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Final Score Prediction

Chiefs 24, Jaguars 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Kansas City Chiefs
Rank  Player Projections
QB 20 Alex Smith Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 3 Jamaal Charles Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 48 Dexter McCluster Rush: 0, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 66 Knile Davis Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 16 Dwayne Bowe Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 59 Donnie Avery Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 20 Anthony Fasano Rec: 3-30, 1 TD
TE 37 Travis Kelce Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 26 Ryan Succop FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 12 Defense / ST  
 
Jacksonville Jaguars
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 28 Blaine Gabbert Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
 RB 7 Maurice Jones-Drew Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
 RB 45 Denard Robinson Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 53 Jordan Todman Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 23 Cecil Shorts Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 91 Jordan Shipley Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
WR 100 Ace Sanders Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
K 21 Josh Scobee FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 24 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Chiefs Head coach ANDY REID will make Chiefs debut... Since 2011, QB Alex Smith is 19-5-1 as starter with 30 TDs vs. 10 INTs & 95.1 passer rating... RB Jamaal Charles had 3 TD runs of at least 80 yards in '12, tied with CHRIS JOHNSON (2009 & 2012) & HOFer BARRY SANDERS (1997) for most in single season in NFL history. Charles (1,509 in '12) is 1 of 3 players in Chiefs history to reach 1,500 rush yards in season (LARRY JOHNSON & PRIEST HOLMES). In '12, Charles averaged 109.1 scrimmage yards per game, best in AFC... WR Dwayne Bowe (415) needs 2 catches to surpass HENRY MARSHALL (416) for 2nd-most catches in franchise history (TONY GONZALEZ, 916). For career, Bowe averages 20.5 yards per catch vs. Jax. WR Donnie Avery had career-best in catches (60) & rec. yards (781) last season w/ Colts... TE Anthony Fasano had 6 rec. for 56 yards & TD in last game vs. Jax. (w/ Mia.)... Rookie T ERIC FISHER (No. 1 overall) will make NFL debut... Since '11, LBs Tamba Hali (21) & Justin Houston (15.5) have combined for 36.5 sacks... LB Derrick Johnson led team with 124 tackles in '12.

Jaguars GUS BRADLEY makes head coaching debut... Club is 11-7 (.611) on Kickoff Weekend, 3rd-best in NFL... QB Blaine Gabbert will make 25th career start. Gabbert is native of Ballwin, MO & attended Univ. of Missouri. Gabbert has passed for 3,876 yards with 21 TDs in 24 career starts. ... RB Maurice Jones-Drew has 76 total TDs, 6th-most among active players. Has 63 career rush TDs, most in Jaguars annals. Has 3 rush TDs in 4 career games vs. KC. For career, club is 18-8 (.692) when Jones-Drew has 100+ rush yards in game. RB Justin Forsett averaged 5.9 yards per carry w/ Hou. in '12... In '12, TE Marcedes Lewis (52) reached 50 rec. in season for 2nd time in career (58 in '10)... WR Cecil Shorts had career-high in catches (55), receiving yards (979) & TDs (7) last season... Rookie T LUKE JOECKEL (No. 2 overall) will make NFL debut... Since '10, DE Jason Babin (37.5) is tied for 3rd in NFL in sacks (DE MARCUS WARE, 46.5; JARED ALLEN, 45; CAMERON WAKE, 37.5)... LB Paul Posluszny had career-best 139 tackles in '12.


Results and Schedule
Kansas City Chiefs
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 JAC A W 28-2 +26
2 2013-09-15 DAL H    
3 2013-09-19 PHI A    
4 2013-09-29 NYG H    
5 2013-10-06 TEN A    
6 2013-10-13 OAK H    
7 2013-10-20 HOU H    
8 2013-10-27 CLE H    
9 2013-11-03 BUF A    
10   Bye      
11 2013-11-17 DEN A    
12 2013-11-24 SD H    
13 2013-12-01 DEN H    
14 2013-12-08 WAS A    
15 2013-12-15 OAK A    
16 2013-12-22 IND H    
17 2013-12-29 SD A    
   
Jacksonville Jaguars
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 KC H L 2-28 -26
2 2013-09-15 OAK A    
3 2013-09-22 SEA A    
4 2013-09-29 IND H    
5 2013-10-06 STL A    
6 2013-10-13 DEN A    
7 2013-10-20 SD H    
8 2013-10-27 SF H    
9   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 TEN A    
11 2013-11-17 ARI H    
12 2013-11-24 HOU A    
13 2013-12-01 CLE A    
14 2013-12-05 HOU H    
15 2013-12-15 BUF H    
16 2013-12-22 TEN H    
17 2013-12-29 IND A    

Injury Report
Kansas City Chiefs
Out  ILB Nico Johnson (ankle)
Questionable  FS Husain Abdullah (foot)
 TE Travis Kelce (knee)
Probable  FS Quintin Demps (hamstring)
 CB Sean Smith (neck)
IR  CB Sanders Commings (collarbone, 9/3/2013)
   
Jacksonville Jaguars
Out  TE Marcedes Lewis (ankle)
Questionable  RB Justin Forsett (toe)
 QB Blaine Gabbert (hand)
 DT Roy Miller (knee)
 DE Jeremy Mincey (other-illness)
Probable  WR Stephen Burton (other-illness)

Offense Stats Comparison
  KC
 Offense 
JAC
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 8.0 16.0 22.3 JAC
Rushing yards 144.8 100.3 119.6 KC
Rushing yards per attempt 5.17 4.22 4.34 KC
Completion % 55.0% 54.2% 59.3% KC
Passing yards 127.5 218.3 223.1 JAC
Passing yards per completion 9.52 10.81 11.02 JAC
Passing yards per attempt 5.24 5.86 6.53 JAC
Interceptions 0.8 1.8 0.9 KC
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.0 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 2.8 4.0 2.3 KC
3rd down conversions 22.7% 31.4% 38.2% JAC
4th down conversions 37.5% 26.7% 45.1% KC
Time of possession 28:18 29:00 30:18 JAC
  Defense Stats Comparison
  KC
 Defense 
JAC
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 22.0 25.0 22.3 KC
Rushing yards 146.5 139.8 119.6 JAC
Rushing yards per attempt 4.51 4.07 4.34 JAC
Completion % 59.1% 61.5% 59.3% KC
Passing yards 222.3 177.3 223.1 JAC
Passing yards per completion 12.17 10.74 11.02 JAC
Passing yards per attempt 7.19 6.60 6.53 JAC
INT return 0.0 0.8 0.9 JAC
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.5 0.6 JAC
Sacks 1.8 1.3 2.3 KC
3rd down conversions 45.2% 40.3% 38.2% JAC
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 45.1% -
Time of possession 31:42 30:60 30:18 JAC

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   KC   JAC  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 5.5 8.1 10.0 JAC
Yards per kick return 20.8 20.1 22.9 KC
Yards allowed per punt return 23.3 19.3 10.0 JAC
Yards allowed per kick return 29.4 22.9 22.9 JAC
  Misc Stats Comparison
   KC   JAC  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 6.8 6.1 KC
Penalty yards 44.3 52.5 50.7 KC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2012 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
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 16 2001-12-30 KC JAC 30-26 KC
2002 2 2002-09-15 JAC KC 23-16 JAC
2004 6 2004-10-17 KC JAC 16-22 JAC
2006 17 2006-12-31 JAC KC 30-35 KC
2007 5 2007-10-07 JAC KC 17-7 JAC
2009 9 2009-11-08 KC JAC 21-24 JAC
2010 7 2010-10-24 JAC KC 20-42 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.