NFL Game Preview: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs - Week 8

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Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs - Week 8

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BUF KC	10 13
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MIA CIN	22 14
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JAC DAL	35 17
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GB NYJ	9 0
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DEN SF	16 24
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CAR STL	10 20
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WAS DET	25 37
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TEN SD	25 33
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MIN NE	18 28
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SEA OAK	3 33
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TB ARI	38 35
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PIT NO	10 20
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HOU IND	17 30
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Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Chiefs 30, Bills 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Buffalo Bills
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 11	Ryan Fitzpatrick	Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 19	Fred Jackson	Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 41	C.J. Spiller	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 20	Lee Evans	Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 23	Steve Johnson	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 52	Roscoe Parrish	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 26	Shawn Nelson	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 14	Rian Lindell	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 25	Defense / ST

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Kansas City Chiefs
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 13	Matt Cassel	Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 10	Jamaal Charles	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 14	Thomas Jones	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 9	Dwayne Bowe	Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 67	Terrance Copper	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 5	Tony Moeaki	Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 16	Ryan Succop	FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4
DEF 5	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Bills Club aims for 3rd consecutive win at Arrowhead Stadium... QB Ryan Fitzpatrick had career high in passing yards (374) & TDs (4) last week. In past 3, Fitzpatrick has completed 61 of 100 (61.0 pct.) for 722 yards w/ 9 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 104.7 passer rating. Aims for 3rd consecutive game w/ 3 or more TD passes... RB Fred Jackson totaled 213 yards in last game against Chiefs (99 rush, 23 rec., 91 KR)... WR Lee Evans averages 20.8 yards per catch against KC (9 rec., 187 yards). Evans tied career high w/ 3 TD receptions last week & posted 1st 100-yard receiving game of season (105). WR Steve Johnson aims for 5th consecutive game w/ TD catch. WR Roscoe Parrish had career-high 8 receptions at Bal last week... LB Paul Posluszny & S George Wilson each had INT in last game vs. Chiefs... DE Dwan Edwards had 1st sack of season last week... LB Chris Kelsay had sack in last game vs. KC.

Chiefs Club aims for 4-0 start at Arrowhead Stadium after starting 0-4 at home in '09... At home in '10, QB Matt Cassel is 3-0 & has completed 39 of 67 passes (58.2 pct.) for 511 yards w/ 6 TDs vs. 1 INT & 106.0 passer rating... Rush offense had season-high 236 yards last week & is 1st in NFL in' 10, averaging 176.5 yards per game... RB Thomas Jones aims for 3rd straight game w/ 100+ rushing yards against Bills (210, 109). Has 3 rushing TDs in past 4 vs. Buf. RB Jamaal Charles had 143 rushing yards in last game vs. Bills, incl. 76-yard TD run... WR Dwayne Bowe aims for 3rd consecutive game w/ 2 TD receptions. WR Chris Chambers has 7 career TD catches against Buf, most vs. any opponent... Rookie TE Tony Moeaki (3rd round, No. 93) ranks 2nd among NFL rookie TEs w/ 236 receiving yards (AARON HERNANDEZ, 355)... LB Derrick Johnson leads team w/ 49 tackles... LBs Tamba Hali & Mike Vrabel each had sack in last game vs. Bills... Rookie S Eric Berry (1st round, No. 5) recorded 1st career INT vs. Jax in Week 7.

Results and Schedule

Buffalo Bills
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	MIA	H	L 10-15	-5
2	2010-09-19	GB	A	L 7-34	-27
3	2010-09-26	NE	A	L 30-38	-8
4	2010-10-03	NYJ	H	L 14-38	-24
5	2010-10-10	JAC	H	L 26-36	-10
6		Bye
7	2010-10-24	BAL	A	L 34-37	-3
8	2010-10-31	KC	A	L 10-13	-3
9	2010-11-07	CHI	H
10	2010-11-14	DET	H
11	2010-11-21	CIN	A
12	2010-11-28	PIT	H
13	2010-12-05	MIN	A
14	2010-12-12	CLE	H
15	2010-12-19	MIA	A
16	2010-12-26	NE	H
17	2011-01-02	NYJ	A

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
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

Buffalo Bills
Out	OT Cornell Green (Knee)
Questionable	FS Jairus Byrd (Thigh) ILB Keith Ellison (Knee) CB Terrence McGee (Back)
Probable	OT Demetrius Bell (Knee)
IR	OLB Danny Batten (Right Shoulder) WR Marcus Easley (Left Knee)

Kansas City Chiefs
Questionable	OG Ryan Lilja (Hand) WR Dexter McCluster (Ankle)
Probable	DE Alex Magee (Illness)
IR	CB Maurice Leggett (Head, Neck) OLB Cameron Sheffield (Neck) WR Jerheme Urban (Undisclosed)

Offense Stats Comparison

	BUF Offense	KC Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	23.3	26.0	22.2	KC
Rushing yards	123.3	191.7	113.8	KC
Rushing yards per attempt	4.80	4.99	4.20	KC
Completion %	63.0%	61.8%	61.1%	BUF
Passing yards	181.7	183.7	225.1	KC
Passing yards per completion	10.75	11.72	10.87	KC
Passing yards per attempt	6.77	7.24	6.64	KC
Interceptions	1.3	0.3	1.1	KC
Fumbles lost	0.7	0.0	0.8	KC
Sacks allowed	2.3	1.0	2.2	KC
3rd down conversions	38.3%	42.4%	38.6%	KC
4th down conversions	28.6%	62.5%	49.1%	KC
Time of possession	27:33	33:22	30:19	KC

Defense Stats Comparison

	BUF Defense	KC Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	37.0	17.7	22.2	KC
Rushing yards	183.7	84.7	113.8	KC
Rushing yards per attempt	5.00	3.67	4.20	KC
Completion %	66.2%	58.7%	61.1%	KC
Passing yards	215.0	228.7	225.1	BUF
Passing yards per completion	12.10	10.95	10.87	KC
Passing yards per attempt	8.01	6.43	6.64	KC
INT return	0.0	1.0	1.1	KC
Fumble recoveries	1.0	0.3	0.8	BUF
Sacks	1.0	1.3	2.2	KC
3rd down conversions	44.3%	35.8%	38.6%	KC
4th down conversions	50.0%	66.7%	49.1%	BUF
Time of possession	32:29	26:18	30:19	KC

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	BUF	KC	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	7.4	7.6	9.5	KC
Yards per kick return	25.6	21.6	23.1	BUF
Yards allowed per punt return	9.5	8.3	9.5	KC
Yards allowed per kick return	25.6	19.0	23.1	KC

Misc Stats Comparison

	BUF	KC	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.0	5.3	6.4	BUF
Penalty yards	38.3	37.7	55.4	KC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 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 2 to 7 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	12	2000-11-19	BUF	KC	21-17	BUF
2002	11	2002-11-17	BUF	KC	16-17	KC
2003	8	2003-10-26	BUF	KC	5-38	KC
2005	10	2005-11-13	KC	BUF	3-14	BUF
2008	12	2008-11-23	BUF	KC	54-31	BUF
2009	14	2009-12-13	BUF	KC	16-10	BUF

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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