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CHIEFS VS. PATRIOTS October 4, 2020 Chiefs 1 CHIEFS TAKE ON PATRIOTS AT ARROWHEAD STADIUM Kansas City Chiefs (3-0) vs. New England Patriots (2-1) Sunday, October 4, 2020 • 3:25 p.m. CT • CBS vs. Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, Missouri THIS WEEK’S MEDIA AVAILABILITY Date Practice Coach Media Players Tuesday, Sept. 29 No Media Availability Wednesday, Sept. 30 1:20 p.m. Reid 11:45 a.m. 11:45 a.m. The Kansas City Chiefs return to Arrowhead Stadium after back-to-back Thursday, Oct. 1 1:20 p.m. Assts. 11:45 a.m. 11:45 a.m. road wins to face the New England Patriots on Sunday, Oct. 4. Kickoff on Friday, Oct. 2 11:45 a.m. Reid 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. CBS is slated for 3:25 p.m. CT. On Monday, the Chiefs defeated the Ravens Saturday, Oct. 3 No Media Availability 34-20 at M&T Bank Stadium. Kansas City’s off ense racked up a season- Sunday, Oct. 4 KC vs. NE - Arrowhead Stadium - 3:25 p.m. high 517 total yards while the defense only allowed Baltimore 228 total yards. QB Patrick Mahomes tallied 385 passing yards, four passing TDs * All times are approximate and subject to change with little or no notice. and one rushing TD in the contest. All availabilities will be held via Zoom. The Chiefs enter Sunday’s game riding a franchise record 12-game win • Chiefs assistant coaches will be made available to the Kansas City streak (including playoff s). KC’s last loss was at the Titans in Week 10 (32- media on Thursday. 35). For the fi rst time in 50 years, the 2019 Kansas City Chiefs returned to the Super Bowl, defeating the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV in Miami on Feb. 2, 2020. The Chiefs were crowned AFC Champions after a BROADCAST INFORMATION 35-24 victory over the Tennessee Titans at Arrowhead Stadium, earning the TV Coverage Chiefs Radio Network Lamar Hunt Trophy for the fi rst time in franchise history. The Chiefs have CBS (KCTV5 Local) WDAF (106.5 FM) hosted the conference title game the last two seasons. KC has qualifi ed for the postseason six out of seven seasons under Head Coach Andy Reid and Play-by-Play: Jim Nantz Play-by-Play: Mitch Holthus Color: Danan Hughes have won four-consecutive AFC West titles. KC has tallied a 33-10 (.767) Analyst: Tony Romo mark against AFC West opponents since 2013, including victories in 28 of Sideline: Josh Klingler Sideline: Tracy Wolfson the last 30 meetings (.933). The Chiefs hold a 49-14 (.778) record against Chiefs Pregame & Postgame Show AFC opponents dating back to 2015. Tico Sports (Kansas City) WDAF (106.5 FM) & KCSP (610 AM) Real Country 1030 AM (KCWJ) Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid owns 225 career victories (regular and Hosts: Art Hains and Dan Israel Spanish Radio Broadcast postseason combined). He ranks sixth on the NFL’s all-time wins list. In National Radio Broadcast eight seasons with the club, Reid has tallied 80 regular season wins. NFL/ Sports USA Play-by-Play: Enrique Morales Super Bowl MVP QB Patrick Mahomes has recorded 10,310 yards, 85 touchdowns and only 18 INTs (+67 TD/INT diff erential) in his career. In 34 Color: Oscar Monterroso Chiefs Twitter Accounts: @Chiefs games, he’s notched 19 300+ passing yard performances. Mahomes only Sideline: Hannah Bassham @KCChiefs_Matt @ChiefsPR threw fi ve INTs last season in 484 pass attempts. TE Travis Kelce owns 19 games with 100+ receiving yards and has caught at least one pass in 98 CHIEFS MEDIA WEBSITE INFORMATION consecutive games. Kelce eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards again last year, The Kansas City Chiefs 2020 Media Guide is available on the Chiefs becoming the fi rst tight end in NFL history to do so in four-straight seasons. media information website, NFLOMG.com. In 2015, the club introduced an Since entering the league in 2016, WR Tyreek Hill is tied for fi rst among all improved interactive online media guide that features an in-game statistics NFL pass catchers with 55 receptions of 25+ yards. In his seventh NFL sea- monitoring platform, in addition to the weekly press materials such as son, WR Sammy Watkins has averaged 14.7 yards per catch in his career. transcripts, weekly releases, bios, additional stats and more. The club’s Defensively, the Chiefs are the only team in the NFL to not give up more guide is updated weekly throughout the season to refl ect the most up-to- than 20 points in their fi rst three games this season. KC ranks second in the date information. Media members can also access the Chiefs credential AFC and sixth in the NFL this season in sacks (10.0). Last year the Chiefs application through the site. To login, the username is chiefsmedia and the added several new faces, including Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnu- password is chiefs. olo, S Tyrann Mathieu and DE Frank Clark. Mathieu recorded four INTs, 12 DID YOU KNOW? passes