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New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs - Week 4
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

NYG
WAS		 45
 14
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TEN
IND		 17
 41
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TB
PIT		 27
 24
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MIA
OAK		 38
 14
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GB
CHI		 38
 17
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DET
NYJ		 24
 17
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CAR
BAL		 10
 38
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BUF
HOU		 17
 23
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JAC
SD		 14
 33
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PHI
SF		 21
 26
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ATL
MIN		 28
 41
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NO
DAL		 17
 38
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NE
KC		 14
 41
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Chiefs 21, Patriots 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
New England Patriots
Rank  Player Projections
QB 16 Tom Brady Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 13 Stevan Ridley Rush: 75, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 25 Shane Vereen Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 21 Julian Edelman Rec: 8-85, 0 TD
WR 63 Kenbrell Thompkins Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 72 Danny Amendola Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE 2 Rob Gronkowski Rec: 7-65, 1 TD
TE 35 Tim Wright Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 10 Stephen Gostkowski FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 8 Defense / ST  
 
Kansas City Chiefs
Rank  Player Projections
QB 13 Alex Smith Pass: 210, 2 TD Rush: 25, 0
RB 10 Jamaal Charles Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 4-25, 0
RB 37 Knile Davis Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 45 Dwayne Bowe Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 50 Donnie Avery Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 76 Junior Hemingway Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 10 Travis Kelce Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
TE 20 Anthony Fasano Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 25 Cairo Santos FG: 0/0 XP: 3/3
DEF 6 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Patriots QB Tom Brady has won 4 of 5 career starts vs. KC, passing for 1,283 yards with 8 TDs for 92.4 rating. Has 42 career TD passes on MNF, tied with HOFer STEVE YOUNG for 3rd most all-time. Brady (49,781) needs 219 pass yards to become 6th QB in NFL history with 50,000 career... Since 2012, RB Stevan Ridley ranks 1st in AFC with 20 rush TDs. Averages 4.4 yards/att. (2,653 yards, 607 att.), highest avg. in club history (min. 500 att.). RB Shane Vereen had rush TD in last meeting... WR Julian Edelman aims for 10th in row with 6+ rec. In past 4 at home, has 34 catches for 323 yards & 3 TDs. In only career meeting, TE Rob Gronkowski had 4 catches for 96 yards (24 avg.) & 2 TDs. Has TD catch in 6 of past 8... Defense is tied for 1st in NFL with 6 INTs... DT Vince Wilfork had 3rd career INT last week. CB Kyle Arrington had 2 INTs in last meeting.

Chiefs QB Alex Smith has won 10 of past 14 starts in Sept., passing for 2,888 yards & 18 TDs with 90.3 rating... In past 7 at home, RB Jamaal Charles averages 118 scrim. yards per game (826 total; 571 rush, 255 rec.) & has 7 rush TDs. In last game on MNF (11/12/12 vs. Pit.), rushed for 100 yards & TD. Since entering NFL in 2008, leads league with 5.6 rush avg. average (min. 500 att.). Last week, RB Knile Davis had career-high 132 rush yards & TD. Has 5 rush TDs in past 4... WR Dwayne Bowe (6,473) needs 73 receiving yards to surpass HENRY MARSHALL (6,545) for 3rd-most in Chiefs history. In 2 career meetings, has 12 rec. for 136 yards & TD. In 10/26/08 meeting (with Colts), WR Donnie Avery had career-high 163 yards on 6 catches (27.2 avg.) & TD... LB Justin Houston has 4.5 sacks in past 5 at home. LB Tamba Hali had sack in last meeting.


