HOUSTON TEXANS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
WEEK 1 // THURSDAY, SEPT. 10, 2020 // 8:20 PM ET // ARROWHEAD STADIUM // REFEREE: CLETE BLAKEMAN REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: All-time series tied, 5-5 LAST GAME: 10/13/19: Texans 31 at Chiefs 24 STREAKS: Chiefs have won 2 of past 3 LAST GAME AT SITE: 10/13/19 HOUSTON TEXANS LEADERS (2019 STATS) KANSAS CITY CHIEFS - LAST WEEK - Bill O’Brien: 2-2 COACH VS. OPP. Andy Reid: 6-2 23.6/24.1 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 28.2/19.3 362.0 OFFENSE 379.2 Deshaun Watson: 333-495-3852-26-12-98.0 PASSING Patrick Mahomes: 319-484-4031-26-5-105.3 David Johnson (Az.): 94-345-3.7-2 RUSHING Darrel Williams: 41-141-3.4-3 Randall Cobb (Dal.): 55-828-15.1-3 RECEIVING Travis Kelce (TE): 97-1229-12.7-5 388.3 DEFENSE 349.6 Whitney Mercilus: 7.5 SACKS Chris Jones: 9 Many tied: 2 INTs Tyrann Mathieu: 4 0 (22/22) TAKE/GIVE +8 (23/15) Bryan Anger: 46.5 (44.5) (T1L) PUNTING (NET) Tommy Townsend (R): NFL debut in 2020 Ka’imi Fairbairn: 100 (40/45 PAT; 20/25 FG) KICKING Harrison Butker: 147 (1L) (45/48 PAT; 34/38 FG) TEXANS NOTES CHIEFS NOTES • QB DESHAUN WATSON passed for 3,852 yards & 26 TDs last • QB PATRICK MAHOMES passed for 4,031 yards & 26 TDs vs. 5 season for 98 rating & rushed for 413 yards & career-high INTs for 105.3 rating last season & is only QB in NFL with 4,000+ 7 TDs. Has 11 TDs (8 pass, 3 rush) vs. 2 INTs for 99.1 rating in yards, 25+ TD passes & 100+ rating in each of past 2 seasons. 3 career games vs. KC, incl. postseason. Has 24 TDs (21 pass, Won SB LIV MVP, becoming youngest QB to win SB MVP in NFL 3 rush) vs. 3 INTs for 121.1 rating in 8 career primetime games. history. Passed for 321 yards & 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 134.6 rating Aims for 6th in row in primetime with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating. in 2019 Divisional playoff meeting. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Hou. • RB DAVID JOHNSON makes Hou. debut. Had 183 scrimmage with 3+ TD passes & 95+ rating, incl. postseason. yards (98 rush, 85 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in only career • RB CLYDE EDWARDS-HELAIRE was selected in 1st round (32nd game vs. KC (11/11/18 with Az.). Has 416 scrimmage yards (138.7 overall) of 2020 NFL Draft. RB DARREL WILLIAMS had career- per game) in his past 3 vs. AFC West. Has 120+ scrimmage yards high 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) last season. in 6 of his past 7 in primetime. RB DUKE JOHNSON had career- • WR TYREEK HILL had 58 catches for 860 yards & 7 TDs last high 410 rush yards last season. Has 3 TD catches in his past 2 vs. KC. season. Had 5 catches for 80 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. Has • WR WILL FULLER set career highs in catches (49) & rec. yards 5+ catches in 6 of his past 7 at home. Has TD catch in 4 of 5 (670) last season & had 3 rec. TDs. Had 5 catches for 89 yards in career games on Thursday night. WR SAMMY WATKINS had 52 2019 Divisional playoff meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. AFC catches for 673 yards and 3 TDs last season. Had 76 rec. yards West with 5+ catches, incl. postseason. WR BRANDIN COOKS in 2019 Divisional playoff meeting. TE TRAVIS KELCE led all TEs makes Hou. debut. Had 8 catches for 107 yards in his last game in catches (97) & rec. yards (1,229) last season & became 1st TE vs. KC (11/19/18 with LAR). WR RANDALL COBB makes Hou. debut. in NFL history with 1,000+ rec. yards in 4 consec. seasons. Had Had career-high 3 TDs in his last game vs. KC (9/28/15 with 10 catches for 134 yards & 3 TDs in 2019 Divisional playoff meeting. GB). TE DARREN FELLS tied for team lead with career-high 7 TD • DT CHRIS JONES led team with 9 sacks in 13 games last season. catches last season. Had rec. TD in 2019 Divisional playoff meeting. Had FF in his last game vs. Hou. (10/8/17). Has sack in 3 of his • DE J.J. WATT had 4 sacks in 8 games last season. Has sack in 3 of past 4 at home. DE FRANK CLARK had 8 sacks & team-high 3 5 career games vs. KC. Has sack in 3 of past 4 in primetime. LB FFs last season. Aims for 6th in row with sack, incl. postseason. WHITNEY MERCILUS led team with 7.5 sacks & 4 FFs last season. Had career-high 3 sacks in 2019 Divisional playoff meeting. CB LB ZACH CUNNINGHAM led team with 137 tackles last season. TYRANN MATHIEU led team with 12 PD & 4 INTs last season.
TV: NBC (8:20 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (field reporter) ON THE AIRWAVES NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner SIRIUS: 81 (Hou), 83 (KC) | XM: 226 (Hou), 225 (KC)