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Wild Card Tennessee Titans (AFC South - 9-7) at Kansas City Chiefs (AFC West - 10-6) Saturday, January 6, 2018 | 4:35 PM ET | Arrowhead Stadium | Referee: Jeff Triplette SERIES HISTORY (INCL. PLAYOFFS) LEADER: Chiefs lead all-time series, 29-22 LAST GAME: 12/18/16: Titans 19 at Chiefs 17 STREAKS: Titans have won both meetings LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/18/16 PLAYOFF SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Chiefs lead all-time series, 2-0 LAST PLAYOFF: 1/16/94: Chiefs 28 at Houston Oilers 20 STREAKS: Chiefs have won both meetings LAST PLAYOFF AT SITE: First meeting in Kansas City TENNESSEE TITANS KANSAS CITY CHIEFS PLAYOFF RECORD 14-19 PLAYOFF RECORD 9-17 LAST WEEK W 15-10 vs. Jacksonville LAST WEEK W 27-24 at Denver VS. COMMON OPP. 1-4 (Hou 1-1; Mia 0-1; Oak 0-1; Pit 0-1) VS. COMMON OPP. 3-2 (Hou 1-0; Mia 1-0; Oak 1-1; Pit 0-1) PTS. FOR/AGAINST 20.9/22.3 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 25.9/21.2 OFFENSE 314.0 OFFENSE 375.4 PASSING Marcus Mariota: 281-453-3232-13-15-79.3 PASSING Alex Smith: 341-505-4042-26-5-104.7 (1L) RUSHING Derrick Henry: 176-744-4.2-5 RUSHING Kareem Hunt (R): 272-1327 (1L)-4.9-8 RECEIVING Delanie Walker (TE): 74-807-10.9-3 RECEIVING Travis Kelce (TE): 83-1038-12.5-8 DEFENSE 328.0 DEFENSE 365.1 SACKS Derrick Morgan: 7.5 SACKS Justin Houston: 9.5 INTs Kevin Byard: 8 (T1L) INTs Marcus Peters: 5 TAKE/GIVE -4 (21/25) TAKE/GIVE +15 (2L) (26/11) PR Adoree’ Jackson (R): 8.5 PR Tyreek Hill: 8.2 KR Adoree’ Jackson (R): 23.1 KR De’Anthony Thomas: 23.5 PUNTING (NET) Brett Kern: 49.7 (1L) (44.6) (1L) PUNTING (NET) Dustin Colquitt: 45.2 (41.1) KICKING Ryan Succop: 136 (31/33 PAT; 35/42 FG) KICKING Harrison Butker (R): 142 (28/28 PAT; 38/42 FG) HEAD COACH: MIKE MULARKEY HEAD COACH: ANDY REID VS. OPP. 2-0 VS. OPP. 1-6 PLAYOFF RECORD 0-0 PLAYOFF RECORD 11-12 TITANS TEAM NOTES CHIEFS TEAM NOTES • TITANS earned 1st playoff berth since 2008. • CHIEFS have won back-to-back division titles for 1st time • TENNESSEE tied for 3rd in AFC with 43 sacks. in franchise history. • TITANS were 1 of 2 teams in NFL (NEW ENGLAND) to • KANSAS CITY ranked 5th in NFL in total offense (375.4 have 3 players with 5+ rush TDs each - RB DE MARCO yards per game) & 6th in scoring (25.9 ppg). MURRAY (6), RB DERRICK HENRY (5) & QB • ANDY REID has led team to playoffs in 3 consecutive MARCUS MARIOTA (5). seasons. Has 11 career postseason victories, 2nd most • MIKE MULARKEY makes postseason head coaching debut. among coaches in 2017 playoffs (BILL BELICHICK, 26). • TITANS had 3 players selected to 2018 Pro Bowl: DT • CHIEFS had 3 players selected to 2018 Pro Bowl: WR- JURRELL CASEY (3rd), P BRETT KERN (1st) & T KR TYREEK HILL (2nd), rookie RB KAREEM HUNT TAYLOR LEWAN (2nd). (1st) & TE TRAVIS KELCE (3rd). ON THE AIRWAVES TV: