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Week 16



Kansas City Chiefs at Detroit Lions
Game Preview & Fantasy | Results & Schedule | Offense Stats | Defense Stats | Weather | History

Game Preview
Mike Krueger

Predicted Score: Lions 23, Chiefs 10

Kansas City: The Chiefs may look across the field this week and think they're looking in a mirror. Kansas City is riding a seven-game losing streak while the Lions are on six-game slide of their own. The offense and defense can take their share of the blame for the Chiefs woes, as both have been pitiful the last six weeks but let's give credit where credit is due. Kansas City's 31st ranked offense is now making Tony Gonzalez an iffy fantasy play (3 catches 17 yards) and running back Kolby Smith can't gain yardage against any team that isn't named the Oakland Raiders.

  • Start: TE Tony Gonzalez
  • Consider: WR Dwayne Bowe, RB Kolby Smith
  • Sit: QB Brodie Croyle, RB Larry Johnson, WR Samie Parker, WR Eddie Kennison, K Dave Rayner

Detroit: Well, somebody has to win this game and if Detroit can somehow manage to be in front after three quarters they should find smooth sailing to the finish line as the Chiefs have scored a fourth-quarter point since Week 9! Wide receiver Roy Williams was put on IR this week with his sprained knee but with Shaun McDonald, Calvin Johnson, and Mike Furrey still in the mix the Lions have enough fire power to rip through the Chiefs old (corners) and inexperienced (safties) secondary. The running game with Kevin Jones may or may not be an afterthought this week, you just can't tell with Martz. Jones rushed 23 times against Dallas then only received 5 carries against San Diego last week.

  • Start: QB Jon Kitna, WR Shaun McDonald, WR Calvin Johnson
  • Consider: RB Kevin Jones, WR Mike Furrey
  • Sit: WR Roy Williams, TE Dan Campbell




Krueger's Rankings/Projections 
Kansas City Chiefs
Rank Player Projections
QB 26 Brodie Croyle Pass: 200, 1 Rush: 5, 0
RB 23 Kolby Smith Rush: 85, 0 Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 32 Dwayne Bowe Rec: 6-70, 0
WR 64 Samie Parker Rec: 3-40, 0
TE 3 Tony Gonzalez Rec: 5-65, 1
 
Detroit Lions
Rank Player Projections
QB 9 Jon Kitna Pass: 265, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 21 Kevin Jones Rush: 65, 1 Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 51 T.J. Duckett Probable: Illness Rush: 20, 0 Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 11 Shaun McDonald Rec: 7-100, 1
WR 15 Calvin Johnson Rec: 7-95, 1
WR 44 Mike Furrey Rec: 4-50, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule
Kansas City Chiefs
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2007-09-09 HOU A L 3-20 -17
2 2007-09-16 CHI A L 10-20 -10
3 2007-09-23 MIN H W 13-10 +3
4 2007-09-30 SD A W 30-16 +14
5 2007-10-07 JAC H L 7-17 -10
6 2007-10-14 CIN H W 27-20 +7
7 2007-10-21 OAK A W 12-10 +2
8   Bye      
9 2007-11-04 GB H L 22-33 -11
10 2007-11-11 DEN H L 11-27 -16
11 2007-11-18 IND A L 10-13 -3
12 2007-11-25 OAK H L 17-20 -3
13 2007-12-02 SD H L 10-24 -14
14 2007-12-09 DEN A L 7-41 -34
15 2007-12-16 TEN H L 17-26 -9
16 2007-12-23 DET A L 20-25 -5
17 2007-12-30 NYJ A    
Detroit Lions
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2007-09-09 OAK A W 36-21 +15
2 2007-09-16 MIN H W 20-17 +3
3 2007-09-23 PHI A L 21-56 -35
4 2007-09-30 CHI H W 37-27 +10
5 2007-10-07 WAS A L 3-34 -31
6   Bye      
7 2007-10-21 TB H W 23-16 +7
8 2007-10-28 CHI A W 16-7 +9
9 2007-11-04 DEN H W 44-7 +37
10 2007-11-11 ARI A L 21-31 -10
11 2007-11-18 NYG H L 10-16 -6
12 2007-11-22 GB H L 26-37 -11
13 2007-12-02 MIN A L 10-42 -32
14 2007-12-09 DAL H L 27-28 -1
15 2007-12-16 SD A L 14-51 -37
16 2007-12-23 KC H W 25-20 +5
17 2007-12-30 GB A    

Offense Stats Comparison
  KC
 Offense 
DET
 Offense 
NFL
 Average 
Points for 12.0 17.8 21.6
Rushing yards 79.0 52.0 107.0
Rushing yards per attempt 3.33 3.53 3.97
Completion % 55.6% 62.4% 60.7%
Passing yards 171.8 258.5 214.3
Passing yards per completion 8.84 10.27 10.38
Passing yards per attempt 4.91 6.40 6.30
Interceptions 1.8 1.8 1.1
Fumbles lost 1.3 0.5 0.8
Sacked 3.5 2.8 2.2
Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison
  KC
 Defense 
DET
 Defense 
NFL
 Average 
Points against 24.3 34.5 21.6
Rushing yards 158.3 119.0 107.0
Rushing yards per attempt 4.89 4.57 3.97
Completion % 59.1% 73.7% 60.7%
Passing yards 168.5 255.8 214.3
Passing yards per completion 11.18 10.04 10.38
Passing yards per attempt 6.61 7.40 6.30
INT return 0.5 0.3 1.1
Fumble recoveries 0.0 1.0 0.8
Sacks 1.5 1.3 2.2
 

Weather
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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
Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 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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