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NFL : ATS Matchup
Sunday 9/13/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
KANSAS CITY
 
HOUSTON
-1  

+1  
-115

-105

40
 
27
Final
20

KANSAS CITY (9 - 7) at HOUSTON (9 - 7)
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Week 1 Sunday, 9/13/2015 1:00 PM
Board OpenLatest
465KANSAS CITY42Pick
466HOUSTON-140
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
KANSAS CITY - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games9-7+0.910-65-1122.110.5319.1(5.6)1.117.610.1330.5(5.4)0.9
Road Games3-5-2.94-42-619.28.7332.5(5.5)0.919.411.4328.5(5.6)0.6
Last 3 Games2-1+12-11-220.710.7322.0(5.6)0.713.36.7307.7(5)1.3
Grass Games8-6+1.29-55-923.010.8317.0(5.5)1.017.910.4325.6(5.4)0.8
KANSAS CITY - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)22.110.519.329:5926-119(4.5)20-3164.9%200(6.5)57-319(5.6)(14.5)
Opponents Defensive Avg.22.611.619.530:0226-108(4.1)22-3562.5%229(6.6)61-336(5.5)(14.9)
Offense Road Games19.28.720.031:3926-117(4.5)22-3463.8%215(6.2)61-332(5.5)(17.3)
Defense (All Games)17.610.119.430:0027-127(4.7)20-3458.3%203(6)61-330(5.4)(18.8)
Opponents Offensive Avg.22.111.219.530:1026-105(4.1)22-3562.5%235(6.6)61-340(5.5)(15.4)
Defense Road Games19.411.419.228:2126-121(4.7)19-3357.7%207(6.3)59-328(5.6)(17)
KANSAS CITY - Turnovers, Penalties and Special Teams Statistics
 Turnovers LostThird DownsFourth DownsKickoff ReturnsPunt ReturnsPenalties
 INTFLTODIFF#-MADEPCT#-MADEPCTKR-YDSYPKRPR-YDSYPPRPEN-YDS
Stats For (All Games)0.40.71.1-0.213-539.8%1-041.7%3-89(28)3-38(12.1)5-43
Opponents Avg. Stats Against0.90.51.41.813-539.6%1-045.3%3-62(24)20-2(9.5)7-55
Stats For (Road Games)0.20.60.9-0.214-644.6%1-037.5%3-90(25.6)3-32(10.8)6-47
Stats Against (All Games)0.40.50.9 13-536.6%1-038.1%3-81(23.9)2-12(6.7)7-53
Opponents Avg. Stats For10.51.5 14-539.9%1-048.6%2-55(23)18-2(8.4)7-59
Stats Against (Road Games)0.10.50.6 13-539.6%1-050.0%3-92(26.2)2-9(5.5)6-47

