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CHIEFS VS. PATRIOTS OCTOBER 14, 2018 Chiefs 1 REGULAR SEASON GAME 6 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 CHIEFS FACE PATRIOTS ON NBC’S SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Kansas City Chiefs (5-0) at New England Patriots (3-2) Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018 • 7:20 p.m. CT • NBC Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, Massachusetts vs. THIS WEEK’S MEDIA AVAILABILITY Date Practice Coach Media Players Tuesday, Oct. 9 No Media Availability Wednesday, Oct. 10 1:20 p.m. Reid 11:45 a.m. 11:45 a.m. The Chiefs travel to Foxborough to face the New England Patriots on Sun- Thursday, Oct. 11 1:20 p.m. Coords. 11:45 a.m. 11:45 a.m. day Night Football. Kickoff on Oct. 14 is slated for 7:20 p.m. The Chiefs en- Friday, Oct. 12 11:45 a.m. Reid 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. ter the contest 5-0 after defeating the Jaguars 30-14 last Sunday at Arrow- Saturday, Oct. 13 No Media Availability head. This will be KC’s fourth road contest in the fi rst six weeks. The Chiefs Sunday, Oct. 14 Chiefs at Patriots - 7:20 p.m. CT are 2-0 against the Patriots in the regular season since 2013, including a 42-27 victory in last year’s season opener at Gillette Stadium (9/7/17). The * All times are approximate and subject to change with little or no notice. Chiefs rank second in the NFL in scoring this season with 175 points over OC Bieniemy, DC Sutton and ST Toub will speak to the media Thursday. fi ve games (35.0 ppg). KC is 23-9 (.719) in AFC West play since 2013 (18-2 since 2015) and has won 37 of its last 47 regular season contests (.787). • New England Head Coach Bill Belichick’s conference call took place on Tuesday morning. If you would like audio from the conference call Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes’ 14 touchdown passes and 19 throws of 25- please email a member of the Chiefs Communications Staff. plus yards lead the league through fi ve weeks of play. He owns a league- best TD/INT ratio +12. TE Travis Kelce ranks third among all NFL tight BROADCAST INFORMATION ends in yards after catch (170). He has caught a pass in 68 consecutive TV Coverage Chiefs FOX Football Radio Network games and has three 100-yard receiving games this season (15 career). NBC (KSHB Local) KCFX (101.1 FM) WR Tyreek Hill ranks fi rst in the NFL with seven catches of 25+ yards. WR Sammy Watkins has 254 yards on 20 catches and a TD. RB Kareem Play-by-Play: Al Michaels Play-by-Play: Mitch Holthus Color: Kendall Gammon Hunt leads the club with 93 rushes for 376 yards with four touchdowns. Cris Collinsworth Analyst: Sideline: Dani Welniak He currently owns the NFL’s longest streak of touches without a fumble Reporter: Michele Tafoya (422 touches). His only career fumble was his fi rst-ever NFL snap from Chiefs Pregame & Postgame Show scrimmage against the Patriots in last year’s season opener. KC’s defense Tico Sports (Kansas City) KCFX (101.1 FM) recorded fi ve turnovers last week, giving the team a +5 turnover differential La Mega 1160 AM / 100.5 FM (eight takeaways and a league-low three giveaways). DL Allen Bailey and Spanish Radio Broadcast Hosts: Art Hains, Dan Israel and Len LB Dee Ford lead the team with 4.0 sacks. Dawson Play-by-Play: Enrique Morales Reid is in his sixth season with the club, recording 58 wins with the Chiefs, Chiefs Twitter Accounts: @Chiefs Color: Oscar Monterroso marking the highest combined win total of any head coach in franchise his- @ChiefsReporter @ChiefsPR Sideline: Leo Prieto tory in that time frame. The Chiefs have made the playoffs four out of the past fi ve years under Reid and earned back-to-back AFC West Champion- CHIEFS MEDIA WEBSITE INFORMATION ships in 2016 and 2017. Reid ranks ninth on the all-time wins chart with 199 victories (regular and postseason combined). In 2017, the Chiefs fi n- The Kansas City Chiefs 2018 Media Guide is available on the Chiefs ished with a 10-6 regular season record and earned the fourth seed in the media information website, NFLOMG.com. In 2015, the club introduced an AFC Playoffs. Rookie RB Kareem Hunt earned the NFL’s rushing title last improved interactive online media guide that features an in-game statistics season with 272 carries for 1,327 yards (4.9 avg.) with eight rushing TDs monitoring platform, in addition to the weekly press materials such as and three receiving touchdowns. WR Tyreek Hill led all KC pass catchers transcripts, weekly releases, bios, additional stats and more. The club’s with 75 receptions for 1,183 yards (15.8 avg.) with seven TDs. TE Travis guide is updated weekly throughout the season to refl ect the most up-to- Kelce had 83 catches for 