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WEEK 1 // THURSDAY, SEPT. 10, 2020 // 8:20 PM ET // // 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. : 6-2 23.6/24.1 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 28.2/19.3 362.0 OFFENSE 379.2 : 333-495-3852-26-12-98.0 PASSING : 319-484-4031-26-5-105.3 David Johnson (Az.): 94-345-3.7-2 RUSHING : 41-141-3.4-3 Randall Cobb (Dal.): 55-828-15.1-3 RECEIVING (TE): 97-1229-12.7-5 388.3 DEFENSE 349.6 : 7.5 SACKS Chris Jones: 9 Many tied: 2 INTs : 4 0 (22/22) TAKE/GIVE +8 (23/15) Bryan Anger: 46.5 (44.5) (T1L) PUNTING (NET) (R): NFL debut in 2020 Ka’imi Fairbairn: 100 (40/45 PAT; 20/25 FG) KICKING : 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 had career- • WR 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 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 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 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 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: , SIRIUS: 81 (Hou), 83 (KC) | XM: 226 (Hou), 225 (KC)