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Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins - Week 3
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

TB
ATL		 14
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BAL
CLE		 23
 21
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TEN
CIN		 7
 33
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SD
BUF		 22
 10
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OAK
NE		 9
 16
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MIN
NO		 9
 20
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IND
JAC		 44
 17
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HOU
NYG		 17
 30
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GB
DET		 7
 19
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DAL
STL		 34
 31
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WAS
PHI		 34
 37
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SF
ARI		 14
 23
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KC
MIA		 34
 15
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DEN
SEA		 20
 26
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PIT
CAR		 37
 19
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CHI
NYJ		 27
 19
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Dolphins 24, Chiefs 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
Kansas City Chiefs
Rank  Player Projections
QB 20 Alex Smith Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 25, 0
RB 6 Knile Davis Rush: 75, 1 TD Rec: 3-25, 0
 RB 44 Jamaal Charles Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 66 Cyrus Gray Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 46 Dwayne Bowe Rec: 4-55, 0 TD
WR 62 Donnie Avery Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 96 Junior Hemingway Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 12 Travis Kelce Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
TE 24 Anthony Fasano Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 31 Cairo Santos FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 24 Defense / ST  
 
Miami Dolphins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 14 Ryan Tannehill Pass: 255, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 15 Lamar Miller Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-25, 0
WR 11 Mike Wallace Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 63 Brian Hartline Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 76 Jarvis Landry Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
WR 93 Brandon Gibson Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 18 Charles Clay Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 26 Caleb Sturgis FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 6 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Chiefs QB Alex Smith has won 9 of past 13 starts in September, passing for 2,702 yards & 15 TDs with 87.5 rating... In only career meeting (12/21/08), RB Jamaal Charles had 3 catches for 102 yards (34 avg.). Since entering NFL in 2008, leads league with 5.6 rush avg. average (min. 500 att.). Last week, RB Knile Davis had a career-high 105 scrimmage yards (79 rush, 26 rec.) & tied career-best with 2 TDs. Has 4 rush TDs in past 3... WR Dwayne Bowe (6,441) needs 105 receiving yards to surpass HENRY MARSHALL (6,545) for 3rd-most in Chiefs history. Had 88 receiving yards in last meeting. In last meeting (11/4/12 with Colts), WR Donnie Avery had 5 catches for 108 yards (21.6 avg.), including 48-yard reception. TE Anthony Fasano spent 5 seasons with Dolphins (2008-12) & had 177 catches for 2,104 yards & 23 TDs during that span. Has TD catch in 4 of past 6... LB Justin Houston has 8.5 sacks in past 6 on road. LB Tamba Hali has 3 sacks in past 3 on road, including sack last week. S Eric Berry leads team with 15 tackles.

Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill (39) needs TD pass to surpass DON STROCK (39) for 4th in Dolphins history. Club is 8-3 (.727) when Tannehill has 2+ TD passes. Has 7,626 career passing yards & needs 374 to become 4th player in club history to reach 8,000... In 9 career games vs. KC (with Den.), RB Knowshon Moreno has 901 scrimmage yards (681 rush, 220 rec.) & 7 total TDs (5 rush, 2 rec.)... In only start vs. KC (11/12/12 with Pit.), WR Mike Wallace had TD catch. Has TD catch in 6 of past 8. WR Brian Hartline (3,831) needs 169 receiving yards to become 7th player in club history to reach 4,000 career. TE Charles Clay led team with 7 catches vs. Bills... LB Jelani Jenkins made 1st career start last week & had team-high 13 tackles. DE Cameron Wake half .5 sack in last meeting. Ranks 4th in club history with 53.5 sacks & needs 3.5 to surpass TRACE ARMSTRONG (56.5) for 3rd in team annals. Since entering NFL in 2009, ranks 3rd in AFC in sacks. LB Olivier Vernon has 8 sacks in past 10.


Results and Schedule

Kansas City Chiefs
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 TEN H L 10-26 -16
2 2014-09-14 DEN A L 17-24 -7
3 2014-09-21 MIA A    
4 2014-09-29 NE H    
5 2014-10-05 SF A    
6   Bye      
7 2014-10-19 SD A    
8 2014-10-26 STL H    
9 2014-11-02 NYJ H    
10 2014-11-09 BUF A    
11 2014-11-16 SEA H    
12 2014-11-20 OAK A    
13 2014-11-30 DEN H    
14 2014-12-07 ARI A    
15 2014-12-14 OAK H    
16 2014-12-21 PIT A    
17 2014-12-28 SD H    
   