1,038 yards (12.5 avg.) with eight touchdowns. date information. Media members can also access the Chiefs credential Defensively, the Chiefs had 31.0 team sacks. LB Justin Houston led the application through the site. To login, the username is chiefsmedia and the club with 9.5 sacks and DL Chris Jones had 6.5. The Chiefs owned a +15 password is chiefs. turnover differential last season with 26 takeaways and 11 giveaways. The DID YOU KNOW? 2018 Chiefs feature several new faces. Chiefs GM Brett Veach added WR Sammy Watkins, LB Anthony Hitchens, CB Kendall Fuller and DT Xavier Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid has 199 regular season and postseason Williams among others this offseason to boost the roster. combined wins in his 20 seasons as a head coach in the National Football League. With one more victory, Reid will become just the ninth head coach Next week the Chiefs return to Arrowhead Stadium and will host back-to- in league history to win 200 or more games. The only other current head back home contests against the Bengals (10/21) and Broncos (10/28). coach on that list is Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick with 281 wins. Chiefs 1 CHIEFS VS. PATRIOTS TEAM COMPARISON CHIEFS VS. PATRIOTS IND. COMPARISON Chiefs Patriots Chiefs Patriots Record .................................................. 5-0 ...........................................3-2 PASSING YARDS Division Standing ................................ 1st (AFCW) .................1st (AFCE) Mahomes ............................1,513 Brady ....................................1,259 Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) .............. +5 (T-4th) ....................+1 (T-10th) RUSHING YARDS Hunt ....................................376 Michel ......................................294 Offense (NFL Rank) Mahomes ............................66 White ........................................110 Net Yards Per Game ............................ 413.0 (5th) ............ 357.4 (T-22nd) Watkins ...............................51 Burkhead ...................................86 Yards Per Play...................................... 6.49 (4th) .................... 5.55 (20th) Points Per Game ..................................35.0 (2nd) .................. 26.6 (T-9th) RECEIVING YARDS Hill .......................................425 Gronkowski ............................. 308 Possession Average ............................30:14 (15th) .............. 29:01 (27th) Kelce...................................407 White .......................................270 Net Rushing Yards Per Game .............115.6 (T-11th) ..........113.0 (T-13th) Watkins ...............................254 Dorsett..................................... 190 Net Passing Yards Per Game ............. 297.4 (11th)................244.4 (21st) Had Intercepted/Yards......................... 2/17 ........................................6/56 POINTS SCORED Sacks Allowed/Yards ........................... 6/-26 (T-1st)....................6/-37 (T-1st) Butker .................................43 Gostkowski ................................37 Fumbles/Lost ....................................... 6/1 ............................................4/3 Hunt ....................................30 White .........................................30 Hill .......................................24 Four Tied ...................................12 Third Down Pct. ................................... 45.3% (4th) ...............41.7% (11th) Kelce...................................18 Red Zone TD Pct. .................................76.2% (3rd) ................68.8% (6th) Giveaways ............................................ 3 (T-1st) ........................ 9 (T-23rd) INTERCEPTIONS Parker .................................1 Jones........................................... 1 Defense (NFL Rank) Murray ................................1 Chung.......................................... 1 Net Yards Per Game ............................ 461.8 (32nd) ............. 366.0 (16th) Lucas ..................................1 Bentley ........................................ 1 Jones ..................................1 Gilmore........................................ 1 Yards Per Play...................................... 6.54 (30th) .................. 5.45 (13th) Scandrick ............................1 Jackson .......................................1 Points Per Game ..................................25.8 (20th) .................... 21.6 (9th) Nelson ................................1 Van Noy ....................................... 1 Net Rushing Yds Per Game ................ 118.8 (24th)................114.0 (21st) Net Passing Yards Per Game ............