defensed and 2.0 sacks last season and Clark had one interception, 8.0 sacks, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. DT Chris Jones Last week, after a 385-yard passing performance against the Ravens, led the team with 9.0 sacks. The Chiefs had 45.0 sacks last season, 16 INTs Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes became the fastest player in NFL history to and 12 forced fumbles. KC forced 23 turnovers in 2019 (16 INTs, seven eclipse 10,000 passing yards. It took Mahomes 34 career games to hit the fumble recoveries). On special teams, K Harrison Butker has made 101 of mark, surpasssing Pro Football Hall of Famer Kurt Warner who accom- his 113 career fi eld goal attempts (89.4%) and 146 of 155 PATs (94.2%). plished it in 36 games. CHIEFS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION Ted Crews Vice President of Communications (816) 920-4359 [email protected] .com Brad Gee Director of Football Communications (816) 920-4349 [email protected] .com Luke Shanno Corporate Communications Manager (816) 920-4351 [email protected] .com Cydney Ricker Manager of Football Comm. & Admin. (816) 920-4352 [email protected] .com Jordan Trgovac Communications Assistant (816) 920-4353 [email protected] .com Jordan Colquitt Communications Seasonal Assistant (816) 920-4403 [email protected] .com Tristan Vitale Communications Seasonal Assistant (816) 920-4355 [email protected] .com Chiefs 1 CHIEFS VS. PATRIOTS TEAM COMPARISONS CHIEFS VS. PATRIOTS IND. COMPARISONS Chiefs Patriots Chiefs Patriots Record .................................................. 3-0 ...........................................2-1 PASSING YARDS Mahomes ............................898 Newton ....................................714 Division Standing ................................ 1st (AFCW) ............... 2nd (AFCE) .............. +2 (T-9th) .....................+4 (T-2nd) Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) RUSHING YARDS Edwards-Helaire .................240 Michel ......................................173 Off ense (NFL Rank) Mahomes ............................80 Newton ....................................149 Net Yards Per Game ............................ 433.3 (5th) .................. 409.0 (8th) Hill .......................................34 Burkhead ...................................83 Thompson...........................32 Taylor......................................... 70 Yards Per Play...................................... 6.2 (7th) .......................... 6.1 (8th) Points Per Game ..................................30.3 (T-4th) ...............29.0 (T-11th) RECEIVING YARDS Possession Average ............................31:03 (11th)................. 32:43 (6th) Kelce...................................227 Edelman ..................................259 Net Rushing Yards Per Game .............141.0 (9th) ...................178.0 (1st) Hill .......................................222 Harry ....................................... 145 Net Passing Yards Per Game ............. 292.3 (4th) ............... 231.0 (22nd) Watkins ...............................155 Byrd ...........................................99 Hardman .............................117 Burkhead ...................................96 Had Intercepted/Yards......................... 0/0 ..........................................2/24 Sacks Allowed/Yards ...........................2/-21 (T-1st) ..............5/-21 (T-8th) POINTS SCORED Fumbles/Lost ....................................... 1/1 ............................................2/1 Butker .................................23 Newton ......................................24 Third Down Pct. ................................... 58.5% (1st) ...............45.5% (11th) Hill .......................................18 Folk ........................................... 21 Red Zone TD Pct. .................................70.0% (T-10th) .........60.0% (18th) Kelce...................................12 Burkhead ...................................18 Hardman .............................8 Four Tied .....................................6 ............................................ 1 (T-2nd) ......................... 3 (T-9th) Giveaways INTERCEPTIONS Defense (NFL Rank) Sneed .................................2 Phillips .........................................1 Net Yards Per Game ............................ 355.7 (11th)............ 357.7 (T-12th) Gilmore........................................ 1 D. McCourty ................................ 1 Yards Per Play...................................... 5.6 (16th) ...................... 6.2 (25th) J. Jackson ................................... 1 Points Per Game ..................................20.0 (6th) .....................22.0 (11th) Net Rushing Yards Per Game .............153.0 (27th) .............. 122.3 (19th) SACKS Net Passing Yards Per Game ............. 202.7 (4th) .................235.3 (11th) Jones