NFL Game Preview: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks - Week 12

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Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks - Week 12

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NE DET	45 24
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NO DAL	30 27
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CIN NYJ	10 26
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PIT BUF	19 16
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CAR CLE	23 24
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MIN WAS	17 13
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TEN HOU	0 20
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JAC NYG	20 24
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GB ATL	17 20
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MIA OAK	33 17
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KC SEA	42 24
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PHI CHI	26 31
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STL DEN	36 33
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TB BAL	10 17
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SD IND	36 14
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SF ARI	27 6
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Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Chiefs 24, Seahawks 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Kansas City Chiefs
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 18	Matt Cassel	Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 10	Jamaal Charles	Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 6-50, 1
RB 31	Thomas Jones	Rush: 40, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 8	Dwayne Bowe	Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 86	Terrance Copper	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
WR 87	Chris Chambers	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 28	Leonard Pope	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 16	Ryan Succop	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 12	Defense / ST

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Seattle Seahawks
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 22	Matt Hasselbeck	Pass: 210, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 34	Justin Forsett	Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 41	Marshawn Lynch	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 35	Ben Obomanu	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 63	Deon Butler	Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 68	Mike Williams	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 33	John Carlson	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 11	Olindo Mare	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 19	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Chiefs Club aims for 4th straight win vs. NFC... QB Matt Cassel had 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 115.8 passer rating in past 2. Cassel has 108.9 passer rating since Week 6, 2nd-best in NFL during span (JOE FLACCO, 113.5). Cassel leads NFL w/ 8 TD passes in November... RB Thomas Jones posted 13th career game w/ 2+ rush TDs last week. Since '08, Jones is tied for 3rd in NFL w/ 32 rush TDs (ADRIAN PETERSON, 35). RB Jamaal Charles (848) needs 152 rush yards to reach 1,000 in consecutive seasons (1,120 in '09)... WR Dwayne Bowe has TD catch in 6 consecutive games, longest streak in franchise history. Bowe (11) needs 2 TD rec. to pass CHRIS BURFORD (12 in 1962) for most TD rec. in season in franchise history... Rookie CB Javier Arenas (2nd round, No. 50) led team w/ 8 tackles last week & posted 1st NFL sack... LB Tamba Hali (8) needs 1 sack to surpass career-high of 8.5 in '09.

Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck won last start vs. KC & completed 25 of 36 (69.4 pct.) for 362 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 129.6 rating. Aims for 3rd in row overall with 300+ yards & 100+ rating. Had 366 pass yards last week, most in game since 12/6/04 (414). RB-KR Leon Washington had 274 total yards (102 KR, 71 PR, 67 rush, 34 rec.) & 2 TDs (60-yard rush, 18-yard rec.) in last meeting. Leads NFL with 30.3 KR avg. & ties for lead with 2 KR-TDs. RB Marshawn Lynch had 84 yards on 12 carries (7.0 avg.) in last meeting. RB Justin Forsett had 5 catches last week... WR Mike Williams has 17 catches for 254 yards (127 per game) in past 2. Has 3 games with 10+ receptions in 2010 & is 1st Seahawk with 3 10-catch games in season... Defense ranks 2nd in NFC allowing 39.5 TD pct. (17 TDs, 43 poss.) in red zone. S Earl Thomas had INT last week & leads NFL rookies with 5 INTs. Tied MICHAEL BOULWARE (5) for most by rookie in team history. DE Chris Clemons has 7.5 sacks in past 8. DE Raheem Brock had sack in last game vs. KC (11/18/07 with Ind.). LB Aaron Curry has 2 sacks & 2 FFs in past 3. LB David Hawthorne had INT last week.

Results and Schedule

Kansas City Chiefs
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-13	SD	H	W 21-14	+7
2	2010-09-19	CLE	A	W 16-14	+2
3	2010-09-26	SF	H	W 31-10	+21
4		Bye
5	2010-10-10	IND	A	L 9-19	-10
6	2010-10-17	HOU	A	L 31-35	-4
7	2010-10-24	JAC	H	W 42-20	+22
8	2010-10-31	BUF	H	W 13-10	+3
9	2010-11-07	OAK	A	L 20-23	-3
10	2010-11-14	DEN	A	L 29-49	-20
11	2010-11-21	ARI	H	W 31-13	+18
12	2010-11-28	SEA	A	W 42-24	+18
13	2010-12-05	DEN	H
14	2010-12-12	SD	A
15	2010-12-19	STL	A
16	2010-12-26	TEN	H
17	2011-01-02	OAK	H

