last week (42 rush, 25 receiving, 92 KR)... In only meeting vs. Lions (12/23/07), WR Dwayne Bowe had 8 catches for 97 rec. yards (12.1 avg.) with TD catch. Bowe had 14 TD rec. in 15 career games vs. NFC opponents... CB Brandon Flowers posted 10th career INT last week... Since '10, LB Tamba Hali ranks 2nd in NFL with 15.5 sacks (DE MARCUS WARE, 17.5)...

Lions QB Matthew Stafford completed 24 of 33 (72.7 pct.) for 305 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT for 118.9 rating last week. Joined HOFer BOBBY LAYNE as only Lions with 300+ pass yards in Week 1 contest... In 4 career Sept. games, RB Jahvid Best has 421 scrimmage yards (105.3 per game) & 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.). Last week, Best had 72 rush yards & 42 rec. yards for 114 scrimmage yards... WR Calvin Johnson had 6 catches for 88 yards & 2 TDs last week, his 5th career game with 2+ rec. TDs. Has 8 rec. TDs in past 8 home games. Since start of 2008, Johnson has 31 rec. TDs, tied for most in NFL. In past 5 vs. AFC, TE Brandon Pettigrew has 22 catches for 281 yards & 3 TDs. Has 50+ yards in 4 of those 5 contests. Since start of 2010, has 75 receptions, tied for 3rd most by NFL TE. TE Tony Scheffler had 11-yard TD catch in Week 1... DT Ndamukong Suh aims for 3rd in row vs. AFC with sack. DE Cliff Avril has 6.5 sacks in past 6 home games. CB Chris Houston had INT last week. LB Stephen Tulloch had sack in Week 1 in 1st game with Lions... K Jason Hanson has played 20 consecutive seasons with Det., tied for most seasons played with 1 franchise (HOFers JACKIE SLATER & DARRELL GREEN).


Results and Schedule
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 L 3-48 -45
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    
   
Detroit Lions
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 TB A W 27-20 +7
2 2011-09-18 KC H W 48-3 +45
3 2011-09-25 MIN A    
4 2011-10-02 DAL A    
5 2011-10-10 CHI H    
6 2011-10-16 SF H    
7 2011-10-23 ATL H    
8 2011-10-30 DEN A    
9   Bye      
10 2011-11-13 CHI A    
11 2011-11-20 CAR H    
12 2011-11-24 GB H    
13 2011-12-04 NO A    
14 2011-12-11 MIN H    
15 2011-12-18 OAK A    
16 2011-12-24 SD H    
17 2012-01-01 GB A    

Injury Report
Kansas City Chiefs
Out  WR Jonathan Baldwin (Thumb)
IR  SS Eric Berry (Left Knee ACL)
 DE Gabe Miller (Undisclosed)
 TE Tony Moeaki (Knee)
 ILB Brandon Siler (Achilles)
   
Detroit Lions
Out  DT Nick Fairley (Foot)
 CB Alphonso Smith (Foot)
Questionable  FS Louis Delmas (Hip)
 WR Calvin Johnson (Ankle)
 WR Maurice Stovall (Hand)
IR  RB Mikel Leshoure (Torn Left Achilles)

Offense Stats Comparison
  KC
 Offense 		 DET
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 7.0 27.0 23.5 DET
Rushing yards 108.0 126.0 105.3 DET
Rushing yards per attempt 6.00 3.60 4.11 KC
Completion % 61.1% 72.7% 61.4% DET
Passing yards 105.0 305.0 245.0 DET
Passing yards per completion 4.77 12.71 11.45 DET
Passing yards per attempt 2.92 9.24 7.03 DET
Interceptions 1.0 1.0 0.8 -
Fumbles lost 2.0 0.0 0.8 DET
Sacks allowed 2.0 0.0 2.8 DET
3rd down conversions 23.1% 18.2% 37.5% KC
4th down conversions 0.0% 100.0% 45.8% DET
Time of possession 22:58 36:25 29:59 DET
  Defense Stats Comparison
  KC
 Defense 		 DET
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 41.0 20.0 23.5 DET
Rushing yards 163.0 56.0 105.3 DET
Rushing yards per attempt 4.18 3.50 4.11 DET
Completion % 65.4% 63.0% 61.4% DET
Passing yards 201.0 257.0 245.0 KC
Passing yards per completion 11.82 8.86 11.45 DET
Passing yards per attempt 7.73 5.59 7.03 DET
INT return 1.0 1.0 0.8 -
Fumble recoveries 0.0 1.0 0.8 DET
Sacks 1.0 2.0 2.8 DET
3rd down conversions 50.0% 42.9% 37.5% DET
4th down conversions 0.0% 50.0% 45.8% KC
Time of possession 37:02 23:35 29:59 DET

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   KC   DET  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 15.0 6.8 12.6 KC
Yards per kick return 21.0 0.0 26.8 KC
Yards allowed per punt return 8.8 -2.0 12.6 DET
Yards allowed per kick return 21.0 78.0 26.8 KC
  Misc Stats Comparison
   KC   DET  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 1.0 8.0 6.8 KC
Penalty yards 3.0 68.0 55.0 KC

Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2011 season. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 week results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Detroit Lions
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 15 2003-12-14 DET KC 17-45 KC
2007 16 2007-12-23 KC DET 20-25 DET

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.