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CHIEFS VS. CHIEFS MEDIA PACKET Regular Season Game #10 Monday, November 21, 2011 Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, Mass. 7:30 p.m. (Central) - ESPN (KMBC Local) Regular Season Game #10 Kansas City at New England KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (4-5) AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (6-3) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2011 – 7:30 P.M. (CENTRAL) GILLETTE STADIUM — FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS BROADCAST INFORMATION ESPN National Coverage National Radio Coverage Chiefs FOX Football Radio Network Also airs locally on KMBC-TV Westwood One KCFX-FM (101.1 FM in Kansas City) Play-by-Play: Mike Tirico Play-by-Play: Kevin Harlan Play-by-Play: Mitch Holthus Color Commentator: Jon Gruden Color Commentator: Boomer Esiason Color Commentator: Len Dawson Color Commentator: Ron Jaworski Sideline Reporter: Steve Tasker Sideline Reporter: Kendall Gammon Sideline Reporter: Suzy Kolber THE MATCH-UP THE SERIES Kansas City travels to New England to play its second Monday Night Kansas City has a 16-12-3 (.565) all-time record against New England in Football game of the season on Nov. 21. The Chiefs dropped a 17- the 52-year history of the series. The two clubs are both original members 10 decision to AFC West rival Denver (11/13) last week to fall to 4-5 on of the American Football League established by Chiefs founder Lamar the season. The club trails Oakland by one game in the AFC West. New Hunt. New England holds a 6-9-2 (.412) advantage in games played in England won 37-16 at the N.Y. Jets (11/13) on Sunday Night Football. the Northeast. Kansas City has played at Gillette Stadium on two different This is the fi rst meeting between the Chiefs and Patriots since an occasions, but lost both contests. Opening Day matchup in 2008. In that game, New England QB Tom Brady suffered a season-ending knee injury as Matt Cassel came on to lead the club. New England pulled out a 17-10 win as Cassel fi nished the game with KANSAS CITY VS. NEW ENGLAND REGULAR SEASON 152 passing yards. Kansas City had a chance to tie that contest, but could 1995-PRESENT (3-5) not convert a goal-to-go situation late in the fourth quarter. The Chiefs posted a 3-1 record in the second quarter of the 2011 season, Date Result Of Note outscoring their opponents by a 82-75 margin. The club became the fi rst 10/15/95* W 31-26 QB Steve Bono two TDs - 1 pass, 1 rush. team in the NFL to start the season 0-3 and then win its next four games 10/11/98 L 10-40 QB Drew Bledsoe three TD passes. since Pittsburgh accomplished the feat in 2000. 10/10/99* W 16-14 K Pete Stoyanovich three FGs. The Chiefs defense has intercepted 13 passes to tie for third in the NFL. 12/4/00 L 24-30 QB Elvis Grbac throws three TD passes. The 13 interceptions were the most in Chiefs history after eight games since 9/22/02 L 38-41OT RB Priest Holmes has three TDs. the club had 18 in 2003. CB Brandon Flowers is tied for third in the AFC 11/22/04* L 19-27 WR Eddie Kennison has two TD catches. and tied for fi fth in the NFL by victimizing opposing quarterbacks four times, 11/27/05* W 26-16 RB Larry Johnson 172 all-purpose yards. including taking one back for a touchdown. LB Derrick Johnson has 94 9/7/08 L 10-17 QB Matt Cassel replaces QB Tom Brady. tackles and is on pace for 167 tackles in 2011, a mark that would rank as * At Arrowhead. the highest single-season total in Chiefs history. WR Dwayne Bowe leads the Chiefs offense with 41 receptions for 663 yards. He is tied for 10th in the AFC with four touchdown catches. RB Jackie The Patriots have won six of the last seven contests at New England, Battle has a team-high 403 rushing yards and has averaged 73.2 rushing including four consecutive games. Kansas City’s most recent victory in New yards per game dating back to Oct. 9. He had a career-long 34-yard run England was a 37-7 win vs. the Patriots (12/2/90). vs. Denver (11/13) while averaging 4.8 yards per carry. CB Javier Arenas is Kansas City is 10-3-1 (.750) in home games against New England. The third in the NFL with a 14.1-yard punt return average. Chiefs are 2-1 in games played at the Cotton Bowl, 4-1 (.750) at Municipal Kansas City returns home to host Pittsburgh on Sunday Night Football Stadium and 4-1 (.800) at Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City won 26-16 in next week (11/27). It will be the Chiefs fi rst appearance on Sunday Night the last matchup at Arrowhead Stadium (11/27/05). Football since playing at San Diego (12/17/06). New England travels to play Interestingly, the two old AFL rivals have never met in the postseason. Philadelphia on Sunday, Nov. 27. 