NFL Game Preview: Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs - Week 16

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Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs - Week 16

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CAR PIT	3 27
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DAL ARI	26 27
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BAL CLE	20 10
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TEN KC	14 34
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SF STL	17 25
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NYJ CHI	34 38
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WAS JAC	20 17
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NE BUF	34 3
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DET MIA	34 27
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IND OAK	31 26
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SD CIN	20 34
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HOU DEN	23 24
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NYG GB	17 45
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SEA TB	15 38
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NO ATL	17 14
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MIN PHI	24 14
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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

Final Score Prediction

Chiefs 24, Titans 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Tennessee Titans
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 21	Kerry Collins	Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 5	Chris Johnson	Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 12	Kenny Britt	Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 47	Nate Washington	Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 86	Justin Gage	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 26	Jared Cook	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 10	Rob Bironas	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 21	Defense / ST

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Kansas City Chiefs
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 24	Matt Cassel	Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 6	Jamaal Charles	Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 23	Thomas Jones	Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 19	Dwayne Bowe	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 78	Dexter McCluster	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 89	Chris Chambers	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 16	Tony Moeaki	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 20	Ryan Succop	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 12	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Titans Club seeks 3rd straight win at KC... QB Kerry Collins (39,906) needs 94 passing yards to become 12th QB in NFL history w/ 40,000 career. In past 5 against Chiefs, Collins has 8 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 87.9 passer rating. In past 2, Collins has completed 42 of 63 passes (66.7 pct.) for 481 yards w/ 5 TDs vs. 1 INT & 109.3 rating... For career, RB Chris Johnson averages 104.0 rush yards per game in Dec. (1,040 in 10 games) & aims for 3rd straight game w/ 100+ rush yards (111, 130). Is 10th RB in NFL history to reach 1,200 rush yards in each of 1st 3 seasons of career... WR Kenny Britt posted 2nd 100-yard receiving game of season last week (128). Britt (601) needs 101 receiving yards to surpass career-high of 701 in '09... WR Randy Moss (14,840) needs 95 rec. yards to surpass TIM BROWN (14,934) for 4th-most in NFL history. WR Nate Washington (6) needs TD rec. to surpass career-best of 6 in '09... DE Jason Babin has 3 sacks in past 2 & has career-best 12 sacks in '10. Babin played in 7 games w/ KC in '08... Rookie PR-WR Marc Mariani (7th round, No. 222) ranks 2nd in NFL w/ 14.6 PR avg. (22 att., 321 yards).

Chiefs Club is 6-0 at home this season... QB Matt Cassel has career-high 24 TD passes & needs 1 TD to become 1st KC QB with at least 25 TD passes in season since TRENT GREEN in '04. Cassel has 10 TDs vs. 1 INT & 99.3 rating at home in '10... Chiefs rank 1st in NFL w/ 168.6 rush yards per game... RB Jamaal Charles averages 106.8 rush yards per home game in '10 (641 total in 6 games). Charles (1,303) needs 97 rush yards to become 4th Chief to reach 1,400 rush yards in franchise history. Last week, RB Thomas Jones (10,045) became 25th player in NFL history to rush for 10,000 yards & 1st ever to accomplish feat playing for at least 5 different teams... WR Dwayne Bowe (941) needs 59 rec. yards to record 2nd career 1,000-yard season (1,022 in '08)... TE Tony Moeaki (476) needs 24 rec. yards to become 2nd rookie TE in club history w/ 500 (WALTER WHITE, 559 in 1975)... LB Tamba Hali has career-best 11 sacks in '10. Rookie S Kendrick Lewis had career-best 2 INTs vs. Rams. DE Wallace Gilberry had career-high 3 sacks last week.