HOUSTON - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games9-7+2.69-68-823.211.2344.2(5.3)1.419.29.8348.2(5.4)2.1
Home Games5-3+2.24-44-424.413.2328.1(5.2)1.520.09.9345.4(5.3)2.2
Last 3 Games2-1+1.71-11-219.312.3320.0(4.3)1.715.78.0240.7(4.1)1.7
Grass Games9-4+5.78-57-625.213.3344.5(5.2)1.218.59.7339.8(5.3)2.2
HOUSTON - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)23.211.219.631:0734-135(3.9)18-3060.8%209(6.9)65-344(5.3)(14.8)
Opponents Defensive Avg.2411.720.431:3928-117(4.2)22-3562.5%241(6.9)63-358(5.7)(14.9)
Offense Home Games24.413.219.029:5930-102(3.4)20-3359.6%226(6.8)63-328(5.2)(13.5)
Defense (All Games)19.29.820.629:2126-105(4)23-3958.7%244(6.3)65-348(5.4)(18.1)
Opponents Offensive Avg.21.810.819.530:3026-106(4.1)22-3661.5%239(6.7)61-345(5.6)(15.8)
Defense Home Games20.09.920.630:0127-111(4.1)22-3957.7%235(6.1)66-345(5.3)(17.3)
HOUSTON - Turnovers, Penalties and Special Teams Statistics
 Turnovers LostThird DownsFourth DownsKickoff ReturnsPunt ReturnsPenalties
 INTFLTODIFF#-MADEPCT#-MADEPCTKR-YDSYPKRPR-YDSYPPRPEN-YDS
Stats For (All Games)0.80.61.40.715-638.7%1-158.8%1-26(20.1)2-13(6.1)6-52
Opponents Avg. Stats Against0.80.71.41.714-539.1%1-045.6%2-50(23.6)20-2(8.5)7-56
Stats For (Home Games)0.70.71.50.715-642.0%1-050.0%1-22(22.2)2-14(6.1)6-54
Stats Against (All Games)1.20.92.1 14-533.9%1-035.3%3-73(25.4)2-25(12.4)6-49
Opponents Avg. Stats For10.71.7 13-537.2%1-043.0%3-62(24.1)18-2(8.3)7-55
Stats Against (Home Games)1.60.62.2 14-537.4%1-037.5%3-74(28.2)2-26(16)6-53
Average power rating of opponents played: KANSAS CITY 21.1,  HOUSTON 17.1
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
KANSAS CITY - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
9/13/2015@ HOUSTON            
9/17/2015DENVER            
9/28/2015@ GREEN BAY            
10/4/2015@ CINCINNATI            
10/11/2015CHICAGO            

HOUSTON - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
9/13/2015KANSAS CITY            
9/20/2015@ CAROLINA            
9/27/2015TAMPA BAY            
10/4/2015@ ATLANTA            
10/8/2015INDIANAPOLIS            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
KANSAS CITY: The Chiefs are built around the ground game, as basically everything they do works off of Jamaal Charles. It's a hybrid blocking scheme that uses Charles in a variety of ways, both outside the tackles and inside, where his combination of agility and surprising power makes him effective. It's a smoke-and-mirrors passing game that relies on a lot of play-action and misdirection with Alex Smith often moving around. They're at their best utilizing the screen game, especially when they can get Charles out in space. Travis Kelce figures to see more playing time despite his struggles as a blocker. He's used on a series of routes, from deep up the seam to tight end screens. Jeremy Maclin steps in as their No. 1 receiver, and he'll be asked to do a lot of catch-and-run work. The Chiefs racked up 46 sacks in 2014, with a whopping 22 of them coming from star OLB Justin Houston, but no NFL team intercepted fewer passes last season than the paltry six Kansas City picked off. S Tyvon Branch and first-round pick CB Marcus Peters will be counted on to improve that number.
HOUSTON: Texans head coach Bill O'Brien surprised a lot of people with his canning of offensive line coach Paul Dunn after last season'ex-Jets assistant Mike Devlin will oversee the unit this year. He has run a variety of schemes up front in the past, but he'll surely stick primarily to a zone blocking scheme. Arian Foster won't be back until after the bye week after tearing his groin before the season. He'll be relied on heavily upon his return. Brian Hoyer, who was named the starter, is very familiar with O'Brien's system from his time in New England. It's a system that uses a lot of spread concepts, stacks and bunches to open things up. Although Hopkins does his best work on the sideline, he'll be asked to work a greater variety of routes in a feature role this year. Cecil Shorts will likely open the year as the complementary possession receiver, with rookie Jaelen Strong eventually supplanting him. The Texans tied for third in the NFL last season with 20 interceptions and tied for first with five defensive touchdowns. DE J.J. Watt anchors a group that should be better in 2015, provided that OLB Jadeveon Clowney, the 2014 draft's top overall pick, is healthy after undergoing knee surgery.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO FOOTBALL PREVIEW (KANSAS CITY-HOUSTON) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Chiefs-Texans Preview* =======================

By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer

With J.J. Watt leading the way and Jadeveon Clowney healthy, the Houston Texans would appear to have the defense to carry them back to the playoffs.

