Prediction: Chiefs 20, Cardinals 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Kansas City Chiefs |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 24 |
Alex Smith |
Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0 |
| RB 5 |
Jamaal Charles  |
Rush: 85, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| RB 49 |
Knile Davis |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| RB 58 |
De'Anthony Thomas |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 50 |
Dwayne Bowe |
Rec: 4-55, 0 TD |
| WR 78 |
Jason Avant |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
| WR 94 |
Junior Hemingway |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| TE 10 |
Travis Kelce |
Rec: 5-45, 1 TD |
| TE 28 |
Anthony Fasano |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
| K 25 |
Cairo Santos |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 17 |
Defense / ST |
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| Arizona Cardinals |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 29 |
Drew Stanton |
Pass: 215, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0 |
 RB 32 |
Stepfan Taylor  |
Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0 |
 RB 33 |
Marion Grice |
Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 5-30, 0 |
| WR 30 |
John Brown |
Rec: 5-65, 1 TD |
| WR 40 |
Larry Fitzgerald  |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 66 |
Michael Floyd |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 33 |
John Carlson |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
| K 24 |
Chandler Catanzaro |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 14 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Chiefs In past 10 overall, QB Alex Smith has 1,907 pass yards & 14 TDs vs. 2 INTs with 101.1 rating, incl. 4 games with 100+ rating. Smith's teams are 21-1-1 (.934) when he starts & has 100+ rating. Needs 43 pass yards to reach 20,000 career... In only career meeting, RB Jamaal Charles had 126 scrim. yards (88 rush, 38 rec.). Has 12 TDs in past 9 (8 rush, 4 rec.). Averages 5.5 yards/att. for career, highest of any NFL RB in history (min. 750 att.). RB Knile Davis has rush TD in 3 of past 4 vs. NFC... WR Dwayne Bowe has 6,970 career rec. yards & needs 30 to join TONY GONZALEZ (10,940) & OTIS TAYLOR (7,306) as only Chiefs to reach 7,000 career. TE Anthony Fasano has TD catch in 3 of past 4... LB Justin Houston has 12 sacks & 2 FF in past 10. Leads NFL with 14 sacks & needs 1 to join HOFer DERRICK THOMAS, JARED ALLEN & NEIL SMITH as only players in KC history with 15+ sacks in season...
 Cardinals Are 6-0 at home for 1st time since 1970. Have won 10 of past 11 at home... QB Drew Stanton has 101.8 rating at home (3 games) & has won both starts... RB Andre Ellington has 542 scrimmage yards (135.5 per game) & 2 TDs in past 4 vs. AFC. Has 1,055 scrimmage yards & joined OTTIS ANDERSON (1979-80) as only Cards with 1,000+ yards in each of 1st 2 seasons... WR Larry Fitzgerald aims for 3rd in row vs. KC with TD. Had 6 catches for 90 yards & TD in last meeting. Has catch in 159 games in row, longest active streak in NFL. Since entering NFL in 2004, leads NFL with 98 rec. TDs (incl. playoffs). In past 6 vs. AFC, WR Michael Floyd has 3 100-yard games & 2 games with TD. Rookie WR John Brown has 5 TDs in 1st 6 home games. Has 4 come-from-behind GW TDs, incl. 3 in 4th Q... S Rashad Johnson had 88-yard INT-TD last week. Ties for NFL lead with 2 INT-TDs. Since 2011, CB Patrick Peterson is only player in NFL with 10+ INTs (14) & 5+ return TDs (5). CB Antonio Cromartie has 2 INTs & FR-TD in past 3 at home. DE Calais Campbell has 10.5 sacks in past 16 at home. Has 5 sacks & FF in past 4.