ESPN/ABC (4:35 PM ET): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden, Lisa Salters (Field reporter), Adam Schefter (Field reporter) WESTWOOD ONE: Dan Miller, Trent Green, Hub Arkush | SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 83 (Ten), 82 (KC) | XM: 88 (WW1), 83 (Ten), 82 (KC) Wild Card Tennessee Titans (AFC South - 9-7) at Kansas City Chiefs (AFC West - 10-6) TITANS NOTES CHIEFS NOTES • QB MARCUS MARIOTA is making 1st career postseason • QB ALEX SMITH led NFL with career-high 104.7 rating start. Is 1 of 5 QBs in NFL history with 9,000+ pass yards & was 1 of 3 QBs (TOM BRADY & DREW BREES) with (9,476) & 900+ rush yards (913) in 1st 3 seasons. Since 4,000+ pass yards (4,042) & fewer than 10 INTs (5). Has entering league in 2015, has 39 TD passes vs. 0 INTs in 3,000+ pass yards & fewer than 10 INTs in 5 consecutive red zone, highest TD/INT ratio in NFL over span. seasons, longest streak in NFL history. Ranked 3rd in NFL • RB DE MARCO MURRAY has 225 scrimmage yards with 67.5 comp. pct. (341 of 505). In 6 career postseason (112.5 per game) & 2 rush TDs in 2 career postseason games, has 12 TD passes vs. 2 INTs for 94.5 rating. games. Leads NFL with 43 rush TDs & ranks 2nd in league • RB KAREEM HUNT led NFL with franchise rookie record with 5,614 rush yards since 2013. Had 141 scrimmage 1,327 rush yards & is 2nd rookie not selected in 1st round yards (89 rush, 52 rec.) in last game vs. KC. RB DERRICK (PAUL ROBINSON in 1968) to lead his league in rush HENRY led team with career-high 744 rush yards. Had 3 yards since 1967. Led all rookies & ranked 3rd in NFL with 65+ yard TDs from scrimmage in 2017, most in NFL. 1,782 scrimmage yards. Aims for 5th in row with rush TD. • TE DELANIE WALKER led team with 74 catches & • TE TRAVIS KELCE led all NFL TEs with 83 catches & 807 rec. yards. Is 1 of 2 NFL TEs (TRAVIS KELCE) with ranked 2nd with 1,038 rec. yards. Is 1 of 2 players in franchise 800+ rec. yards in each of past 4 seasons. WR ERIC history (TONY GONZALEZ) with consecutive seasons DECKER has 30 catches for 415 rec. yards (83 per game) with 80+ catches & 1,000+ rec. yards. Has 75+ rec. yards in with 7 TD catches in his past 5 vs. KC. WR RISHARD 2 of past 3 in postseason. WR-PR TYREEK HILL ranked MATTHEWS had 105 rec. yards in last meeting. 4th in AFC with career-high 1,183 rec. yards. Had 6 50+ yard • LB WESLEY WOODYARD led team with career-high TDs (5 rec., 1 PR), most in NFL. WR ALBERT WILSON 121 tackles. Was 1 of 2 players in NFL (DEMARIO aims for 3rd postseason game in row with TD catch. DAVIS) with 100+ tackles & 5+ sacks (5). LB AVERY • LB JUSTIN HOUSTON led team with 9.5 sacks. Since WILLIAMSON is 1 of 4 in team history with 2+ seasons entering league in 2011, has 69.5 sacks, 5th most in NFL. with 90+ tackles (92) & 3+ sacks (3). S KEVIN BYARD Has 3 sacks in past 3 vs. Ten. CB MARCUS PETERS