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December 8, 2016 VS. Chiefs 1 REGULAR SEASON GAME 13 Chiefs COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Contact Information Ted Crews Vice President of Communications (816) 920-4359 [email protected]fl .com Brad Gee Director of Football Communications (816) 920-4349 [email protected]fl .com Luke Shanno Corporate Communications Manager (816) 920-4351 [email protected]fl .com Cydney Ricker Communications Coordinator (816) 920-4352 [email protected]fl .com Simon Noel Football Communications Assistant (816) 920-4403 [email protected]fl .com CHIEFS FACE DIVISION RIVAL RAIDERS ON THURSDAY NIGHT Kansas City Chiefs (9-3) vs. Oakland Raiders (10-2) Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016 • 7:25 p.m. CT Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, Mo. • NBC/NFLN vs. THIS WEEK’S MEDIA AVAILABILITY Date Practice Coach Media Players Tuesday, Dec. 6 1:45 p.m. A. Reid 11:40 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7 No Media Availability The Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Oakland Raiders in a Thursday Night Football matchup on Dec. 8. Kickoff at Arrowhead Stadium is slated Thursday, Dec. 8 Chiefs vs. Raiders - Arrowhead - 7:25 p.m. for 7:25 p.m. The Chiefs defeated the Raiders 26-10 in their fi rst meeting Friday, Dec. 9 No Media Availability this season in Oakland on Oct. 16. KC has won its last six December games Saturday, Dec. 10 No Media Availability dating back to 2014. Since 2013 the Chiefs are 21-8 in home games, includ- ing 10 wins in their last 11 home contests (includes London game in 2015). Sunday, Dec. 11 No Media Availability Kansas City is 3-0 against AFC West opponents this season. • Opponent conference calls will take place Monday and Tuesday. Derek The Chiefs enter the game 9-3 after defeating the Atlanta Falcons 29-28 Carr on Monday at 6:40 p.m. Jack Del Rio on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. It was KC’s fi fth-consecutive road win this season. Kansas City owns a +14 turnover differential this season (25 takeaways, 11 giveaways), the best mark in the NFL. The Chiefs have scored 79 points off turnovers, BROADCAST INFORMATION the second-best total in the NFL (DEN-103), and have forced a league-best seven red zone takeaways. KC is tied for the league lead in miscellaneous TV Coverage Chiefs FOX Football Radio Network touchdowns scored with six (four INTs, one fumble, one kickoff return) in- NBC/NFLN/Twitter KCFX (101.1 FM) cluding two pick-sixes by S Eric Berry. CB Marcus Peters is tied for second (KSHB Local) Play-by-Play: Mitch Holthus in the NFL with fi ve interceptions, 16 passes defensed and three fumble Color: Len Dawson recoveries. The Chiefs defense is allowing an average of only 20.2 points Play-by-Play: Al Michaels Sideline: Kendall Gammon per game. LB Dee Ford has 10.0 sacks this season, which ties for the third- Analyst: Cris Collinsworth best sack total in the league. LB Justin Houston has 4.0 sacks in his last Sideline: Heather Cox Chiefs Postgame Show two games. LB Derrick Johnson leads the team with 89 tackles (69 solo). KCFX (101.1 FM) Offensively, tight end Travis Kelce leads the club with 65 receptions for 815 KCZZ 1480 AM (Tico Sports) yards and three TDs. WR Tyreek Hill has 50 receptions for 481 yards and Spanish Radio Broadcast KCFX Hosts: Art Hains, Len Dawson, seven total TDs (fi ve receiving, one rushing, one kickoff return). RB Spen- Dan Israel, Kendall Gammon & Dani Welniak cer Ware has 734 rushing yards and 395 receiving yards in 2016. QB Alex Play-by-Play: Enrique Morales Smith has completed 250 passes for 2,567 yards with 11 touchdowns and Color: Oscar Monterroso Chiefs Twitter Accounts: @Chiefs four interceptions. Smith owns a 67.4 completion percentage and 92.5 rat- Sideline: Leo Prieto @ChiefsReporter @ChiefsPR ing. He has 10 career rushing touchdowns and is 9-1 in those contests. Smith needs just 18 rushing yards to become the franchise’s all-time lead- CHIEFS MEDIA WEBSITE INFORMATION ing rusher among QBs. On special teams, Tyreek Hill leads the league in punt return yards (374). K Cairo Santos is 25 of 28 on fi eld goal attempts, The Kansas City Chiefs 2016 Media Guide is available on the Chiefs including two game-winning kicks (at CAR & DEN). P Dustin Colquitt is tied media information website, NFLOMG.com. In 2015, the club introduced an for fourth in the NFL with 27 punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard line. improved interactive online media guide that features an in-game statistics monitoring platform, in addition to the weekly press materials such as Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid moved up the all-time wins chart with his transcripts, weekly releases, bios, additional stats and more. The club’s 181st victory (regular and postseason combined) last week. He trails only guide is updated weekly throughout the season to refl ect the most up-to- Bill