WEEK 1
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS @ ARIZONA CARDINALS
Date: Sunday (9/11/22)
Stadium: State Farm Stadium
Time: 4:25 PM ET
Referee: Scott Novak
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TIME 4:25 PM ET
TV CBS: Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson (field reporter)
Kansas City SiriusXM 106 or 384 and the SXM App
Arizona SiriusXM 113 or 225 and the SXM App
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Chiefs lead all-time series, 9-3-1
STREAKS Chiefs have won 4 of last 5
LAST GAME 11/11/18: Cardinals 14 at Chiefs 26
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/7/14: Cardinals 17, Chiefs 14
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (2021 STATS)
2021 RECORD 12-5 (Won AFC West; Lost AFC Championship)
COACH VS. OPP. Andy Reid: 6-8
PTS. FOR 28.2
OFFENSE 396.8
PASSING Patrick Mahomes: 436-658-4,839-37-13-98.5
RUSHING Clyde Edwards-Helaire: 119-517-4.3-4
RECEIVING Travis Kelce (TE): 92-1,125-12.2-9
PTS. AGAINST 21.4
DEFENSE 368.9
SACKS Chris Jones: 9
INTs Many tied: 2
TAKE/GIVE +4 (29/25)
PUNTING (NET) Tommy Townsend: 47.2 (43.8)
KICKING Harrison Butker: 122 (47/49 PAT; 25/28 FG)
ARIZONA CARDINALS (2021 STATS)
2021 RECORD 11-6 (Lost NFC Wild Card)
COACH VS. OPP. Kliff Kingsbury: 0-0
PTS. FOR 26.4
OFFENSE 373.6
PASSING Kyler Murray: 333-481-3,787-24-10-100.5
RUSHING James Conner: 202-752-3.7-15
RECEIVING A.J. Green: 54-848-15.7-3
PTS. AGAINST 21.5
DEFENSE 329.2
SACKS Markus Golden: 11
INTs Byron Murphy: 4
TAKE/GIVE +12 (27/15)
PUNTING (NET) Andy Lee: 49.0 (41.9)
KICKING Matt Prater: 137 (47/49 PAT; 30/37 FG)
CHIEFS NOTES
• QB PATRICK MAHOMES ranked 4th in NFL with 4,839 pass yards last season & tied4th with 37 TD passes. Joined HOFer Peyton Manning as only players ever with 4,000+ pass yards in 4 of 1st 5 seasons & is 1st player ever with 35+ TD passes in 3 of 1st 5 seasons. Since 2018, leads NFL in pass yards (18,707) & TD passes (151). Had 2+ TD passes & 90+ rating in 7 of 8 road starts last season. Completed 21 of 28 atts. (75 pct.) for 249 yards & 2 TDs for 125.4 rating in last meeting.
• RB CLYDE EDWARDS-HELAIRE totaled 646 scrimmage yards (517 rush, 129 rec.) & 6 TDs (4 rush, 2 rec.) in 10 games last season.
• TE TRAVIS KELCE tied for lead among TEs with 9 rec. TDs in 2021 & ranked 2nd with 92 catches & 1,125 rec. yards. Is 1st TE ever with 90+ catches in 4 straight seasons & is only player in NFL with 80+ catches in each of past 6 seasons. Since 2014, ranks 3rd in NFL in catches (704), 4th in rec. yards (9,006) & 5th in rec. TDs (57). Had 7 catches for 110 yards in last road meeting.
• WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER makes KC debut. Has 800+ rec. yards & 7+ rec. TDs in 3 of 1st 5 seasons. Has 80+ rec. yards in 2 of 3 career games vs. NFC West.
• DT CHRIS JONES led team with 9 sacks in 2021, his 4th-straight season with 7+ sacks. Had 2 sacks, 2 PD & FF in last meeting.
• DE FRANK CLARK had sack & FR in his last game vs. Az. (12/30/18 w/ Sea.).
• LB NICK BOLTON led all rookies with team-high 112 tackles last season & ranked 2nd with 11 TFL, becoming 5th rookie since 2010 with 100+ tackles & 10+ TFL.
• CB L’JARIUS SNEED ranked 2nd on team with career-high 8 PD & had 7 TFL in 2021.
• S JUSTIN REID makes KC debut. Totaled 7 INTs over past 4 seasons with Hou.
CARDINALS NOTES
• QB KYLER MURRAY passed for 3,787 yards & 24 TDs with career-high 100.6 rating & had 423 rush yards in 2021 & became 1st player ever with 3,500+ pass yards & 400+ rush yards in each of 1st 3 seasons. Can join HOFer Peyton Manning as only QBs all-time with 3,500+ pass yards & 20+ TD passes in each of 1st 4 seasons. Has 13 games with both pass & rush TD since 2019, 2nd-most in NFL.
• RB JAMES CONNER ranked 3rd in NFL with career-high 18 TDs & ranked tied-2nd with 15 rush TDs, both 2nd-most in single season in franchise history. Aims for his 7th in row at home with rush TD.
• TE ZACH ERTZ had 56 receptions for 574 yards & 3 TDs in 11 games with Az. in 2021. Since 2013, ranks 2nd among TEs in receptions (635) & rec. yards (6,841).
• WR A.J. GREEN had 54 receptions for 848 yards & 3 TDs in 2021. Has 10,278 career rec. yards, 4th-most since he entered NFL in 2011.
• WR MARQUISE BROWN makes Az. debut. Set career-highs in catches (91) & rec. yards (1,008) last season with Bal. Had 113 rec. yards & TD catch in his last game vs. KC (9/19/21 w/ Bal.).
• DE J.J. WATT is 1 of 6 active players with 100+ career sacks (102).
• LB MARKUS GOLDEN led team with 11 sacks in 2021, his 3rd-career 10+ sack season.
• S BUDDA BAKER had 98 tackles, 7 PD, 6 TFL & career-high 3 INTs in 2021. Is 1 of 4 (Lavonte David, Demario Davis & Roquan Smith) with 95+ tackles & 5+ TFL in each of past 4 seasons.
• S JALEN THOMPSON ranked 2nd among DBs with career-high 120 tackles last season & had career-bests in PD (7) & INTs (3).