Seattle Seahawks
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	SF	H	W 31-6	+25
2	2010-09-19	DEN	A	L 14-31	-17
3	2010-09-26	SD	H	W 27-20	+7
4	2010-10-03	STL	A	L 3-20	-17
5		Bye
6	2010-10-17	CHI	A	W 23-20	+3
7	2010-10-24	ARI	H	W 22-10	+12
8	2010-10-31	OAK	A	L 3-33	-30
9	2010-11-07	NYG	H	L 7-41	-34
10	2010-11-14	ARI	A	W 36-18	+18
11	2010-11-21	NO	A	L 19-34	-15
12	2010-11-28	KC	H	L 24-42	-18
13	2010-12-05	CAR	H
14	2010-12-12	SF	A
15	2010-12-19	ATL	H
16	2010-12-26	TB	A
17	2011-01-02	STL	H

Injury Report

Kansas City Chiefs
Doubtful	CB Brandon Flowers (Foot)
Questionable	OT Branden Albert (Groin) OG Ryan Lilja (Hamstring) WR Dexter McCluster (Ankle) FS Jon McGraw (Head) TE Tony Moeaki (Head)
IR	CB Maurice Leggett (Head, Neck) OLB Cameron Sheffield (Neck) WR Jerheme Urban (Undisclosed)

Seattle Seahawks
Out	DT Colin Cole (Ankle) TE Anthony McCoy (Knee) OG Chester Pitts (Ankle)
Questionable	WR Mike Williams (Foot)
Probable	DE Chris Clemons (Ankle) OG Mike Gibson (Ankle) QB Matt Hasselbeck (Wrist) OC Chris Spencer (Finger) WR Golden Tate (Ankle) MLB Lofa Tatupu (Knee) CB Marcus Trufant (Concussion)
IR	DE Red Bryant (Knee) OG Ben Hamilton (Concussion) OLB Leroy Hill (Achilles) OG Max Unger (Left Toe) OT Ray Willis (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

	KC Offense	SEA Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	27.8	17.8	23.4	KC
Rushing yards	181.8	82.0	112.1	KC
Rushing yards per attempt	5.01	3.51	4.15	KC
Completion %	62.2%	59.0%	61.3%	KC
Passing yards	193.0	220.3	236.8	SEA
Passing yards per completion	11.70	10.73	11.06	KC
Passing yards per attempt	7.27	6.33	6.78	KC
Interceptions	0.0	0.5	1.0	KC
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.5	0.7	KC
Sacks allowed	2.0	1.8	2.1	SEA
3rd down conversions	38.3%	32.2%	39.1%	KC
4th down conversions	45.5%	40.0%	52.3%	KC
Time of possession	33:11	29:51	30:24	KC

Defense Stats Comparison

	KC Defense	SEA Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	22.8	26.3	23.4	KC
Rushing yards	120.5	120.8	112.1	KC
Rushing yards per attempt	4.64	4.68	4.15	KC
Completion %	58.3%	53.4%	61.3%	SEA
Passing yards	248.8	282.0	236.8	KC
Passing yards per completion	11.08	13.88	11.06	KC
Passing yards per attempt	6.46	7.42	6.78	KC
INT return	0.5	0.5	1.0	-
Fumble recoveries	0.3	0.5	0.7	SEA
Sacks	2.0	2.3	2.1	SEA
3rd down conversions	40.0%	32.5%	39.1%	SEA
4th down conversions	50.0%	37.5%	52.3%	SEA
Time of possession	31:34	30:10	30:24	SEA

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	KC	SEA	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	8.6	12.9	10.3	SEA
Yards per kick return	20.8	20.5	21.9	KC
Yards allowed per punt return	11.4	12.4	10.3	KC
Yards allowed per kick return	24.6	23.6	21.9	SEA

Misc Stats Comparison

	KC	SEA	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.8	7.5	6.4	KC
Penalty yards	54.3	71.8	54.2	KC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2010 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Seattle Seahawks
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	5	2000-10-02	SEA	KC	17-24	KC
2000	9	2000-10-29	KC	SEA	24-19	KC
2001	11	2001-11-25	SEA	KC	7-19	KC
2001	17	2002-01-06	KC	SEA	18-21	SEA
2002	12	2002-11-24	KC	SEA	32-39	SEA
2006	8	2006-10-29	SEA	KC	28-35	KC

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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