tied for NFL lead with 8 INTs, 3rd most by safety in team has 4 PD & INT in 3 career playoff games. Is only NFL history. Had league-leading 3 multi-INT games in 2017. player with 5+ INTs in each of past 3 seasons. Since Rookie CB ADOREE’ JACKSON was only NFL CB with entering league in 2015, leads league with 19 INTs & 55 70+ tackles (70) & 15+ PD (17). DT JURRELL CASEY PD. S DANIEL SORENSEN was 1 of 5 NFL safeties had 6 sacks, his 5th consecutive season with 5+ sacks. with 80+ tackles (88), sack (1.5) & INT (1). SACKS BY AFC DTs INTERCEPTIONS Geno Atkins (Cin) .....................9 KEVIN BYARD (TEN) ............8 RUSH YARDS PASSER RATING Malik Jackson (Jax) ..................8 Darius Slay (Det) .....................8 KAREEM HUNT (KC) ......1,327 ALEX SMITH (KC) ..........104.7 JURRELL CASEY (TEN) .........6 A.J. Bouye (Jax) .......................6 Todd Gurley (LAR) ..............1,305 Drew Brees (NO) ................103.9 Ndamukong Suh (Mia) ...........4.5 Eric Weddle (Bal) .....................6 Le’Veon Bell (Pit) ............... 1,291 Tom Brady (NE) .................102.8 Wild Card Atlanta Falcons (NFC South - 10-6) at Los Angeles Rams (NFC West - 11-5) Saturday, January 6, 2018 | 8:15 PM ET | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Referee: Ed Hochuli SERIES HISTORY (INCL. PLAYOFFS) LEADER: Rams lead all-time series, 47-29-2 LAST GAME: 12/11/16: Falcons 42 at Rams 14 STREAKS: Falcons have won past 4 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/11/16 PLAYOFF SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Falcons lead all-time series, 1-0 LAST PLAYOFF: 1/15/05: Rams 17 at Falcons 47 STREAKS: Falcons won only meeting LAST PLAYOFF AT SITE: First meeting in Los Angeles ATLANTA FALCONS LOS ANGELES RAMS PLAYOFF RECORD 9-13 PLAYOFF RECORD 19-24 LAST WEEK W 22-10 vs. Carolina LAST WEEK L 34-13 vs. San Francisco VS. COMMON OPP. 3-2 (Dal 1-0; Min 0-1; NO 1-1; Sea 1-0) VS. COMMON OPP. 3-2 (Dal 1-0; Min 0-1; NO 1-0; Sea 1-1) PTS. FOR/AGAINST 22.1/19.7 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 29.9 (1L)/20.6 OFFENSE 364.8 OFFENSE 361.5 PASSING Matt Ryan: 342-529-4095-20-12-91.4 PASSING Jared Goff: 296-477-3804-28-7-100.5 RUSHING Devonta Freeman: 196-865-4.4-7 RUSHING Todd Gurley: 279-1305 (2L)-4.7-13 (1L) RECEIVING Julio Jones: 88-1444 (2L)-16.4-3 RECEIVING Todd Gurley (RB): 64-788-12.3-6 DEFENSE 318.4 DEFENSE 339.6 SACKS Adrian Clayborn: 9.5 SACKS Aaron Donald: 11 INTs Deion Jones: 3 INTs Mark Barron, Lamarcus Joyner: 3 TAKE/GIVE -2 (16/18) TAKE/GIVE +7 (28/21) PR Andre Roberts: 7.4 PR Pharoh Cooper: 12.5 (2L) KR Andre Roberts: 22.6 KR Pharoh Cooper: 27.4 (1L) PUNTING (NET) Matt Bosher: 44.9 (40.8) PUNTING (NET) Johnny Hekker: 47.9 (44.3) (2L) KICKING Matt Bryant: 137 (35/35 PAT; 34/39 FG) KICKING Sam Ficken: 10 (4/5 PAT; 2/3 FG) HEAD COACH: DAN QUINN HEAD COACH: SEAN MCVAY VS.