Results and Schedule

Tennessee Titans
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	OAK	H	W 38-13	+25
2	2010-09-19	PIT	H	L 11-19	-8
3	2010-09-26	NYG	A	W 29-10	+19
4	2010-10-03	DEN	H	L 20-26	-6
5	2010-10-10	DAL	A	W 34-27	+7
6	2010-10-18	JAC	A	W 30-3	+27
7	2010-10-24	PHI	H	W 37-19	+18
8	2010-10-31	SD	A	L 25-33	-8
9		Bye
10	2010-11-14	MIA	A	L 17-29	-12
11	2010-11-21	WAS	H	L 16-19	-3
12	2010-11-28	HOU	A	L 0-20	-20
13	2010-12-05	JAC	H	L 6-17	-11
14	2010-12-09	IND	H	L 28-30	-2
15	2010-12-19	HOU	H	W 31-17	+14
16	2010-12-26	KC	A	L 14-34	-20
17	2011-01-02	IND	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	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	W 10-6	+4
14	2010-12-12	SD	A	L 0-31	-31
15	2010-12-19	STL	A	W 27-13	+14
16	2010-12-26	TEN	H	W 34-14	+20
17	2011-01-02	OAK	H

Injury Report

Tennessee Titans
Probable	DE Jason Babin (Shoulder) K Rob Bironas (Right Groin) QB Kerry Collins (Right Finger) DT Jason Jones (Shoulder) DT Sen'Derrick Marks (Ankle) QB Chris Simms (Illness) OLB David Thornton (Hip)
IR	OLB Colin Allred (Neck) OC Eugene Amano (Shoulder) DE Dave Ball (Concussion, Hip) DT Tony Brown (Knee) CB Roderick Hood (Knee ACL) DE Derrick Morgan (Left Knee ACL) CB Ryan Mouton (Hamstring) OLB Jamie Winborn (Shoulder) QB Vince Young (Right Thumb)

Kansas City Chiefs
Out	CB Donald Washington (Ankle)
IR	CB Maurice Leggett (Head, Neck) OLB Cameron Sheffield (Neck) WR Jerheme Urban (Undisclosed)

Offense Stats Comparison

	TEN Offense	KC Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	16.8	24.3	22.8	KC
Rushing yards	115.0	151.3	118.3	KC
Rushing yards per attempt	4.85	4.69	4.34	TEN
Completion %	56.1%	58.7%	60.8%	KC
Passing yards	183.8	193.3	222.0	KC
Passing yards per completion	10.41	11.04	10.90	KC
Passing yards per attempt	5.84	6.48	6.63	KC
Interceptions	1.3	0.0	1.0	KC
Fumbles lost	0.8	0.5	0.6	KC
Sacks allowed	1.3	2.3	2.2	TEN
3rd down conversions	29.6%	37.3%	38.1%	KC
4th down conversions	50.0%	44.4%	53.7%	TEN
Time of possession	25:14	32:05	30:14	KC

Defense Stats Comparison

	TEN Defense	KC Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	21.3	20.3	22.8	KC
Rushing yards	117.5	121.0	118.3	TEN
Rushing yards per attempt	3.72	4.74	4.34	TEN
Completion %	66.5%	54.5%	60.8%	KC
Passing yards	269.8	230.8	222.0	KC
Passing yards per completion	10.17	11.28	10.90	TEN
Passing yards per attempt	6.77	6.14	6.63	KC
INT return	0.5	0.8	1.0	KC
Fumble recoveries	0.0	0.5	0.6	KC
Sacks	1.8	2.3	2.2	KC
3rd down conversions	47.9%	40.7%	38.1%	KC
4th down conversions	50.0%	16.7%	53.7%	KC
Time of possession	34:27	27:55	30:14	KC

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	TEN	KC	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	19.9	8.2	10.2	TEN
Yards per kick return	23.7	19.2	21.9	TEN
Yards allowed per punt return	5.9	12.3	10.2	TEN
Yards allowed per kick return	23.1	21.2	21.9	KC

Misc Stats Comparison

	TEN	KC	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	7.8	5.3	5.8	KC
Penalty yards	60.0	38.3	48.1	KC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Tennessee Titans vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	2	2000-09-10	KC	TEN	14-17	TEN
2004	14	2004-12-13	KC	TEN	49-38	KC
2007	15	2007-12-16	TEN	KC	26-17	TEN
2008	7	2008-10-19	TEN	KC	34-10	TEN

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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