NFL Game Preview: San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs - Week 3

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San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs - Week 3

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ATL NO	27 24
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PIT TB	38 13
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SF KC	10 31
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TEN NYG	29 10
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DET MIN	10 24
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DAL HOU	27 13
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CLE BAL	17 24
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CIN CAR	20 7
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BUF NE	30 38
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PHI JAC	28 3
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WAS STL	16 30
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OAK ARI	23 24
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SD SEA	20 27
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IND DEN	27 13
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NYJ MIA	31 23
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GB CHI	17 20
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

San Francisco 49ers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 13	Alex Smith	Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 4	Frank Gore	Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 36	Josh Morgan	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 44	Michael Crabtree	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 2	Vernon Davis	Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
K 19	Joe Nedney	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3

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Kansas City Chiefs
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 31	Matt Cassel	Pass: 190, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 23	Jamaal Charles	Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 36	Thomas Jones	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 47	Dwayne Bowe	Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 60	Chris Chambers	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 86	Dexter McCluster	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 22	Tony Moeaki	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 22	Ryan Succop	FG: 1/2 XP: 2/2

Game Notes

49ers Team is 8-0 when QB Alex Smith starts & has rating of 96+. Passed for 275 yards last week & completed 71.9 pct. (23 of 32), 5th time Smith has posted 70+ comp. pct. as starter... RB Frank Gore rushed for 112 yards vs. NO & set franchise record with 21st 100-yard game. Had 168 scrimmage yards (112 rush, 56 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) last week. Since 2006, has 6,904 scrimmage yards (5,103 rush, 1,801 rec.), 2nd most in NFL. Aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with TD (2 rush & 1 rec. TD in past 3). Rookie RB Anthony Dixon (6th round) scored 2-yard TD on 1st career carry last week... TE Vernon Davis has 26 catches for 284 yards & 5 TDs in past 4 vs. AFC. Had 4 catches for 78 yards vs. Saints & 2-pt. conversion. Leads NFC TEs with 12 receptions & ranks 2nd with 151 rec. yards... LB Patrick Willis had sack last week, his 10th of career. DT Justin Smith has started 141 games in row, longest active streak by DL. Has 4 sacks in past 2 vs. KC & aims for 3rd meeting in row with sack. LB Parys Haralson has 4.5 sacks in past 8 vs. AFC. LB Ahmad Brooks had sack last week.

Chiefs Club aims for consecutive home wins for 1st time since 12/31/06-9/23/07... Chiefs aim for 1st 3-0 start since 2003... Dating back to '09, club aims for 4th consecutive win... QB Matt Cassel is 5-3 as starter against NFC & has completed 157 of 267 yards (58.8 pct.) for 1,795 yards w/12 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 87.8 passer rating... Rush offense ranks 3rd in AFC & 5th in NFL w/137.5 yards per game... In past 2 against SF, RB Thomas Jones is averaging 5.1 rush yards per carry (33 att., 167 yards, 2 TDs)... In past 3 at home, RB Jamaal Charles is averaging 129.7 rush yards per game (389 total)... In past 2 against NFC, WR Dwayne Bowe averages 91.5 receiving yards per game (183 total)... Rookie TE Tony Moeaki (3rd round, No. 93) registered 1st downs on 5 of 8 receptions this season (62.5 pct.)... CB Brandon Flowers posted INT-TD return last week (2nd of career). Flowers has 2 INTs in past 3 against NFC... LB Mike Vrabel had 1 FF vs. Browns... DE Glenn Dorsey posted 4th career FR last week... DE Wallace Gilberry posted 1st sack of '10 vs. Clev.

Results and Schedule

San Francisco 49ers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	SEA	A	L 6-31	-25
2	2010-09-20	NO	H	L 22-25	-3
3	2010-09-26	KC	A	L 10-31	-21
4	2010-10-03	ATL	A
5	2010-10-10	PHI	H
6	2010-10-17	OAK	H
7	2010-10-24	CAR	A
8	2010-10-31	DEN	H
9		Bye
10	2010-11-14	STL	H
11	2010-11-21	TB	H
12	2010-11-29	ARI	A
13	2010-12-05	GB	A
14	2010-12-12	SEA	H
15	2010-12-16	SD	A
16	2010-12-26	STL	A
17	2011-01-02	ARI	H

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
6	2010-10-17	HOU	A
7	2010-10-24	JAC	H
8	2010-10-31	BUF	H
9	2010-11-07	OAK	A
10	2010-11-14	DEN	A
11	2010-11-21	ARI	H
12	2010-11-28	SEA	A
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

Injury Report

San Francisco 49ers
Out	OC Eric Heitmann (Fibula)
Doubtful	WR Ted Ginn Jr. (Knee) CB William James (Ankle)
Questionable	ILB Takeo Spikes (Knee)
Probable	RB Anthony Dixon (Back)

Kansas City Chiefs
Doubtful	DE Tyson Jackson (Knee) OT Ryan O'Callaghan (Groin)
Probable	DE Wallace Gilberry (Back) OLB Tamba Hali (Foot) FS Jon McGraw (Hamstring)
IR	CB Maurice Leggett (Head, Neck) OLB Cameron Sheffield (Neck) WR Jerheme Urban (Undisclosed)

Offense Stats Comparison

	SF Offense	KC Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	14.0	18.5	19.5	KC
Rushing yards	95.5	137.5	105.0	KC
Rushing yards per attempt	4.24	4.23	3.86	SF
Completion %	63.6%	52.0%	61.2%	SF
Passing yards	244.5	117.0	215.3	SF
Passing yards per completion	9.98	9.00	10.53	SF
Passing yards per attempt	6.35	4.68	6.45	SF
Interceptions	2.0	1.0	1.1	KC
Fumbles lost	1.0	0.0	0.8	KC
Sacks allowed	1.0	1.0	2.1	-
3rd down conversions	25.0%	23.1%	37.6%	SF
4th down conversions	66.7%	50.0%	43.1%	SF
Time of possession	30:03	27:53	30:13	SF

Defense Stats Comparison

	SF Defense	KC Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	28.0	14.0	19.5	KC
Rushing yards	63.5	91.0	105.0	SF
Rushing yards per attempt	2.70	3.31	3.86	SF
Completion %	75.4%	54.3%	61.2%	KC
Passing yards	201.0	253.0	215.3	SF
Passing yards per completion	8.74	13.32	10.53	SF
Passing yards per attempt	6.59	7.23	6.45	SF
INT return	0.5	0.5	1.1	-
Fumble recoveries	0.0	1.0	0.8	KC
Sacks	1.5	1.5	2.1	-
3rd down conversions	44.0%	28.6%	37.6%	KC
4th down conversions	0.0%	33.3%	43.1%	SF
Time of possession	29:58	32:08	30:13	SF

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	SF	KC	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	9.3	18.4	8.9	KC
Yards per kick return	16.3	19.5	22.3	KC
Yards allowed per punt return	10.0	6.3	8.9	KC
Yards allowed per kick return	24.7	11.7	22.3	KC

Misc Stats Comparison

	SF	KC	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	6.5	3.5	6.2	KC
Penalty yards	50.0	32.5	52.1	KC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2010 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

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Team vs. Team History

San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	11	2000-11-12	KC	SF	7-21	SF
2002	10	2002-11-10	KC	SF	13-17	SF
2006	4	2006-10-01	SF	KC	0-41	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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