Chiefs Look to Find Mojo Again in AFC Wildcard
The fans at Arrowhead Stadium will see the AFC Wildcard Saturday matchup between the Tennessee Titans and the Kansas City Chiefs. Kickoff is set for 4:35 pm EST and ESPN on ABC will have the telecast.
Oddsmakers opened the Chiefs as -7-point favorites versus the Titans, while the game’s total opened at 46. The line is now KC as 8.5-point favorites and the total has dropped to 44.5.
The Chiefs clinched their second straight AFC West championship two weeks ago. The Titans had a hard fought battle that lasted to the final minute of the season. They broke a three-game skid to clinch their first playoff berth since 2008.
The Titans and Chiefs are somewhat familiar with each another. Tennessee visited Kansas City in Week 15 of the 2016 season. They overcame a 17-7 fourth-quarter deficit in rallying for a 19-17 win.
Chiefs Depend on Tough Defense and Run-Game
Kansas City won its last outing, a 27-24 result against the Broncos on December 31. The Chiefs covered in that game as a +3-point underdog, while the 51 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Kansas City’s defense thrives on turnovers. Those TO’s have proven highly predictive of the team’s success. The defense forced 24 turnovers during the team’s 10 wins. In their six loses that same D only forced two turnovers.
The Chiefs enter the game with a series of injuries on their special teams. They lost kick returners Akeem Hunt and De’Anthony Thomas to injuries in the season finale. They are out for the remainder of the season.
That leaves them with only wide receiver Tyreek Hill with much experience returning kickoffs.
The team is also battling injuries on the defensive line. Rakeem Nunez-Roches and Jarvis Jenkins missed practice time this week. That could prove vital in a game the Chiefs want to slow down the Titans’ rushing attack and contain Mariota in the pocket.
Running back DeMarco Murray has been ruled out with an MCL tear. Derrick Henry is the team’s lead back against the Chiefs. Starting cornerback Logan Ryan and Da’Norris Searcy both missed practice Wednesday with an illness.
Titans are Wary of Titans in AFC Wildcard
Last time out for Tennessee, they were a 15-10 winner as they battled the Jaguars at home. The Titans covered in the match as a -2.5-point favorite, while 25 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Chiefs remain wary of the ability of Marcus Mariota and his ability to make plays outside the pocket. Mariota struggled in the regular season with just 13 touchdown passes and 15 interceptions. His running ability is vital.
This is the Titans 1st playoff berth under Mike Mularkey
| Name |
Offense |
Defense |
Differential |
| TEN |
15.04 |
14.74 |
0.3 |
| KC |
14.47 |
17.23 |
-2.76 |
| Name |
Offense |
Defense |
Differential |
| TEN |
10.43 |
10.37 |
0.06 |
| KC |
11.31 |
12.16 |
-0.85 |
| Name |
Offense |
Defense |
Differential |
| TEN |
4.14 |
3.56 |
0.58 |
| KC |
4.70 |
4.27 |
0.43 |
| Name |
Record |
Home |
Away |
ATS |
ATS Home |
ATS Away |
Offense |
Defense |
Diff |
| Overall |
9-7 |
6-2 |
3-5 |
8-7-1 |
5-2-1 |
3-5 |
20.88 |
22.25 |
-1.37 |
| vs Conf |
8-4 |
5-1 |
3-3 |
5-6-1 |
3-2-1 |
2-4 |
20.67 |
22.08 |
-1.41 |
| vs Div |
2-1 |
0-0 |
2-1 |
2-1 |
0-0 |
2-1 |
23.67 |
29.67 |
-6.00 |
| Last 3 |
1-2 |
1-1 |
0-1 |
3-0 |
2-0 |
1-0 |
20.33 |
20.67 |
-0.34 |
| Name |
Record |
Home |
Away |
ATS |
ATS Home |
ATS Away |
Offense |
Defense |
Diff |
| Overall |
10-6 |
6-2 |
4-4 |
10-6 |
6-2 |
4-4 |
25.94 |
21.19 |
4.75 |
| vs Conf |
8-4 |
4-2 |
4-2 |
8-4 |
4-2 |
4-2 |
27.75 |
21.58 |
6.17 |
| vs Div |
2-1 |
0-0 |
2-1 |
2-1 |
0-0 |
2-1 |
27.00 |
21.67 |
5.33 |
| Last 3 |
3-0 |
2-0 |
1-0 |
3-0 |
2-0 |
1-0 |
28.67 |
16.67 |
12.00 |
| Title |
Stat |
Rank |
Stat |
Rank |
| Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense |
20.88 |
19 |
21.19 |
15 |
| Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense |
181.63 |
29 |
226.00 |
19 |
| Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense |
89.13 |
23 |
115.00 |
23 |
| Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense |
25.94 |
6 |
22.25 |
17 |
| Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense |
232.63 |
18 |
214.50 |
10 |
| Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense |
110.50 |
20 |
97.38 |
3 |
| Name |
Record |
ATS |
