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

NYG
CAR		 36
 7
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TB
DAL		 10
 16
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KC
NO		 27
 24
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JAC
IND		 22
 17
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SF
MIN		 13
 24
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STL
CHI		 6
 23
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DET
TEN		 41
 44
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CIN
WAS		 38
 31
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BUF
CLE		 24
 14
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NYJ
MIA		 23
 20
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PHI
ARI		 6
 27
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ATL
SD		 27
 3
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PIT
OAK		 31
 34
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HOU
DEN		 31
 25
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NE
BAL		 30
 31
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GB
SEA		 12
 14
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Saints 34, Chiefs 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Kansas City Chiefs
Rank  Player Projections
QB 14 Matt Cassel Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
 RB 9 Jamaal Charles Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 27 Dexter McCluster Rush: 0, 0 TD Rec: 8-60, 1
RB 47 Peyton Hillis Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 4 Dwayne Bowe Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 74 Jonathan Baldwin Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 81 Steve Breaston Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 24 Tony Moeaki Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 28 Ryan Succop FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 32 Defense / ST  
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New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 1 Drew Brees Pass: 320, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 13 Darren Sproles Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 8-60, 1
RB 42 Pierre Thomas Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 49 Mark Ingram Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 28 Lance Moore Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 32 Marques Colston Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 92 Joseph Morgan Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 1 Jimmy Graham Rec: 8-90, 1 TD
K 6 Garrett Hartley FG: 2/2 XP: 4/4
DEF 21 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Chiefs Club has won 8 of past 10 vs. NFC... QB Matt Cassel is 10-5 (.667) as starter vs. NFC & has 24 TDs vs. 11 INTs & 89.4 rating. Cassel (79) needs TD pass to reach 80 career... For career, RB Jamaal Charles averages 7 yards per rush vs. NFC (121 att., 847 yards). RB Peyton Hillis averaged 6 yards per carry last week (11 att., 66 yards)... WR Dwayne Bowe (38) needs 2 TD rec. to be 5th in franchise history with 40 career. Posted 14th career 100-yard rec. game last week (102). Since '10, Bowe ranks 3rd in NFL with 22 TD catches (ROB GRONKOWSKI, 29; CALVIN JOHNSON, 28). Registered 7 rec. for 53 yards with 2 TDs in only meeting vs. NO... LB Tamba Hali has 53.5 career sacks, 3rd most by Chief since sack became official stat in '82. Has 6 sacks in last 3 vs. NFC... LB Justin Houston has 6.5 sacks in past 7... Bowe & DEs Glenn Dorsey & Tyson Jackson attended LSU... LB Derrick Johnson leads club with 17 tackles.

Saints QB Drew Brees has 300 passing yards in 9 games in row, longest streak in NFL history. Has TD pass in 45 consecutive games, 2nd longest streak in NFL history (HOFer JOHNNY UNITAS, 47). Incl. SB, is 14-2 (.875) in past 16 vs. AFC, completing 442 of 613 (72.1 pct.) for 4,868 yards with 35 TDs vs. 15 INTs for 104.1 rating. Has won 3 of past 4 vs. KC... In last game vs. KC (12/12/10 with SD), RB-PR-KR Darren Sproles had 53 rush yards & 51 rec. yards, 1 of 3 career games with 50+ rush & 50+ rec. yards. Had 13 catches for 128 yards last week. RB Pierre Thomas had 144 scrimmage yards (88 rush, 56 rec.) & rush TD in last game vs. KC. Rushed for 110 yards on 9 att. (12.2 avg.) in Week 2... TE Jimmy Graham has 6 TDs in past 5 vs. AFC. Last year vs. AFC, had 25 catches for 341 yards (85.3 per game) & 4 TDs in 4 games. WR Marques Colston aims for 3rd in row vs. AFC with 2+ TDs. In past 2 vs. AFC, has 14 rec. for 203 yards (101.5 per game) & 4 TDs. WR Lance Moore had 8 catches for 102 yards & TD in only meeting... Since 2006, S Roman Harper has 17 sacks, most by DB.