Results and Schedule
| Kansas City Chiefs |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
TEN |
H |
L 10-26 |
-16 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
DEN |
A |
L 17-24 |
-7 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
MIA |
A |
W 34-15 |
+19 |
| 4 |
2014-09-29 |
NE |
H |
W 41-14 |
+27 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
SF |
A |
L 17-22 |
-5 |
| 6 |
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Bye |
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| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
SD |
A |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
STL |
H |
W 34-7 |
+27 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
NYJ |
H |
W 24-10 |
+14 |
| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
BUF |
A |
W 17-13 |
+4 |
| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
SEA |
H |
W 24-20 |
+4 |
| 12 |
2014-11-20 |
OAK |
A |
L 20-24 |
-4 |
| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
DEN |
H |
L 16-29 |
-13 |
| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
ARI |
A |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
OAK |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
PIT |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
SD |
H |
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| Arizona Cardinals |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-08 |
SD |
H |
W 18-17 |
+1 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
NYG |
A |
W 25-14 |
+11 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
SF |
H |
W 23-14 |
+9 |
| 4 |
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Bye |
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| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
DEN |
A |
L 20-41 |
-21 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
WAS |
H |
W 30-20 |
+10 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
OAK |
A |
W 24-13 |
+11 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
PHI |
H |
W 24-20 |
+4 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
DAL |
A |
W 28-17 |
+11 |
| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
STL |
H |
W 31-14 |
+17 |
| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
DET |
H |
W 14-6 |
+8 |
| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
SEA |
A |
L 3-19 |
-16 |
| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
ATL |
A |
L 18-29 |
-11 |
| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
KC |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-11 |
STL |
A |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
SEA |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
SF |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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KC
Offense |
ARI
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
21.3 |
21.0 |
22.9 |
KC |
| Rushing yards |
119.8 |
54.0 |
109.7 |
KC |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.70 |
2.64 |
4.13 |
KC |
| Completion % |
66.3% |
60.3% |
62.5% |
KC |
| Passing yards |
168.5 |
286.0 |
239.0 |
ARI |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.26 |
12.50 |
10.86 |
ARI |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.14 |
7.54 |
6.79 |
ARI |
| Interceptions |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
KC |
| Fumbles lost |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
ARI |
| Sacks allowed |
2.8 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
ARI |
| 3rd down conversions |
32.8% |
42.5% |
40.2% |
ARI |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
100.0% |
50.0% |
ARI |
| Time of possession |
27:53 |
28:58 |
30:06 |
ARI |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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KC
Defense |
ARI
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
16.8 |
17.5 |
22.9 |
KC |
| Rushing yards |
158.3 |
106.0 |
109.7 |
ARI |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
5.09 |
4.10 |
4.13 |
ARI |
| Completion % |
58.6% |
62.4% |
62.5% |
KC |
| Passing yards |
184.8 |
218.8 |
239.0 |
KC |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.01 |
10.66 |
10.86 |
KC |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.28 |
6.65 |
6.79 |
KC |
| INT return |
0.0 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
ARI |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
KC |
| Sacks |
1.8 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
ARI |
| 3rd down conversions |
40.9% |
35.3% |
40.2% |
ARI |
| 4th down conversions |
38.5% |
50.0% |
50.0% |
KC |
| Time of possession |
32:07 |
31:02 |
30:06 |
ARI |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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KC |
ARI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
8.7 |
7.5 |
8.6 |
KC |
| Yards per kick return |
36.1 |
18.3 |
24.1 |
KC |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
9.4 |
15.7 |
8.6 |
KC |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
21.2 |
27.5 |
24.1 |
KC |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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KC |
ARI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
4.5 |
5.0 |
6.4 |
KC |
| Penalty yards |
31.3 |
41.5 |
52.8 |
KC |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 8 to 13 of the 2014 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 8 to 13 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Kansas City Chiefs vs. Arizona Cardinals |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2001 |
6 |
2001-10-21 |
KC |
ARI |
16-24 |
ARI |
| 2002 |
13 |
2002-12-01 |
ARI |
KC |
0-49 |
KC |
| 2006 |
5 |
2006-10-08 |
KC |
ARI |
23-20 |
KC |
| 2010 |
11 |
2010-11-21 |
ARI |
KC |
13-31 |
KC |
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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.
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