Belichick (256) among active coaches for most combined wins. Reid date information. Media members can also access the Chiefs credential owns 41 victories in his fi rst four seasons (regular and postseason com- application through the site. To login, the username is chiefsmedia and the bined) with the Chiefs, marking the highest win total of any head coach in password is chiefs. franchise history in his fi rst four years. Reid owns 11 postseason appear- ances in 17 seasons as a head coach. In 2015, Reid’s Chiefs rattled off 10 DID YOU KNOW? consecutive regular season wins to fi nish 11-5 and earn a playoff berth for • Since Head Coach Andy Reid’s arrival in Kansas City in 2013, the Chiefs the second time in his three seasons with the club. The club’s 10 straight are 6-1 against the Raiders, including a perfect 3-0 at Arrowhead Stadium. wins after starting just 1-5 marked the greatest turnaround in a single sea- son in NFL history. Reid has had winning streaks of fi ve games or more in • The Chiefs have won 10 of their last 11 AFC West Division contests and each of his seasons in KC (nine in 2013, fi ve in 2014, 10 in 2015 & fi ve in are currently in the midst of an eight-game division winning streak, tied with 2016). the Texans for the longest current streak in the NFL. Chiefs 1 CHIEFS VS. RAIDERS TEAM COMPARISON CHIEFS VS. RAIDERS IND. COMPARISON Chiefs Raiders Chiefs Raiders Record .................................................. 9-3 .........................................10-2 PASSING YARDS Division Standing ................................ 2nd (AFCW) ...............1st (AFCW) Smith .................................2,567 Carr ...................................... 3,375 Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) .............. +14 (1st) ........................ +12 (3rd) RUSHING YARDS Offense (NFL Rank) Ware ...................................734 Murray ..................................... 553 Net Yards Per Game ............................ 333.3 (24th) ................ 391.7 (5th) West ...................................191 Richard ....................................357 Yards Per Play...................................... 5.37 (19th) .................... 5.93 (6th) Hill .........................................87 Washington .............................302 Points Per Game ..................................23.4 (15th) .................... 28.8 (3rd) Possession Average ............................ 29:26 (22nd) ............... 31:21 (4th) RECEIVING YARDS Net Rushing Yards Per Game .............98.8 (25th) ...................114.6 (7th) Kelce...................................815 Cooper ....................................981 Net Passing Yards Per Game ............. 234.6 (21st) ................ 277.1 (4th) Hill .......................................481 Crabtree ..................................785 Had Intercepted/Yards......................... 4/95 ........................................5/36 Ware ...................................395 Roberts.................................... 332 Sacks Allowed/Yards ........................... 29/-162 (T-21st) ............. 12/-50 (1st) Fumbles/Lost ....................................... 12/7 ........................................10/4 POINTS SCORED Third Down Pct. ................................... 34.6% (28th) ............39.1% (17th) Santos ................................99 Janikowski ...............................101 Red Zone TD Pct. .................................45.0% (30th) ..............64.3% (7th) Hill .......................................42 Murray .......................................66 Giveaways ............................................ 11 (9th)............................ 9 (T-4th) Ware ...................................30 Crabtree .................................... 44 Defense (NFL Rank) INTERCEPTIONS Net Yards Per Game ............................ 384.9 (28th) .............. 389.7 (29th) Peters.................... .............5 Nelson ......................................... 3 Yards Per Play...................................... 5.73 (21st) ................. 6.17 (32nd) Berry ...................................3 Two Tied ...................................... 2 Points Per Game ..................................20.2 (9th) .................... 24.9 (23rd) Sorensen ............................2 Four Tied ..................................... 1 Net Rushing Yds/Game .......................121.9 (27th) .............. 124.8 (29th) Net Passing Yards Per Game ............. 263.0 (23rd) .............. 264.8 (24th) SACKS Intercepted By/Yards ........................... 14/235 ................................ 11/114 Ford ....................................10.0 Mack....................................... 10.0 Sacks For/Yards................................... 26/-154 (T-14th) .... 21/-125 (T-26th) Houston ................................4.0 Irvin .........................................