Miami Dolphins
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 NE H W 33-20 +13
2 2014-09-14 BUF A L 10-29 -19
3 2014-09-21 KC H    
4 2014-09-28 OAK A    
5   Bye      
6 2014-10-12 GB H    
7 2014-10-19 CHI A    
8 2014-10-26 JAC A    
9 2014-11-02 SD H    
10 2014-11-09 DET A    
11 2014-11-13 BUF H    
12 2014-11-23 DEN A    
13 2014-12-01 NYJ A    
14 2014-12-07 BAL H    
15 2014-12-14 NE A    
16 2014-12-21 MIN H    
17 2014-12-28 NYJ H    

Injury Report

Kansas City Chiefs
Out  SS Eric Berry (ankle)
 DE Mike Catapano (other-illness)
 RB De'Anthony Thomas (hamstring)
Questionable  RB Jamaal Charles (ankle)
Probable  FS Husain Abdullah (foot)
 WR Dwayne Bowe (quadriceps)
 RB Cyrus Gray (foot)
 OLB Tamba Hali (knee)
 WR Frankie Hammond Jr. (shoulder)
 WR Junior Hemingway (hip)
 OLB Josh Martin (other-excused)
IR  QB Tyler Bray (knee, 8/30/2014)
 DE Mike Devito (achilles-tendon, 9/9/2014)
 ILB Derrick Johnson (achilles-tendon, 9/9/2014)
 ILB Joe Mays (wrist, 9/2/2014)
   

Miami Dolphins
Out  MLB Koa Misi (ankle)
 RB Knowshon Moreno (elbow)
Doubtful  DE Terrence Fede (knee)
 WLB Jordan Tripp (chest)
Questionable  TE Charles Clay (knee)
Probable  CB Walt Aikens (hand)
 FS Louis Delmas (calf)
 SLB Jonathan Freeny (calf)
 WLB Jelani Jenkins (shoulder)
 RB Lamar Miller (ankle)
 SLB Philip Wheeler (thumb)
IR  WLB Dannell Ellerbe (hip, 9/8/2014)
 RB Mike Gillislee (hamstring, 8/26/2014)
 TE Arthur Lynch (back, 8/26/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  KC
 Offense 		 MIA
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 13.5 21.5 21.8 MIA
Rushing yards 100.0 135.5 116.3 MIA
Rushing yards per attempt 4.17 4.59 4.31 MIA
Completion % 58.4% 60.5% 63.5% MIA
Passing yards 212.5 189.5 228.5 KC
Passing yards per completion 9.44 7.73 10.27 KC
Passing yards per attempt 5.52 4.68 6.52 KC
Interceptions 1.5 1.0 0.8 MIA
Fumbles lost 0.0 1.5 0.6 KC
Sacks allowed 3.0 2.5 2.2 MIA
3rd down conversions 42.9% 41.4% 40.9% KC
4th down conversions 33.3% 25.0% 50.9% KC
Time of possession 29:15 30:52 30:07 MIA
  Defense Stats Comparison

  KC
 Defense 		 MIA
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 25.0 24.5 21.8 MIA
Rushing yards 125.0 101.0 116.3 MIA
Rushing yards per attempt 4.39 3.81 4.31 MIA
Completion % 72.9% 54.9% 63.5% MIA
Passing yards 240.0 214.0 228.5 MIA
Passing yards per completion 11.16 9.51 10.27 MIA
Passing yards per attempt 8.14 5.22 6.52 MIA
INT return 0.0 0.0 0.8 -
Fumble recoveries 0.0 1.0 0.6 MIA
Sacks 2.5 2.0 2.2 KC
3rd down conversions 41.7% 31.3% 40.9% MIA
4th down conversions 100.0% 50.0% 50.9% MIA
Time of possession 30:45 29:08 30:07 MIA

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   KC   MIA  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.2 6.2 8.5 KC
Yards per kick return 23.5 22.0 22.5 KC
Yards allowed per punt return -2.0 7.8 8.5 KC
Yards allowed per kick return 38.0 35.5 22.5 MIA
  Misc Stats Comparison

   KC   MIA  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 3.5 6.9 MIA
Penalty yards 43.5 23.0 59.8 MIA

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2014 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.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Miami Dolphins
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 4 2002-09-29 MIA KC 30-48 KC
2005 7 2005-10-23 KC MIA 30-20 KC
2006 10 2006-11-12 KC MIA 10-13 MIA
2008 16 2008-12-21 MIA KC 38-31 MIA
2011 9 2011-11-06 MIA KC 31-3 MIA

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.