The offense could hold them back and faces plenty of questions ahead of Sunday's opener against the Kansas City Chiefs, namely star running back Arian Foster's health.

Watt was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year for the second time in three seasons after racking up 20 1/2 sacks, and the attention paid to him could clear the way for Clowney to compile his own gaudy numbers after an injury-shortened rookie season.

The 2014 No. 1 overall draft pick had seven tackles and no sacks in four games before undergoing microfracture surgery on his right knee.

"I'm just counting down, just ready to get out there and play," Clowney said. "I'm looking forward to being out there again. It's been a long time. I'm excited."

The Texans brought over the sizable Vince Wilfork from New England to clog up the middle of the line and tried to shore up a pass defense that ranked 21st by taking cornerback Kevin Johnson with the 16th overall pick. Houston still ranked seventh with an average of 19.2 points allowed in 2014 despite a weaker secondary.

The rushing attack was even better, finishing fifth at 135.1 yards per game. Foster ranked sixth with 1,246 yards despite missing three games, but when he'll begin playing this season is unclear because of groin surgery.

"I think he'll be back sooner rather than later," coach Bill O'Brien said.

Alfred Blue is likely to fill in after rushing for 528 yards as a rookie, including 280 in three starts when Foster was out, but the Texans could have a more difficult time making up for Andre Johnson's departure.

Johnson left for Indianapolis after compiling 13,597 yards and 64 touchdowns on 1,012 receptions in 12 seasons. DeAndre Hopkins had a team-best 1,210 yards on 76 catches in his second season but won't have a player of Johnson's stature to divide a defense's attention.

"I've still got the mindset I had since I was a rookie, and that's to come out here and dominate," Hopkins said.

Brian Hoyer is slated to throw to Hopkins after winning a training camp duel with Ryan Mallett. Hoyer made 13 of his 17 career starts for Cleveland in 2014, posting a 76.5 passer rating that ranked third-worst among qualifying QBs.

Kansas City's Alex Smith had a solid year under new coach Andy Reid with a 93.4 rating despite not throwing one touchdown pass to a wide receiver, but that certainly could change now that he has Jeremy Maclin. Drafted by Reid in 2009, Maclin is returning to his home state of Missouri after posting career highs of 85 catches and 1,318 yards last season with Philadelphia.

Plus, the Chiefs could have a healthier Jamaal Charles. He posted a fifth 1,000-yard rushing season in 2014 despite nagging injuries, but Kansas City went 9-7 and missed the playoffs - just like Houston.

The Chiefs open with an inexperienced offensive line for their daunting matchup with Houston's formidable defensive front.

Left tackle Donald Stephenson will make his 15th career start and first since 2013. Second-round pick Mitch Morse will start at center, and Laurent Duvernay-Tardif will make his first NFL start at right guard.

Kansas City is also moving former No. 1 overall pick Eric Fisher from left to right tackle, and he's spent most of training camp nursing a sprained ankle.

"It's a huge challenge," said guard Ben Grubbs, a two-time Pro Bowler. "I think the most important thing for us will be film work, understand what they do as a defense as a whole."

The Chiefs could welcome back Pro Bowl defensive tackle Dontari Poe following back surgery, which kept him out of much of training camp.

"Right now, it's exactly where we thought it would be at this stage. As the days go on, we'll see how it is," general manager John Dorsey said. "You want to do what's best for the kid."

While Poe was a key run stuffer in 2014 and had six sacks, Justin Houston has the difficult task of trying to match his league-best 22 - a half-sack shy of Michael Strahan's single-season record.

Houston led the way for a unit that gave up the second-fewest points in the league (281) and ranked seventh with 330.5 yards allowed per game. Safety Eric Berry returns, though in a limited role, after being diagnosed with lymphoma last December and undergoing many rounds of chemotherapy.

The Chiefs and Texans have split six all-time meetings, with Kansas City winning 17-16 in the most recent in 2013.

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