2011 CHIEFS TEAM STATS AND RANKINGS 2011 PATRIOTS TEAM STATS AND RANKINGS CATEGORY TOTAL CATEGORY TOTAL Total Offense. .306.7 13th 28th Total Offense. .431.9 1st 2nd Rush Offense . .124.4 5th 10th Rush Offense . .105.9 10th 19th Pass Offense. .182.2 13th 27th Pass Offense. .326.0 1st 1st Total Defense . .364.3 12th 22nd Total Defense . .412.0 16th 32nd Rush Defense . .134.0 14th 26th Rush Defense . .103.1 5th 9th Pass Defense . .230.3 10th 16th Pass Defense . .308.9 16th 32nd Turnover Ratio . .-1 10th 18th Turnover Ratio . +3 T3rd T10th Points/Game . .15.7 13th 27th Points/Game . .28.8 1st 3rd Opp. Pts./Game. .24.2 T11th T23rd Opp. Pts./Game. .22.2 T9th T16th OCTOBERNOVEMBER 9, 21,2011 2011 Kansas Kansas City City Chiefs Chiefs AT NEW AT INDIANAPOLIS ENGLAND PATRIOTS COLTS VS. CHIEFS HEAD COACH - TODD HALEY PATRIOTS HEAD COACH - BILL BELICHICK Todd Haley was named the 11th head coach of the Kansas Bill Belichick is in his 37th season as a coach in the National City Chiefs on Feb. 6, 2009 and is in his third year leading the Football League. He was named the 12th head coach in Patriots Chiefs. Haley is in his 17th season in the NFL in 2011 and his history on Jan. 27, 2000 and has led the club to a 132-53 (.714) 15th season as an NFL coach after beginning his career as a regular season record. New England has advanced to four scouting assistant with the N.Y. Jets in ’95. Super Bowls, claiming wins in Super Bowls XXXVVI, XXXVIII Haley led the Chiefs to a 10-6 record in 2010 after posting and XXXIX. Overall, the Patriots have won four conference titles, a 4-12 mark in 2009 for the best single-season turnaround in eight division championships and 14 playoff games under the franchise history. Kansas City won the AFC West Championship direction of Belichick. as Haley was named the NFL Coach of the Year by the NFL Alumni Association and Prior to joining the Patriots, Belichick served as the assistant head coach/ the AFC Coach of the Year by the Committee of 101. secondary for three seasons with the N.Y. Jets (’97-99). In his fi rst stint with New Haley joined the Chiefs after a two-year stint as Arizona’s offensive coordinator England, he was the assistant head coach/secondary (’96). Belichick spent fi ve (2007-08), helping the Cardinals reach Super Bowl XLIII as the club won its first years as the head coach of the Cleveland Browns (’91-95). division title since ’75. He has made playoff appearances with five different NFL The Nashville, Tenn. native was a 12-year assistant coach with the N.Y. Giants teams. He served as passing game coordinator/WRs coach under Bill Parcells with (’79-90) where he served in a variety of roles. He began his tenure as a special Dallas (2004-06) after beginning his career under Parcells with the N.Y. Jets (’97- teams coach before rising to defensive coordinator his last six years (’85-90). During 00). He also served as WRs coach with Chicago (2001-03). Born on Feb. 28, 1967, his tenure, the Giants won a pair of Super Bowl Championships. Haley grew up in Upper St. Clair, Pa. He is the son of long-time NFL personnel Belichick spent one season with Denver (’78) after two campaigns with Detroit executive Dick Haley, who helped build the Steelers Super Bowl teams of the ’70s. (’76-77). He began his coaching career with the Baltimore Colts (’75). He was a ’91 graduate of the University of North Florida. He was a letterwinner in football, lacrosse and squash at Wesleyan University where he was inducted in the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008. NFL Head Coach: 3rd Year Record w/KC: 18-24 (.429) NFL Head Coach: 17th Year Record w/CLE: 37-45 (.451) NFL Coach Overall: 15th Year Record vs. NE: 0-0 (.000) NFL Coach Overall: 37th Year Record w/NE: 146-60 (.709) NFL Overall: 18-24 (.429) Overall NFL Exp: 17th year NFL Overall: 183-103 (.640) Record vs. KC: 6-2 (.750) Regular Season: 18-23 (.439) College: North Florida (’91) Regular Season: 168-97 (.634) College: Wesleyan University Postseason: 0-1 (.000) Postseason: 15-6 (.714) NFL COACHING CLASS OF 2009 WINNING THE SECOND HALF • Of the nine head coaches hired in 2009, only Jim Caldwell (Colts) and Rex The second half of games has been key to the Chiefs success in 2011.