Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots
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Week 1 Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots Thursday, September 7, 2017 | 8:30 PM ET | Gillette Stadium | Referee: Bill Vinovich REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Chiefs lead all-time series, 17-13-3 LAST GAME: 9/29/14: Patriots 14 at Chiefs 41 STREAKS: Patriots have won 2 of past 3 LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/21/11: Patriots 34, Chiefs 3 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (2016 STATS) NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (2016 STATS) LAST WEEK - LAST WEEK - COACH VS. OPP. Andy Reid: 2-3 COACH VS. OPP. Bill Belichick: 7-3 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 24.3/19.4 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 27.6 (3L)/15.6 (1L) OFFENSE 343.0 OFFENSE 386.3 PASSING Alex Smith: 328-489-3502-15-8-91.2 PASSING Tom Brady: 291-432-3554-28-2-112.2 (2L) RUSHING Charcandrick West: 88-293-3.3-1 RUSHING Mike Gillislee (Buf.): 101-577-5.7-8 RECEIVING Travis Kelce (TE): 85-1125-13.2-4 RECEIVING Brandin Cooks (NO): 78-1173-15.0-8 DEFENSE 368.5 DEFENSE 326.4 SACKS Dee Ford: 10 SACKS Trey Flowers: 7 INTs Marcus Peters: 6 (T2L) INTs Stephon Gilmore (Buf.): 5 TAKE/GIVE +16 (T1L) (33/17) TAKE/GIVE +12 (3L) (23/11) PUNTING (NET) Dustin Colquitt: 45.1 (40.7) PUNTING (NET) Ryan Allen: 44.7 (41.4) KICKING Cairo Santos: 129 (36/39 PAT; 31/35 FG) KICKING Stephen Gostkowski: 127 (46/49 PAT; 27/32 FG) CHIEFS NOTES PATRIOTS NOTES • CHIEFS won AFC West in 2016 for 1st time since 2010. Led • PATRIOTS overcame 25-point defi cit to win 5th Super NFL with 33 takeaways & tied for league lead with +16 TO Bowl title in SB LI. Have won 8 consecutive division titles, differential. Overcame 21-point defi cit in 33-27 OT win vs. most in NFL history. Won 13+ games for 6th time in franchise Chargers on KO Weekend in 2016. history, tying Den. for most in league history. Are 5th team in • QB ALEX SMITH passed for career-high 3,502 yards in NFL history to fi nish .500+ in 16 consecutive seasons. Have 2016. Ranked 3rd in AFC with 67.1 comp. pct. last season. won past 8 home openers on KO Weekend. Has 1,317 rushing yards in 4 seasons with KC, most by QB • QB TOM BRADY won SB LI MVP & set single-game SB in franchise history. Passed for 248 yards & 3 TDs with 0 records in att. (62), comp. (43) & pass yards (466). Has 208 INTs for 144.4 rating in last meeting. career wins (incl. playoffs) as starter, most in NFL history. • RB KAREEM HUNT was selected by KC in 3rd round (No. Led NFL with 14.0 TD/INT ratio (28 TDs, 2 INTs) last season, 86 overall) of 2017 NFL Draft. Rushed for 1,475 yards & 10 highest single-season ratio in NFL history. Ranked 2nd in TDs as senior at Toldeo. NFL with 112.2 rating. Ranks 4th in league annals with 456 • WR TYREEK HILL had 12 TDs (6 rec., 3 rush, 2 PR & 1 career pass TDs & 61,582 pass yards. KR) last season, most by rookie in team history. Joined Hall • RB JAMES WHITE set single-game SB record with 14 of Famer RB GALE SAYERS as only players with 5+ TD catches & scored 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.), tied for most in catches, 3+ rush TDs, PR-TD & KR-TD in single season. single game in SB history. Tied for lead among NFL RBs with TE TRAVIS KELCE led NFL TEs with 1,125 rec. yards & 5 rec. TDs last season. ranked 2nd with 85 catches in 2016. Had 100+ rec. yards in • TE ROB GRONKOWSKI leads NFL TEs with 68 TD 4 consecutive games from Weeks 11-14 last season, tied for catches & ranks 2nd with 6,095 rec. yards since entering longest streak by TE in NFL history. NFL in 2010. Has 3 seasons with 1,000+ rec. yards. WR • S ERIC BERRY tied for NFL lead with 2 INT-TDs in 2016. BRANDIN COOKS makes team debut. Led Saints with Has 5 career INT-TDs, tied for 5th among active players. 