Final Score Prediction
Falcons 27, Chiefs 20
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| Atlanta Falcons |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 7 |
Matt Ryan |
Pass: 300, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 18 |
Michael Turner |
Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 49 |
Jacquizz Rodgers |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| WR 2 |
Roddy White |
Rec: 9-110, 1 TD |
| WR 15 |
Julio Jones |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 63 |
Harry Douglas |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 17 |
Tony Gonzalez |
Rec: 5-50, 0 TD |
| K 8 |
Matt Bryant |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 14 |
Defense / ST |
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| Kansas City Chiefs |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 25 |
Matt Cassel |
Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 20 |
Peyton Hillis |
Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 22 |
Jamaal Charles |
Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0 |
| RB 43 |
Dexter McCluster |
Rush: 0, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 0 |
| WR 25 |
Dwayne Bowe |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
| WR 60 |
Steve Breaston |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| WR 84 |
Jonathan Baldwin |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 34 |
Tony Moeaki |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| TE 35 |
Kevin Boss |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 16 |
Ryan Succop |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 22 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Falcons Have posted 4 consecutive winnings seasons for 1st time in team history. Head coach MIKE SMITH is 1st Falcons coach to lead team to playoffs in back-to-back seasons... For 2nd time in team history (1995), Falcons had 4,000-yard passer (QB Matt Ryan), 1,000-yard rusher (RB Michael Turner) & 1,000-yard receiver (WR Roddy White)... QB Ryan had team-record 4,177 pass yards. Has 43 wins as starter, 2nd most since 1950 by QB in 1st 4 NFL seasons. Falcons are 23-0 when Ryan has 100+ rating (7-0 in 2011)... RB Turner rushed for 1,340 yards, 3rd Falcon with 3 seasons with 1,300+ rush yards. When he has 21+ att., his teams are 27-2 (.931). Had 104 yards & 3 TDs in last meeting... WR White led NFC with 100 catches, his 2nd consecutive 100-catch season. Since start of 2007, has 471 rec., most in NFC. TE Tony Gonzalez had 80 catches, his NFL-record 13th consec season with 60+ catches. WR Julio Jones led NFL rookies with 8 rec. TDs. Led rookies & ranked 4th in NFL with 17.8 rec. avg. (min. 50 catches)... DE John Abraham has 112 sacks, most among active players. LB Sean Weatherspoon had career-high 127 tackles.
 Chiefs Club has won 15 of past 23 home openers... Chiefs have 3-0 all-time record vs. Atl. at home... For career, QB Matt Cassel has 10-4 record as starter vs. NFC, completing 258 of 430 passes (60 pct.) for 3,048 yards with 23 TDs vs. 9 INTs & 90.7 passer rating. Since '10, Cassel has 9-4 record (.692) at Arrowhead with 17 TDs vs. 6 INTs. RB Jamaal Charles averages 6.1 yards per carry in 49 career games. RB Peyton Hillis rushed for 2 TDs vs. Atl. on 11/16/08 (w/ Broncos)... WR Dwayne Bowe (1,159) reached 1,000 receiving yards for 2nd consecutive season & 3rd of career. Bowe (4,927) needs 73 receiving yards to become 8th player in franchise history to reach 5,000 career. WR Steve Breaston has reached 700+ receiving yards in 4 consec seasons... TE Kevin Boss had career-high 2 TD catches vs. Atl. on 11/22/09 (w/NYG)... LB Derrick Johnson recorded 179 tackles last season, highest single-season total in Chiefs history... PR-CB Javier Arenas led AFC with 12.8 PR avg. in '11.