Results and Schedule
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 L 17-35 -18
3 2012-09-23 NO A W 27-24 +3
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    
   
New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 WAS H L 32-40 -8
2 2012-09-16 CAR A L 27-35 -8
3 2012-09-23 KC H L 24-27 -3
4 2012-09-30 GB A    
5 2012-10-07 SD H    
6   Bye      
7 2012-10-21 TB A    
8 2012-10-28 DEN A    
9 2012-11-05 PHI H    
10 2012-11-11 ATL H    
11 2012-11-18 OAK A    
12 2012-11-25 SF H    
13 2012-11-29 ATL A    
14 2012-12-09 NYG A    
15 2012-12-16 TB H    
16 2012-12-23 DAL A    
17 2012-12-30 CAR H    

Injury Report
Kansas City Chiefs
Out  TE Kevin Boss (head)
 WR Devon Wylie (hamstring)
Questionable  FS Kendrick Lewis (shoulder)
 RB Dexter McCluster (shoulder)
 TE Jake O'Connell (knee)
 NT Anthony Toribio (ankle)
Probable  CB Javier Arenas (neck)
 DE Allen Bailey (ankle)
 WR Steve Breaston (wrist)
 CB Jalil Brown (groin)
 RB Jamaal Charles (hamstring)
IR  FS DeQuan Menzie (undisclosed (8/31))
   
New Orleans Saints
Out  DE Turk McBride (ankle)
Questionable  WLB Jonathan Casillas (knee)
 WR Marques Colston (foot)
Probable  QB Drew Brees (ankle)
 SS Roman Harper (wrist)
 WR Devery Henderson (concussion)
 CB Johnny Patrick (knee)
IR  SLB Chris Chamberlain (knee (8/19))
 WR Nick Toon (foot (9/1))
PUP  MLB Jonathan Vilma (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  KC
 Offense 		 NO
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 20.5 29.5 24.3 NO
Rushing yards 151.0 97.5 108.8 KC
Rushing yards per attempt 5.30 5.27 4.06 KC
Completion % 58.7% 54.5% 62.6% KC
Passing yards 256.5 324.5 238.1 NO
Passing yards per completion 11.66 11.80 11.13 NO
Passing yards per attempt 6.84 6.43 6.96 KC
Interceptions 1.5 2.0 1.0 KC
Fumbles lost 1.5 0.5 0.5 NO
Sacks allowed 4.0 1.5 2.2 NO
3rd down conversions 53.3% 37.5% 38.8% KC
4th down conversions 0.0% 66.7% 59.1% NO
Time of possession 31:17 25:37 30:05 KC
  Defense Stats Comparison
  KC
 Defense 		 NO
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 37.5 37.5 24.3 -
Rushing yards 142.5 186.0 108.8 KC
Rushing yards per attempt 4.83 4.38 4.06 NO
Completion % 66.0% 71.7% 62.6% KC
Passing yards 235.0 277.5 238.1 KC
Passing yards per completion 14.24 16.82 11.13 KC
Passing yards per attempt 9.40 12.07 6.96 KC
INT return 0.0 0.0 1.0 -
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.5 0.5 NO
Sacks 0.5 1.0 2.2 NO
3rd down conversions 45.5% 37.0% 38.8% NO
4th down conversions 0.0% 50.0% 59.1% KC
Time of possession 28:43 34:23 30:05 KC

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   KC   NO  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 15.0 11.0 11.5 KC
Yards per kick return 19.3 26.2 23.6 NO
Yards allowed per punt return 32.7 9.6 11.5 NO
Yards allowed per kick return 29.3 24.2 23.6 NO
  Misc Stats Comparison
   KC   NO  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 3.0 7.0 6.5 KC
Penalty yards 29.0 65.0 56.6 KC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2012 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
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Kansas City Chiefs vs. New Orleans Saints
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 10 2004-11-14 KC NO 20-27 NO
2008 11 2008-11-16 NO KC 30-20 NO

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.