WEEK 7
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (4-2) @ SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (3-3)
DATE: Sunday (10/23/22)
STADIUM: Levi’s Stadium
TIME: 4:25 PM ET
REFEREE: Alex Kemp
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER 49ers lead all-time series, 7-6
STREAKS Chiefs have won 3 of last 4
LAST GAME 9/23/18: 49ers 27 at Chiefs 38
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/5/14: 49ers 22, Chiefs 17
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
LAST WEEK L 24-20 vs. Buffalo
COACH VS. OPP. Andy Reid: 8-4
PTS. FOR 29.8
OFFENSE 382.3
PASSING Patrick Mahomes: 151-229-1,736-17-4-106.1
RUSHING Clyde Edwards-Helaire: 59-256-4.3-2
RECEIVING Travis Kelce (TE): 41-455-11.1-7
PTS. AGAINST 24.8
DEFENSE 356.5
SACKS Chris Jones, L’Jarius Sneed (CB): 3
INTs Jaylen Watson (R): 1
TAKE/GIVE -1 (5/6)
PUNTING (NET) Tommy Townsend: 54.0 (49.8)
KICKING Harrison Butker: 15 (6/6 PAT; 3/4 FG)
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
CHIEFS NOTES
• QB PATRICK MAHOMES passed for 338 yards & 2 TDs vs. 2 INTs last week, his 33rdcareer game with 300+ pass yards, surpassing HOFer Dan Marino (32 games) for most-ever by player in 1st 6 seasons. Aims for 4th in row with 2+ TD passes & 95+ rating. Passed for 314 yards 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 115.5 rating in last reg. season meeting. Has 19 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 122.4 rating in 5 career reg. season starts vs. NFC West. Has 90+ rating in 6 of his past 7 road starts.
• RB CLYDE EDWARDS-HELAIRE aims for 3rd in row on road with rush TD. Aims for his 6th in row vs. NFC with 70+ scrimmage yards & 5th in row vs. NFC with TD.
• RB JERICK MCKINNON appeared in 16 games for SF (2020) & had 6 TDs (5 rush, 1 rec.).
• TE TRAVIS KELCE had 8 catches for 108 yards last week, his 31st-career game with 100+ rec. yards, tied with HOFer Tony Gonzalez for the 2nd-most such games ever by TE. Aims for his 7th in row on road with TD catch. Has rec. TD in 2 of 3 career games vs. SF, incl. postseason. Had 8 catches for 114 yards in last reg. season meeting. Leads NFL with 7 rec. TDs this season.
• WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER had 5 catches for season-high 113 yards & 1st TD of season in Week 6. Has 5 catches in 3 of past 4. Had 81 rec. yards & TD catch in only career game vs. SF (9/22/19 w/ Pit.).
• WR MECOLE HARDMAN had 2nd TD catch of season last week.
• DT CHRIS JONES had sack & PD in Week 6. Had 3 PD in SB LIV vs. SF. Has 1.5+ sacks in 3 of his past 4 in reg. season vs. NFC West.
• LB NICK BOLTON led team with season-high 13 tackles & had 2 TFL last week. Is 1 of 2 (Jordyn Brooks) with 9+ tackles in each of 1st 6 weeks this season.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
LAST WEEK L 28-14 at Atlanta
COACH VS. OPP. Kyle Shanahan: 0-2
PTS. FOR 20.3
OFFENSE 340.2
PASSING Jimmy Garoppolo: 94-148-1,153-7-3-94.8
RUSHING Jeff Wilson: 81-400-4.9-2
RECEIVING Deebo Samuel: 27-345-12.8-2
PTS. AGAINST 14.8
DEFENSE 255.8
SACKS Nick Bosa: 6
INTs Talanoa Hufanga: 2
TAKE/GIVE -2 (7/9)
PUNTING (NET) Mitch Wishnowsky: 45.5 (40.4)
KICKING Robbie Gould: 31 (13/13 PAT; 6/9 FG)
49ERS NOTES
• QB JIMMY GAROPPOLO passed for 296 yards & 2 TDs vs. 2 INTs last week. Has 0 INTs & 100+ rating in 4 of his past 5 games at home. Passed for 251 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 114.7 rating in only career reg. season start vs. KC (9/23/18).
• RB JEFF WILSON has 70+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his past 4 at home.
• WR DEEBO SAMUEL had 7 catches for 79 yards last week. Has 7 TDs (4 rush, 3 rec.) in his past 6 at home. Aims for 7th in row at home with 75+ scrimmage yards. Had 5 catches & 92 scrimmage yards (53 rush, 39 rec.) in SB LIV vs. KC (2/2/20).
• WR BRANDON AIYUK had 8 catches for 83 yards & 1st career game with 2 rec. TDs last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 50+ rec. yards.
• TE GEORGE KITTLE had season highs in catches (8) & rec. yards (83) last week. Had 5 catches for 79 yards in last reg. season meeting.
• DL NICK BOSA has 2 sacks & 2 TFL in each of 1st 2 home games in 2022 & has 7 sacks in his past 6 at home. Had sack & FF in SB LIV vs. KC (2/2/20). Ranks tied-1st in NFC with 6 sacks in 2022.
• DL DRAKE JACKSON ranks tied-1st among rookies with 3 sacks in 2022 & aims for his 3rd in row with sack.
• DL CHARLES OMENIHU aims for his 4th in row with sack.
• LB FRED WARNER led team with 10 tackles last week. Has 9+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 at home. Had 11 tackles, 2 TFL & PD in last reg. season meeting. Had TFL & INT in SB LIV vs. KC (2/2/20).
• CB CHARVARIUS WARD had 38 PD & 4 INTs in 67 games, incl. playoffs, with KC (2018-21).
• S TALANOA HUFANGA aims for his 3rd in row with 5+ tackles. Has 5 PD in 6 games in 2022.