Results and Schedule
| Atlanta Falcons |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2012-09-09 |
KC |
A |
W 40-24 |
+16 |
| 2 |
2012-09-17 |
DEN |
H |
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| 3 |
2012-09-23 |
SD |
A |
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| 4 |
2012-09-30 |
CAR |
H |
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| 5 |
2012-10-07 |
WAS |
A |
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| 6 |
2012-10-14 |
OAK |
H |
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| 7 |
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Bye |
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| 8 |
2012-10-28 |
PHI |
A |
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| 9 |
2012-11-04 |
DAL |
H |
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| 10 |
2012-11-11 |
NO |
A |
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| 11 |
2012-11-18 |
ARI |
H |
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| 12 |
2012-11-25 |
TB |
A |
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| 13 |
2012-11-29 |
NO |
H |
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
CAR |
A |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
NYG |
H |
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| 16 |
2012-12-22 |
DET |
A |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
TB |
H |
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| Kansas City Chiefs |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2012-09-09 |
ATL |
H |
L 24-40 |
-16 |
| 2 |
2012-09-16 |
BUF |
A |
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| 3 |
2012-09-23 |
NO |
A |
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| 4 |
2012-09-30 |
SD |
H |
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| 5 |
2012-10-07 |
BAL |
H |
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| 6 |
2012-10-14 |
TB |
A |
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| 7 |
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Bye |
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| 8 |
2012-10-28 |
OAK |
H |
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| 9 |
2012-11-01 |
SD |
A |
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| 10 |
2012-11-12 |
PIT |
A |
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| 11 |
2012-11-18 |
CIN |
H |
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| 12 |
2012-11-25 |
DEN |
H |
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| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
CAR |
H |
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
CLE |
A |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
OAK |
A |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
IND |
H |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
DEN |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
| |
ATL
Offense |
KC
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
28.0 |
10.5 |
22.4 |
ATL |
| Rushing yards |
85.5 |
111.0 |
121.7 |
KC |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.88 |
3.39 |
4.37 |
ATL |
| Completion % |
62.9% |
58.8% |
60.0% |
ATL |
| Passing yards |
274.3 |
198.0 |
225.9 |
ATL |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.70 |
11.19 |
11.25 |
ATL |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.36 |
6.58 |
6.75 |
ATL |
| Interceptions |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
ATL |
| Fumbles lost |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
- |
| Sacks allowed |
0.8 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
ATL |
| 3rd down conversions |
47.1% |
31.4% |
37.1% |
ATL |
| 4th down conversions |
14.3% |
50.0% |
40.2% |
KC |
| Time of possession |
32:19 |
29:35 |
30:12 |
ATL |
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Defense Stats Comparison
| |
ATL
Defense |
KC
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
19.5 |
11.5 |
22.4 |
KC |
| Rushing yards |
124.8 |
115.5 |
121.7 |
KC |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.75 |
4.07 |
4.37 |
KC |
| Completion % |
58.5% |
52.8% |
60.0% |
KC |
| Passing yards |
213.8 |
159.5 |
225.9 |
KC |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.92 |
11.01 |
11.25 |
ATL |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.38 |
5.82 |
6.75 |
KC |
| INT return |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
ATL |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
- |
| Sacks |
2.8 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
ATL |
| 3rd down conversions |
46.8% |
27.3% |
37.1% |
KC |
| 4th down conversions |
40.0% |
16.7% |
40.2% |
KC |
| Time of possession |
27:41 |
30:58 |
30:12 |
ATL |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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ATL |
KC |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
9.1 |
8.4 |
9.2 |
ATL |
| Yards per kick return |
25.3 |
20.6 |
23.6 |
ATL |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
3.2 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
ATL |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
26.6 |
27.1 |
23.6 |
ATL |
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Misc Stats Comparison
| |
ATL |
KC |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
5.0 |
8.0 |
6.1 |
ATL |
| Penalty yards |
38.5 |
59.8 |
51.9 |
ATL |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2011 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Atlanta Falcons vs. Kansas City Chiefs |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
17 |
2000-12-24 |
KC |
ATL |
13-29 |
ATL |
| 2004 |
7 |
2004-10-24 |
ATL |
KC |
10-56 |
KC |
| 2008 |
3 |
2008-09-21 |
KC |
ATL |
14-38 |
ATL |
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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.
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