Results and Schedule

New England Patriots
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 MIA A L 20-33 -13
2 2014-09-14 MIN A W 30-7 +23
3 2014-09-21 OAK H W 16-9 +7
4 2014-09-29 KC A    
5 2014-10-05 CIN H    
6 2014-10-12 BUF A    
7 2014-10-16 NYJ H    
8 2014-10-26 CHI H    
9 2014-11-02 DEN H    
10   Bye      
11 2014-11-16 IND A    
12 2014-11-23 DET H    
13 2014-11-30 GB A    
14 2014-12-07 SD A    
15 2014-12-14 MIA H    
16 2014-12-21 NYJ A    
17 2014-12-28 BUF H    
   

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    
5 2014-10-05 SF A    
6   Bye      
7 2014-10-19 SD A    
8 2014-10-26 STL H    
9 2014-11-02 NYJ H    
10 2014-11-09 BUF A    
11 2014-11-16 SEA H    
12 2014-11-20 OAK A    
13 2014-11-30 DEN H    
14 2014-12-07 ARI A    
15 2014-12-14 OAK H    
16 2014-12-21 PIT A    
17 2014-12-28 SD H    

Injury Report

New England Patriots
Doubtful  DT Sealver Siliga (foot)
Questionable  DE Michael Buchanan (ankle)
 WLB Jamie Collins (thigh)
 CB Alfonzo Dennard (shoulder)
 DB Don Jones (hamstring)
Probable  TE Rob Gronkowski (knee)
   

Kansas City Chiefs
Doubtful  SS Eric Berry (ankle)
Questionable  RB Jamaal Charles (ankle)
 OLB Tamba Hali (knee)
 CB Sean Smith (groin)
 RB De'Anthony Thomas (hamstring)
Probable  DE Vance Walker (shoulder)
IR  QB Tyler Bray (knee, 8/30/2014)
 DE Mike Catapano (other-illness, 9/25/2014)
 DE Mike Devito (achilles-tendon, 9/9/2014)
 ILB Derrick Johnson (achilles-tendon, 9/9/2014)
 ILB Joe Mays (wrist, 9/2/2014)
 RB Joe McKnight (achilles-tendon, 9/26/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  NE
 Offense 		 KC
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 22.0 20.3 22.3 NE
Rushing yards 105.0 124.7 113.6 KC
Rushing yards per attempt 3.54 4.20 4.17 KC
Completion % 59.1% 62.7% 64.2% KC
Passing yards 196.3 197.7 234.7 KC
Passing yards per completion 8.66 9.27 10.46 KC
Passing yards per attempt 5.12 5.81 6.72 KC
Interceptions 0.0 1.0 0.8 NE
Fumbles lost 0.7 0.7 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 2.3 3.7 2.0 NE
3rd down conversions 38.8% 47.7% 41.7% KC
4th down conversions 33.3% 50.0% 47.4% KC
Time of possession 30:54 30:44 30:08 NE
  Defense Stats Comparison

  NE
 Defense 		 KC
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 16.3 21.7 22.3 NE
Rushing yards 104.0 130.3 113.6 NE
Rushing yards per attempt 3.95 5.08 4.17 NE
Completion % 56.9% 62.7% 64.2% NE
Passing yards 168.7 223.7 234.7 NE
Passing yards per completion 8.72 10.48 10.46 NE
Passing yards per attempt 4.96 6.58 6.72 NE
INT return 2.0 0.0 0.8 NE
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.0 0.6 NE
Sacks 2.3 3.0 2.0 KC
3rd down conversions 43.2% 35.9% 41.7% KC
4th down conversions 0.0% 33.3% 47.4% NE
Time of possession 29:06 29:16 30:08 NE

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   NE   KC  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 12.6 13.5 8.3 KC
Yards per kick return 25.8 22.7 23.2 NE
Yards allowed per punt return 8.9 2.3 8.3 KC
Yards allowed per kick return 20.7 32.0 23.2 NE
  Misc Stats Comparison

   NE   KC  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 10.0 4.7 6.9 KC
Penalty yards 107.3 36.7 60.3 KC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2014 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

New England Patriots vs. Kansas City Chiefs
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 14 2000-12-04 KC NE 24-30 NE
2002 3 2002-09-22 KC NE 38-41 NE
2004 11 2004-11-22 NE KC 27-19 NE
2005 12 2005-11-27 NE KC 16-26 KC
2008 1 2008-09-07 KC NE 10-17 NE
2011 11 2011-11-21 KC NE 3-34 NE

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.