Regular Season Game 4
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
October 2, 2016 VS. Chiefs 1 REGULAR SEASON GAME 4 Chiefs COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Contact Information Ted Crews Vice President of Communications (816) 920-4359 [email protected]fl .com Brad Gee Director of Football Communications (816) 920-4349 [email protected]fl .com Luke Shanno Corporate Communications Manager (816) 920-4351 [email protected]fl .com Cydney Ricker Communications Coordinator (816) 920-4352 [email protected]fl .com Simon Noel Football Communications Assistant (816) 920-4403 [email protected]fl .com CHIEFS TRAVEL TO PITTSBURGH TO FACE STEELERS ON SUNDAY NIGHT Kansas City Chiefs (2-1) at Pittsburgh Steelers (2-1) Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016 • 7:30 p.m. CT Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, Pa. • NBC vs. THIS WEEK’S MEDIA AVAILABILITY Date Practice Coach Media Players Tuesday, Sept. 27 No Media Availability Wednesday, Sept. 28 1:20 p.m. Reid 11:45 a.m. 11:45 a.m. The Kansas City Chiefs head to Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers at Heinz Thursday, Sept. 29 1:20 p.m. Coords. 11:45 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Field on Sunday Night Football. Kickoff on Oct. 2 is slated for 7:30 p.m. CT. Friday, Sept. 30 11:45 a.m. Reid 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 No Media Availability The Chiefs enter the contest 2-1 after defeating the New York Jets 24-3 Sunday, Oct. 2 Chiefs at Steelers - Heinz Field - 7:30 p.m. CT at Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City forced eight turnovers, including six interceptions by fi ve different Chiefs players. CB Marcus Peters recorded * All times are approximate and subject to change with little or no notice. his second-straight two-interception game after having two at Houston on OC Nagy, DC Sutton and ST Toub will speak to the media Thursday. Sept. 18. He leads the league with four interceptions. KC is +5 in turnover differential, tied for the third-best ranking in the NFL. The Chiefs defense • Opponent conference calls will take place Wednesday. Steelers Head leads the league in red zone touchdown effi ciency, allowing TDs on only 3 Coach Mike Tomlin at 11:55 a.m. CT and QB Roethlisberger (Time TBD). of 13 opponent drives (23.1%) and have recorded four red zone takeaways. BROADCAST INFORMATION Offensively, QB Alex Smith surpassed the 25,000-yard passing mark for his career vs. the Jets on Sunday. He tallied his 27th career 100+ rating game TV Coverage Chiefs FOX Football Radio Network and is now 26-1 in those contests. His 32 wins in three-plus seasons with NBC (KSHB Local) KCFX (101.1 FM) the club are more victories than any other quarterback in franchise history at the same point in their Chiefs careers. TE Travis Kelce leads the team Play-by-Play: Al Michaels Play-by-Play: Mitch Holthus with 17 receptions for 197 yards and one TD. He ranks second in the league Color: Kendall Gammon Analyst: Cris Collinsworth Sideline: Dani Welniak in receiving yards among tight ends. Running back Spencer Ware has re- Sideline: Michele Tafoya corded 387 scrimmage yards (202 rushing, 185 receiving) in the fi rst three weeks of regular season play, the second-highest total in the NFL in 2016. Chiefs Postgame Show KCZZ 1480 AM (Tico Sports) KCFX (101.1 FM) Spanish Radio Broadcast On special teams, K Cairo Santos has hit all seven fi eld goals he’s attempt- KCFX Hosts: Art Hains, Len Dawson, ed this season including a career-long 54-yarder in Week 2. WR Tyreek Dan Israel & Kendall Gammon Hill leads the NFL in punt return yards with nine returns for 127 yards (14.1 Play-by-Play: Enrique Morales Color: Oscar Monterroso avg.). From 2005 to 2016 there isn’t a punter in the NFL that has landed Chiefs Twitter Accounts: @Chiefs more punts inside the 20 yard line than Dustin Colquitt. In his Chiefs career Sideline: Leo Prieto @ChiefsReporter @ChiefsPR he’s landed a franchise record 359 punts inside the opponent 20. Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid is in his fourth season with the club after CHIEFS MEDIA WEBSITE INFORMATION recording 31 wins in his fi rst three seasons, marking the highest combined win total of any head coach in franchise history in his fi rst three years. Reid The Kansas City Chiefs 2016 Media Guide is available on the Chiefs owns 11 postseason appearances in 17 seasons as a head coach. media information website, NFLOMG.com. In 2015, the club introduced an improved interactive online media guide that features an in-game statistics In 2015, Reid’s Chiefs rattled off 10 consecutive regular season wins to fi n- monitoring platform, in addition to the weekly press materials such as ish 11-5 and earn a playoff berth for the second time in his three seasons transcripts, weekly releases, bios, additional stats and more. The club’s with the club. The Chiefs defeated the Houston Texans 30-0 in an AFC Wild guide is