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Titans-Chiefs Capsule

Posted January 04, 2018 6:00 am

By The Associated Press

TENNESSEE (9-7) at KANSAS CITY (10-6)

Saturday, 4:35 p.m. ET, ESPN

OPENING LINE - Chiefs by 7ˆ½

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Tennessee 8-7-1, Kansas City 10-6

SERIES RECORD - Chiefs lead 29-22

LAST MEETING - Titans beat Chiefs 19-17, Dec. 18, 2016

LAST WEEK - Titans beat Jaguars 15-10; Chiefs beat Broncos 27-24

AP PRO32 RANKING - Titans No. 11, Chiefs No. 8

TITANS OFFENSE - OVERALL (23), RUSH (15), PASS (23)

TITANS DEFENSE - OVERALL (13), RUSH (4), PASS (25)

CHIEFS OFFENSE - OVERALL (5), RUSH (9), PASS (7)

CHIEFS DEFENSE - OVERALL (28), RUSH (25), PASS (29)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Franchises have not met in playoffs since Jan. 1, 1994, when Chiefs beat Houston Oilers 28-20 in divisional round. ... Titans beat Chiefs 19-17 on last-play FG in December 2016 at Arrowhead Stadium in coldest game in franchise history. ... Titans are in playoffs for first time in nine years. Their previous postseason win was Jan. 3, 2004, at Baltimore. ... Tennessee lost three of four entering playoffs. ... Titans are 3-0 in wild-card games played on Saturdays. ... Titans OLB Erik Walden is appearing in playoffs with fourth different team. ... Tennessee S Kevin Byard has eight picks, tied with Lions CB Darius Slay for NFL lead. ... Titans QB Marcus Mariota has 39 TD passes without interception in red zone. ... Titans allowed 88.8 yards rushing per game, best in AFC. ... Chiefs won back-to-back AFC West titles for first time in franchise history. ... Kansas City has won four straight after four-game skid. ... Chiefs have not won home playoff game since beating Pittsburgh on Jan. 1, 1994. They have one postseason win since. ... Kansas City had plus-15 turnover margin, second best in NFL. ... Chiefs rookie RB Kareem Hunt led NFL with 1,327 yards rushing. ... Chiefs TE Travis Kelce has receptions in 63 straight games. ... Kansas City scored 124 fourth-quarter points, second most behind Baltimore (135). ... Chiefs QB Alex Smith set career highs with 4,042 yards and 26 pass TDs. He also led NFL with 104.7 rating. ... Smith had 38 pass plays of at least 25 yards. Patriots' Tom Brady led NFL with 40. ... Chiefs OT Mitchell Schwartz will start 97th consecutive game. FB Anthony Sherman will start 80th. Both are league leaders at their position.

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