1,173 rec. yards in 2016. Had 98-yard TD catch on KO Since 2011, LB JUSTIN HOUSTON ranks 4th in NFL with Weekend with NO in 2016. WR CHRIS HOGAN had 332 60 sacks. DE DEE FORD led team with 10 sacks in 2016. rec. yards & 2 TD catches in 2016 postseason. CB MARCUS PETERS tied for 2nd in NFL with 6 INTs last • CB MALCOLM BUTLER led team with 4 INTs & 17 PD in season. Since entering league in 2015, leads NFL with 14 INTs. 2016. DE TREY FLOWERS led team with 7 sacks last season. ON THE AIRWAVES TV: NBC (8:30 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (Field reporter) NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, Boomer Esiason, Tony Boselli (Field reporter) | SIRIUS: 81 (KC), 83 (NE) | XM: 225 (KC), 83 (NE) Week 1 New York Jets at Buffalo Bills Sunday, September 10, 2017 | 1:00 PM ET | New Era Field | Referee: John Hussey REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Bills lead all-time series, 59-53 LAST GAME: 1/1/17: Bills 10 at Jets 30 STREAKS: Jets have won past 2 LAST GAME AT SITE: 9/15/16: Jets 37, Bills 31 NEW YORK JETS (2016 STATS) BUFFALO BILLS (2016 STATS) LAST WEEK - LAST WEEK - COACH VS. OPP. Todd Bowles: 4-2 COACH VS. OPP. Sean McDermott: 0-0 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 17.2/25.6 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 24.9/23.3 OFFENSE 329.3 OFFENSE 354.1 PASSING Josh McCown (Cle.): 90-165-1100-6-6-72.3 PASSING Tyrod Taylor: 269-436-3023-17-6-89.7 RUSHING Matt Forté: 218-813-3.7-7 RUSHING LeSean McCoy: 234-1267-5.4-13 RECEIVING Robby Anderson: 42-587-14.0-2 RECEIVING Jordan Matthews (Phi.): 73-804-11.0-3 DEFENSE 342.4 DEFENSE 357.0 SACKS Leonard Williams: 7 SACKS Lorenzo Alexander: 12.5 INTs Marcus Williams: 2 INTs Micah Hyde (GB): 3 TAKE/GIVE -20 (14/34) TAKE/GIVE +6 (18/12) PUNTING (NET) Lachlan Edwards: 43.1 (37.3) PUNTING (NET) Colton Schmidt: 42.4 (38.1) KICKING Chandler Catanzaro (Az.): 106 (43/47 PAT; 21/28 FG) KICKING Stephen Hauschka (Sea.): 128 (29/35 PAT; 33/37 FG) JETS NOTES BILLS NOTES • QB JOSH MC COWN signed with NYJ during offseason. • BILLS set franchise record with 29 rush TDs & led NFL in In past 2 starts, has 663 pass yards (331.5 per game) with 3 rush yards per game (164.4) last season. TDs vs. 2 INTs. Aims for 3rd start in row with 300+ pass yards. • QB TYROD TAYLOR is 1 of 6 QBs in NFL history to • RB MATT FORTÉ is 1 of 2 active players in NFL (FRANK have 3,000+ pass yards & 500+ rush yards in consecutive GORE) with 9+ consecutive seasons (9) with 1,000+ seasons. Led all NFL QBs with 580 rush yards in 2016. In scrimmage yards. Is 1 of 7 in NFL history with 800+ rush his last game vs. NYJ (9/15/16), passed for 297 yards with 3 yards in each of 1st 9 seasons. Ranks 4th among active TDs vs. 1 INT for 112.8 rating. RBs with 9,415 rush yards. Had 100 rush yards & 3 TDs • RB LE SEAN MC COY had 13 rush TDs last season, tied in last game at Buf. RB BILAL POWELL led team with for 2nd most in team history. Since 2010, leads NFL with 1,110 scrimmage yards (722 rush, 388 rec.) in 2016. Last 8,317 rush yards & ranks 3rd with 56 rush TDs. Has 5 career season, joined Forté (1,076 scrimmage yards) as only RB seasons with 1,000+ rush yards. duo in team history with 1,000+ scrimmage yards each in • WR JORDAN MATTHEWS is 1 of 5 players in NFL single season. Had 122 rush yards in last meeting. history with 65+ receptions & 800+ rec. yards in each of 1st 3 • WR ROBBY ANDERSON had 587 rec. yards last season, seasons. Has 225 catches since entering NFL in 2014, 10th 7th most among NFL rookies. WR JERMAINE KEARSE most by WR in 1st 3 seasons in NFL history. TE CHARLES makes NYJ debut. Had 41 catches for 510 yards & TD with CLAY is only TE in team history with 50+ catches & 500+ Sea. last season. WR AR DARIUS STEWART was rec. yards in consecutive seasons. WR ZAY JONES was selected by NYJ in 3rd round of 2017 NFL Draft. Led Alabama selected by Buf. in 2nd round (No. 37 overall) of 2017 NFL with 864 rec. yards on 54 catches with 8 TDs in 2016. Draft. Had 399 catches, 4,279 yards & 23 TD catches in 49 • DL LEONARD WILLIAMS led team & tied for 3rd among career games at East Carolina. NFL DTs with 7 sacks last season. DE MUHAMMAD • LB PRESTON BROWN ranked 3rd in AFC with career-high WILKERSON is 1 of 8 NFL DEs since 2012 with 35+ sacks 135 tackles last season. Has 29 tackles in past 2 meetings. (38) & 8+ FFs (9). S JAMAL ADAMS (No. 6 overall) & LB LORENZO ALEXANDER tied for 3rd in NFL with 12.5 S MARCUS MAYE (No. 39) were selected by NYJ in sacks in 2016. Aims for 3rd meeting in row with sack. Since 2017 NFL Draft. LB DEMARIO DAVIS rejoins NYJ after entering NFL in 2011, DT MARCELL DAREUS has 34 1 season with Cle.