Patriots Vs. Chiefs
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PATRIOTS VS. CHIEFS SERIES HISTORY SERIES BREAKDOWN The Patriots and Chiefs will renew Home Record ................................................................ 8-6-2 acquaintances for the 31st time overall and Record in Foxborough.......................................................5-2-0 for the third time in a regular-season Schaefer/Sullivan/Foxboro Stadium................................4-2-0 opener. The last time the two clubs met Gillette Stadium............................................................1-0-0 was in 2005, where the Chiefs won by a Record in Boston..............................................................3-4-2 26-16 score at Arrowhead Stadium. The Away Record ............................................................... 3-10-1 Record in Kansas City .......................................................2-8-1 regular-season opener marks the Municipal Stadium ........................................................1-4-1 second time Kansas City will play at Arrowhead Stadium ......................................................1-4-0 Gillette Stadium. The first time was in Record in Dallas (Cotton Bowl) ..........................................1-2-0 2002 with the Patriots holding home- Patriots vs. Chiefs since 1970 AFL-NFL merger .......................6-7-0 field advantage with a 41-38 overtime Patriots in games decided by 7 pts. or fewer ..........................6-4-3 victory. It has been 31 years since the Total Points in Regular Season Series ..............................602-1012 Patriots and Chiefs have squared off in a Largest Margin of Victory ................................... 30 pts (10/11/98) regular-season opener. The last time Largest Margin of Defeat ............................... 34 points (12/11/60) was September 18, 1977 at Schaefer Stadium, when the Patriots won, 21- TALE OF THE TAPE 17. The other time the teams faced 2007 Regular Season New England Kansas City each other in a regular-season opener Record 16-0 4-12 was on September 8, 1962, when Divisional Standings 1st T-3rd the Chiefs were known as the Total Yards Gained 6,580 4,429 Dallas Texans. Total Offense (Rank) 411.3 (1) 276.8 (31) Rush Offense 115.6 (13) 78.0 (32) Pass Offense 295.7 (1) 198.8 (20) KC Chiefs/Dallas Texans 16, Patriots 11 (3 Ties) Points Per Game 36.8 (1) 14.1 (31) Date Result Score H/A Stadium Touchdowns Scored 75 24 11/18/60 W 42-14 H Boston University Field Third Down Conversion Pct. 48.2 34.1 12/11/60 L 0-34 A Cotton Bowl Total Yards Allowed 4,613 5,111 10/29/61 W 18-17 A Cotton Bowl Total Defense (Rank) 288.3 (4) 319.4 (13) 11/03/61 W 28-21 H Boston University Field Rush Defense 98.3 (10) 130.6 (28) 09/08/62 L 28-42 A Cotton Bowl Pass Defense 190.1 (6) 188.9 (5) 10/12/62 L 7-27 H Boston University Field Points Allowed/Game 17.1 (4) 20.9 (14) 11/17/63 T 24-24 H Fenway Park Touchdowns Allowed 34 33 12/14/63 L 3-35 A Municipal Stadium 10/23/64 W 24-7 H Fenway Park Third Down Defense (Pct.) 33.7 31.3 12/06/64 W 31-24 A Municipal Stadium Field Goals Made/Attempted 21/24 19/27 10/03/65 L 17-27 A Municipal Stadium Possession Avg. 32:33 29:52 11/21/65 T 10-10 H Fenway Park Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost 21/128 55/344 09/25/66 L 24-43 H Fenway Park Sacks Made/Yards 47/340 37/252 11/20/66 T 27-27 A Municipal Stadium Interceptions For/Against 19/9 14/20 11/12/67 L 10-33 H Fenway Park Penalties Against/Yards 78/690 101/697 11/17/68 L 17-31 A Municipal Stadium Punts/Avg. 45/40.5 96/45.0 09/21/69 L 0-31 H B.C. Alumni Stadium Turnover Differential +16 -11 10/11/70 L 10-23 A Municipal Stadium 09/23/73 L 7-10 H Schaefer Stadium WESTERN UNION 09/18/77 W 21-17 H Schaefer Stadium The Patriots will play each of the four AFC West teams this 10/04/81 W 33-17 H Schaefer Stadium season as part of the NFL's scheduling formula. In addition to 12/02/90 L 7-37 H Foxboro Stadium 12/13/92 L 20-27 A Arrowhead Stadium opening the season against the Chiefs, the Patriots will travel our 10/15/95 L 26-31 A Arrowhead Stadium West to play the San Diego Chargers (Oct. 12) and Oakland 10/11/98 W 40-10 H Foxboro Stadium Raiders (Dec. 14) and will also host the Denver Broncos (Oct. 10/10/99 L 14-16 A Arrowhead Stadium 20). The last time the Patriots played all four AFC West teams in 12/04/00 W 30-24 H Foxboro Stadium a season was 2005. That