updated weekly throughout the season to refl ect the most up-to- Card Game in Houston, marking the team’s fi rst playoff win in 22 years. Reid date information. Media members can also access the Chiefs credential and company advanced to the AFC Divisional Round. The club’s 10 straight application through the site. To login, the username is chiefsmedia and the wins after starting just 1-5 marked the greatest turnaround in a single sea- password is chiefs. son in NFL history. DID YOU KNOW? The team’s 2016 schedule features fi ve games against four playoff teams from the 2015 season, including the defending Super Bowl Champion Den- Chiefs punter Dustin Colquitt is part of a family pedigree of NFL punters. His ver Broncos and the NFC Champion Carolina Panthers. The club’s 2016 father, Craig Colquitt, punted for the Steelers from 1978-84 and won two opponents boasted a combined record of 104-104 (.500) last season. Fol- Super Bowl rings with the club. His brother, Britton, is currently serving as lowing Kansas City’s game in Pittsburgh, the Chiefs will have a Bye Week the Cleveland Browns punter and won a Super Bowl with the Broncos last and then travel to Oakland to face the Raiders on Oct. 16. season. His uncle Jimmy punted for the Seahawks in 1985. Chiefs 1 CHIEFS VS. STEELERS TEAM COMPARISON CHIEFS VS. STEELERS IND. COMPARISON Chiefs Steelers Chiefs Steelers Record 2-1 2-1 PASSING YARDS Division Standing ................................ T-2nd (AFCW) ...........2nd (AFCN) Smith .................................786 Roethlisberger ......................... 816 Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) .............. +5 (T-3rd) .....................-1 (T-19th) RUSHING YARDS Offense (NFL Rank) Ware ...................................202 Williams ................................... 258 Net Yards Per Game ............................ 332.3 (23rd) ........... 354.0 (T-21st) West ................................... 63 Roethlisberger ...........................19 Yards Per Play...................................... 5.19 (25th) ................. 5.31 (22nd) Smith .................................. 14 Toussaint ...................................10 Points Per Game ..................................23.0 (17th) .................. 21.7 (19th) Possession Average ............................ 28:02 (28th) .............. 30:26 (15th) RECEIVING YARDS Net Rushing Yards Per Game .............91.3 (21st) ................ 100.0 (18th) Kelce...................................197 Brown ......................................305 Net Passing Yards Per Game ............. 241.0 (22nd) ............. 254.0 (14th) Ware ...................................185 Coates ..................................... 203 Had Intercepted/Yards......................... 1/0 ..........................................4/28 Maclin .................................166 Rogers..................................... 100 Sacks Allowed/Yards ........................... 9/-63.0 (T-26th) ........ 6/-54.0 (T-11th) Fumbles/Lost ....................................... 4/4 ............................................5/1 POINTS SCORED Third Down Pct. ................................... 34.9% (23rd) ..............47.6% (8th) Santos ................................27 Williams .....................................18 Red Zone TD Pct. .................................50.0% (T-22nd) ..........71.4% (5th) Seven Tied..........................6 Boswell ......................................17 Giveaways ............................................ 5 (T-16th) ...................... 5 (T-16th) Brown ........................................ 12 Defense (NFL Rank) INTERCEPTIONS Net Yards Per Game ............................ 348.0 (T-11th) ........... 407.3 (27th) Peters.................... .............4 Two Tied ...................................... 1 Yards Per Play...................................... 5.12 (11th)................... 6.47 (29th) Four Tied ............................1 Points Per Game ..................................16.3 (6th) .................... 22.0 (14th) Net Rushing Yds/Game .......................123.0 (T-24th) ............... 75.3 (4th) SACKS Net Passing Yards Per Game ............. 225.0 (11th)................332.0 (31st) Three Tied ..........................1.0 Moats ....................................... 1.0 Intercepted By/Yards ........................... 8/102 ........................................2/0 Sacks For/Yards................................... 3/-24 (T-28th) .................. 1/0 (32nd) DEFENSIVE TACKLES Opponent Fumbles/Lost ..................... 3/2 ............................................4/2 Johnson ..............................27 Shazier ...................................... 20 Third Down Pct. ................................... 40.9% (14th) ..............30.6% (4th) March..................................17 Two Tied ....................................16 Red Zone TD Pct. .................................23.1%