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Kansas City Chiefs at Tennessee Titans - Week 5
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

BUF
CLE		 24
 37
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BAL
MIA		 26
 23
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PHI
NYG		 36
 21
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NO
CHI		 26
 18
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NE
CIN		 6
 13
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KC
TEN		 26
 17
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JAC
STL		 20
 34
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DET
GB		 9
 22
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SEA
IND		 28
 34
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CAR
ARI		 6
 22
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DEN
DAL		 51
 48
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SD
OAK		 17
 27
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HOU
SF		 3
 34
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NYJ
ATL		 30
 28
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Chiefs 20, Titans 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Kansas City Chiefs
Rank  Player Projections
QB 22 Alex Smith Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 2 Jamaal Charles Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 7-50, 0
RB 57 Knile Davis Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 23 Dwayne Bowe Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 32 Donnie Avery Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 68 Dexter McCluster Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 20 Sean McGrath Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 20 Ryan Succop FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 2 Defense / ST  
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Tennessee Titans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 19 Ryan Fitzpatrick Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 18 Chris Johnson Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 50 Jackie Battle Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 21 Nate Washington Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 29 Kendall Wright Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 79 Justin Hunter Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 28 Delanie Walker Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 25 Rob Bironas FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 13 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Chiefs Aim for 1st 5-0 start since 2003 (9-0). Chiefs are 2nd team in NFL history to start 4-0 after losing 14+ games in previous season (1980 Detroit)... ANDY REID is 1st Chiefs head coach to open season with 4 straight wins in 1st season with team... KC (+9) is tied for best turnover ratio in NFL (Ten.)... Since 2011, QB Alex Smith is 23-5-1 as starter w/ 37 TDs vs. 12 INTs for 94.1 rating. Ranks 2nd among AFC QBs with 151 rush yards... RB Jamaal Charles aims for 3rd in row on road with rush TD. Has 23 catches this season, tied for most among NFL RBs... In last game vs. Ten., WR Dwayne Bowe had 9 catches for 153 yards (25.5 avg.), incl. career-long 75-yard TD. Has 2nd most career receptions in club annals (428)... Last week, S QUINTON DEMPS had 1st INT since joining Chiefs in 2012. LB Justin Houston has 7.5 sacks in past 2 on road. LB Derrick Johnson leads team with 30 tackles... PR-WR Dexter McCluster had 89-yard PR-TD last week vs. NYG, longest of any player in 2013.

Titans Have won 4 of past 5 dating back to 2012... QB Ryan Fitzpatrick will make 1st start with Titans. In 5 career starts vs. Chiefs (w/ Buf.), Fitzpatrick has 4-1 record with 8 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 86.7 rating. Has won 3 of past 5 home starts... In 2 career games vs. KC, RB Chris Johnson is averaging 113 rush yards. Had 66-yard rush TD vs. KC in 10/19/08 meeting. Titans are 24-9 (.727) when Johnson has 100+ rush yards. Has 6 career rush TDs of 80+ yards, most in NFL history.... In past 2, WR Nate Washington has 12 rec. for 236 yards (19.7 avg.) & 2 TDs. Has reception in 82 consecutive games. WR Kendall Wright has team-high 100 yards after catch in 2013. Rookie WR Justin Hunter aims for 3rd in row with TD. TE Delanie Walker has TD catch in 2 of past 3... DT Ropati Pitoitua tied career-high with 2 sacks last week vs. NYJ. In past 5, LB Zach Brown has 3 sacks, 2 INT-TDs & FF. S Bernard Pollard leads team w/ 29 tackles. Spent 3 season with KC (2006-08). CB Alterraun Verner has career-high 4 INTs in 2013, incl. 2 last week.


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 W 17-16 +1
3 2013-09-19 PHI A W 26-16 +10
4 2013-09-29 NYG H W 31-7 +24
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    
   
Tennessee Titans
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 PIT A W 16-9 +7
2 2013-09-15 HOU A L 24-30 -6
3 2013-09-22 SD H W 20-17 +3
4 2013-09-29 NYJ H W 38-13 +25
5 2013-10-06 KC H    
6 2013-10-13 SEA A    
7 2013-10-20 SF H    
8   Bye      
9 2013-11-03 STL A    
10 2013-11-10 JAC H    
11 2013-11-14 IND H    
12 2013-11-24 OAK A    
13 2013-12-01 IND A    
14 2013-12-08 DEN A    
15 2013-12-15 ARI H    
16 2013-12-22 JAC A    
17 2013-12-29 HOU H    

Injury Report
Kansas City Chiefs
Out  TE Travis Kelce (knee)
Questionable  TE Anthony Fasano (knee)
 CB Brandon Flowers (knee)
 FS Kendrick Lewis (ankle)
Probable  RB Jamaal Charles (toes)
 FB Anthony Sherman (knee)
IR  CB Sanders Commings (collarbone, 9/3/2013)
   
Tennessee Titans
Out  RB Shonn Greene (knee)
 DT Sammie Lee Hill (ankle)
 QB Jake Locker (hip)
Questionable  DE Ropati Pitoitua (shoulder)
 CB Blidi Wreh-Wilson (hamstring)
Probable  WR Kenny Britt (other-excused)
PUP  WR Kevin Walter (back)

Offense Stats Comparison
  KC
 Offense 		 TEN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 25.5 24.5 22.9 KC
Rushing yards 120.8 119.8 106.8 KC
Rushing yards per attempt 4.09 3.55 4.07 KC
Completion % 60.3% 60.5% 61.9% TEN
Passing yards 226.5 193.0 248.8 KC
Passing yards per completion 10.30 10.72 10.91 TEN
Passing yards per attempt 6.21 6.49 6.75 TEN
Interceptions 0.5 0.0 1.0 TEN
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.0 0.8 TEN
Sacks allowed 2.8 2.3 2.7 TEN
3rd down conversions 38.7% 41.3% 37.7% TEN
4th down conversions 0.0% 50.0% 41.8% TEN
Time of possession 33:42 31:53 30:08 KC
  Defense Stats Comparison
  KC
 Defense 		 TEN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 10.3 17.3 22.9 KC
Rushing yards 116.5 99.3 106.8 TEN
Rushing yards per attempt 5.30 4.27 4.07 TEN
Completion % 53.3% 64.7% 61.9% KC
Passing yards 189.8 214.3 248.8 KC
Passing yards per completion 9.49 9.52 10.91 KC
Passing yards per attempt 5.06 6.17 6.75 KC
INT return 1.3 1.3 1.0 -
Fumble recoveries 1.8 1.0 0.8 KC
Sacks 4.3 3.5 2.7 KC
3rd down conversions 22.2% 32.7% 37.7% KC
4th down conversions 25.0% 50.0% 41.8% KC
Time of possession 26:19 29:14 30:08 KC

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   KC   TEN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 15.4 9.1 8.5 KC
Yards per kick return 23.8 22.6 23.7 KC
Yards allowed per punt return 7.9 2.7 8.5 TEN
Yards allowed per kick return 26.1 20.8 23.7 TEN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   KC   TEN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 7.3 7.5 6.4 KC
Penalty yards 48.0 69.0 56.3 KC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 4 of the 2013 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tennessee Titans
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 2 2000-09-10 KC TEN 14-17 TEN
2004 14 2004-12-13 KC TEN 49-38 KC
2007 15 2007-12-16 TEN KC 26-17 TEN
2008 7 2008-10-19 TEN KC 34-10 TEN
2010 16 2010-12-26 TEN KC 14-34 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.