OU |
Score |
Rush |
YPR |
PA |
CP |
PY |
TY |
TO +/- |
| Tennessee |
5-5 |
6-4 |
6-4 |
22.30 |
141.30 |
4.71 |
33.40 |
56.89 |
222.40 |
363.70 |
2.00 |
| Kansas City |
5-5 |
4-6 |
6-4 |
21.70 |
99.70 |
3.89 |
33.80 |
56.80 |
195.50 |
295.20 |
1.70 |
| Date |
Away |
Home |
Score |
Line |
Total |
OU Result |
ARY |
APY |
ATY |
ATT |
HRY |
HPY |
HTY |
HTT |
Away Team Attempts |
Home Team Attempts |
Away Team Completions |
Home Team Completions |
| Dec 18, 2016 |
TEN |
KC |
19-17 |
148 |
241 |
389 |
3 |
158 |
159 |
317 |
1 |
| Sep 7, 2014 |
TEN |
KC |
26-10 |
162 |
243 |
405 |
0 |
67 |
178 |
245 |
3 |
| Oct 6, 2013 |
KC |
TEN |
26-17 |
120 |
233 |
353 |
2 |
105 |
234 |
339 |
3 |
| Dec 26, 2010 |
TEN |
KC |
14-34 |
57 |
213 |
270 |
2 |
152 |
306 |
458 |
2 |
| Oct 19, 2008 |
TEN |
KC |
34-10 |
332 |
123 |
455 |
0 |
58 |
214 |
272 |
0 |
| Dec 16, 2007 |
TEN |
KC |
26-17 |
148 |
179 |
327 |
0 |
89 |
217 |
306 |
3 |
| Dec 13, 2004 |
KC |
TEN |
49-38 |
146 |
237 |
383 |
2 |
163 |
379 |
542 |
4 |
| Sep 10, 2000 |
KC |
TEN |
14-17 |
62 |
127 |
189 |
0 |
121 |
232 |
353 |
3 |
| Sep 1, 1996 |
KC |
TEN |
20-19 |
79 |
169 |
248 |
2 |
72 |
191 |
263 |
1 |
| Nov 19, 1995 |
TEN |
KC |
13-20 |
105 |
189 |
294 |
4 |
66 |
115 |
181 |
2 |
| Tennessee is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games |
| The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tennessee’s last 6 games |
| Tennessee is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road |
| Tennessee is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road |
| The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tennessee’s last 6 games on the road |
| Tennessee is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City |
| Tennessee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City |
| The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tennessee’s last 7 games when playing Kansas City |
| Tennessee is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City |
| Tennessee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City |
| Kansas City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games |
| Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games |
| The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City’s last 8 games |
| Kansas City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home |
| Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home |
| The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City’s last 6 games at home |
| Kansas City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Tennessee |
| Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tennessee |
| The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City’s last 7 games when playing Tennessee |
| Kansas City is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tennessee |
| Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tennessee |
| Date |
Opponent |
score |
Result |
line |
ATS Result |
offensive rush yards |
offensive passing yards |
offensive total yards |
defensive rush yards |
defensive passing yards |
defensive total yards |
turnovers |
Location |
| Dec 31, 2017 |
JAC |
15-10 |
W |
-2.5/40 |
W/U |
116 |
116 |
232 |
83 |
146 |
229 |
-3 |
H |
| Dec 24, 2017 |
LAR |
23-27 |
L |
5.5/46 |
W/O |
97 |
269 |
366 |
116 |
286 |
402 |
0 |
H |
| Dec 17, 2017 |
SF |
23-25 |
L |
2.5/44 |
W/O |
90 |
238 |
328 |
51 |
363 |
414 |
1 |
A |
| Dec 10, 2017 |
ARI |
7-12 |
L |
-2.5/42 |
L/U |
65 |
139 |
204 |
136 |
125 |
261 |
2 |
A |
| Dec 3, 2017 |
HOU |
24-13 |
W |
-6.5/42 |
W/U |
198 |
146 |
344 |
53 |
331 |
384 |
0 |
H |
| Date |
Opponent |
score |
Result |
line |
ATS Result |
offensive rush yards |
offensive passing yards |
offensive total yards |
defensive rush yards |
defensive passing yards |
defensive total yards |
turnovers |
Location |
| Dec 31, 2017 |
DEN |
27-24 |
W |
3/37.5 |
W/O |
110 |
269 |
379 |
110 |
226 |
336 |
-1 |
A |
| Dec 24, 2017 |
MIA |
29-13 |
W |
-11/43.5 |
W/U |
103 |
301 |
404 |
59 |
286 |
345 |
-2 |
H |
| Dec 16, 2017 |
LAC |
30-13 |
W |
-1/47 |
W/U |
174 |
223 |
397 |
98 |
209 |
307 |
-4 |
H |
| Dec 10, 2017 |
OAK |
26-15 |
W |
-4.5/48.5 |
W/U |
165 |
243 |
408 |
70 |
198 |
268 |
-2 |
H |
| Dec 3, 2017 |
NYJ |
31-38 |
L |
-4/44.5 |
L/O |
112 |
362 |
474 |
157 |
331 |
488 |
0 |
A |
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