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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  
 
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  

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    
3 2012-09-23 SD A    
4 2012-09-30 CAR H    
5 2012-10-07 WAS A    
6 2012-10-14 OAK H    
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 PHI A    
9 2012-11-04 DAL H    
10 2012-11-11 NO A    
11 2012-11-18 ARI H    
12 2012-11-25 TB A    
13 2012-11-29 NO H    
14 2012-12-09 CAR A    
15 2012-12-16 NYG H    
16 2012-12-22 DET A    
17 2012-12-30 TB H    
   
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    
3 2012-09-23 NO A    
4 2012-09-30 SD H    
5 2012-10-07 BAL H    
6 2012-10-14 TB A    
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 OAK H    
9 2012-11-01 SD A    
10 2012-11-12 PIT A    
11 2012-11-18 CIN H    
12 2012-11-25 DEN H    
13 2012-12-02 CAR H    
14 2012-12-09 CLE A    
15 2012-12-16 OAK A    
16 2012-12-23 IND H    
17 2012-12-30 DEN A    

Injury Report
Atlanta Falcons
   
Kansas City Chiefs

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
  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

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   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
  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

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

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.