year, New England compiled a 1-3 09/22/02 W 41-38* H Gillette Stadium record against the AFC West. 11/22/04 W 27-19 A Arrowhead Stadium 11/27/05 L 16-26 A Arrowhead Stadium THE LAST MEETING: *-Overtime Note: KC Franchise located in Dallas (as Dallas Texans) from 1960-62 CHIEFS 26, PATRIOTS 16 PASSING PERFORMANCES November 27, 2005 ¹ Arrowhead Stadium (Att: 78,025) Tom Brady is slated to start against Kansas City for the fourth 1 2 3 4 Final time in his career, while Kansas City's Brodie Croyle is scheduled New England Patriots 0 3 7 6 — 16 to start against New England for the first time. Kansas City Chiefs 7 12 7 0 — 26 Tom Brady vs. Kansas City (2-1) The Patriots and Chiefs battled in week 12 of the 2005 season Date A C Yds % TD I Rating W/L Score and the Patriots faced an uphill battle at the midway point as 09/22/02 54 39 410 .722 4 1 110.9 W 41-38ot they trailed 19-3 at halftime. The Chiefs stringent defense picked 11/22/04 26 17 315 .654 1 0 119.9 W 27-19 off Tom Brady four times and limited the Patriots to their lowest 11/27/05 40 22 248 .550 1 4 42.5 L 16-26 scoring total of the 2005 season for a 26-16 victory. The Patriots Totals 120 78 973 .650 6 5 89.3 2-1 bounced back to win their next four games and went on to win the division for the third straight year. The 2005 game against Brodie Croyle vs. New England (0-0) the Chiefs was Bill Belichick’s 100th as head coach of the Date A C Yds % TD I Rating W/L Score --First Meeting-- Patriots. 2008 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS PATRIOTS VS. CHIEFS CONNECTIONS Chiefs head coach Herm Edwards is very familiar with the Patriots as he served as their division rival New York Jets head coach from 2001-05. Edwards compiled a 2-8 record against the Patriots during that span. Chiefs head coach Herm Edwards, while the Jets head coach, made Patriots running back LaMont Jordan his second draft pick as a head coach when he was taken with OPENING DAY RECORDS the 49th overall pick in the second round of the 2001 draft. W L T Pct. Streak Jordan played for Edwards from 2001-04. New England Patriots ............... 24 24 0 .500 W-4 Patriots quarterback Tom Brady set career highs with 410 Bill Belichick............................... 7 6 0 .538 W-4 passing yards and 39 completions in a 41-38 overtime win Tom Brady................................. 5 1 0 .833 W-4 over Kansas City on Sept. 22, 2002. Kansas City quarterback Damon Huard was with the Patriots PATRIOTS SEASON-OPENING SUPERLATIVES from 2001-03 and was on New England’s 2001 and 2003 Rushing Yards Super Bowl championship teams. Year Name Opponent No Yds Avg LG TD Patriots offensive tackle Wesley Britt protected Chiefs 1982 Tony Collins Baltimore 21 137 6.5 54 0 1977 S. Cunningham Kansas City 23 105 4.6 11 0 quarterback Brodie Croyle at the University of Alabama from 1995 Curtis Martin Cleveland 19 102 5.4 30 1 2001-04. Britt’s protection helped Croyle set a number of 1983 R. Weathers Baltimore 6 100 16.7 77 1 school records, including career passing yards (6,382) and Receiving Yards touchdowns (41). Year Name Opponent No Yds Avg LG TD Chiefs vice president of player personnel Bill Kuharich began 2007 Randy Moss N.Y. Jets 9 183 20.3 51 1 his football career as a graduate assistant at Brown University 1994 Ben Coates Miami 8 161 20.1 62 2 in 1976. 1989 Cedric Jones N.Y. Jets 8 148 18.5 36 0 Chiefs offensive line coach Bob Bicknell was born in 1978 Harold Jackson Washington 7 124 17.7 45 1 Holliston, Mass., and played tight end for Boston College from Passing Yards 1988-91. He served on Boston University’s coaching staff from Year Name Opponent Att Com Yds TD Int 1993-97. 1994 Drew Bledsoe Miami 51 32 421 4 2 Chiefs assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach Dick 1999 Drew Bledsoe N.Y. Jets 30 21 340 1 1 Curl served as quarterbacks coach at Boston College in 1990. 1997 Drew Bledsoe San Diego 39 26 340 4 0 Chiefs defensive backs coach David Gibbs was the defensive 2004 Tom Brady Indianapolis 38 26 335 3 1 coordinator and secondary coach at Auburn in 2005 when RECENT PATRIOTS SEASON OPENERS Patriots rookie cornerback Jonathan Wilhite was a freshman The Patriots have won five of their last six regular-season on the team. openers, including four straight victories dating back to 2004. Patriots cornerback Jonathan Wilhite and Chiefs defensive The Patriots have won six of the last seven times when opening tackle T.J.