TV: NBC (8:20 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Chris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark (field reporter) National Radio: Westwood One (8:20 PM ET): Ryan Radke, Mike Golic
All-Time Series History Regular Season: KC leads series, 7-3 (won past 2) Postseason: —
The Last Time… Regular Season: 12/27/20: ATL 14 at KC 17 Postseason: —
HEAD COACHES:
Andy Reid vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 10-3 Reg. Season: 260-144-1 (.643) Postseason: 26-16 (.619)
Raheem Morris vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-1 Reg. Season: 22-39 (.361) Postseason: —
CHIEFS NOTES
• CHIEFS seeking 1st 3-0 start since 2020 & 6th under HC Andy Reid. • QB PATRICK MAHOMES completed 18 of 25 atts. (72 pct.) for 151 yards & 2 TDs last week & rushed for 29 yards. Passed for 278 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. Has 2+ TD passes in 7 of his past 8 vs. NFC, incl. playoffs. Is 6-1 with 16 TDs (14 pass, 2 rush) in his past 7 starts on SNF. Has 76 wins in 98 career starts, tied with Tom Brady & HOFer Roger Staubach for most wins ever by QB in 1st 100 starts. Has 222 career TD passes, tied with Aaron Rodgers for most-ever in 1st 100 starts. • RB CARSON STEELE (rookie) rushed for 24 yards last week. • TE TRAVIS KELCE aims for his 3rd in row on road with 5+ catches, 75+ rec. yards & rec. TD, incl. playoffs. Has 15 catches for 238 yards (119 per game) & rec. TD in 2 career games vs. Atl. Has 1,864 rec. yards (84.7 per game) & 12 rec. TDs in 22 career games on SNF. • WR RASHEE RICE had 5 catches for team-high 75 yards & 1st TD of season last week. Aims for his 9th in row in reg. season with 50+ rec. yards. • WR XAVIER WORTHY is 1 of 2 rookie WRs (Marvin Harrison Jr.) with 2 TDs. • DT CHRIS JONES aims for his 6th in row with 0.5+ sacks. Had sack & PD in last meeting. Has 7 sacks in his past 6 in primetime. • DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS had half sack last week & has 0.5+ sacks in 2 of past 3. • LB NICK BOLTON had 7 tackles, TFL & PD in Week 2. Aims for his 4th in row with 7+ tackles & PD. • LB LEO CHENAL had 6 tackles & 1st-career FF last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 6+ tackles. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4. • LB DRUE TRANQUILL had 7 tackles in Week 2. Had 10 tackles, 2 TFL & sack in his last game vs. Atl. (11/6/22 w/ LAC). • S JAYLEN WATSON aims for 4th in row with 6+ tackles & PD. • CB CHAMARRI CONNER had 1st-career sack & 1st-career FR-TD in Week 2. • S JUSTIN REID aims for 10th in row with 6+ tackles.
FALCONS NOTES
QB KIRK COUSINS passed for 241 yards & 2 TDs v. 0 INTs for 117.2 rating in Week 2. Has 37 games with 2+ TD passes & 115+ rating since 2015, 2nd-most in NFL. Passed for 284 yards & 2 TDs in his last start vs. KC (10/8/23 w/ Min.). Aims for his 4th in row vs. KC with 2+ TD passes & 0 INTs. Has 2,356 pass yards (294.5 per game) & 18 TDs vs. 4 INTs for 110.6 rating in 8 career SNF starts, incl. 2+ TD passes in 7 of 8 games. • RB BIJAN ROBINSON had 122 scrimmage yards (97 rush, 25 rec.) in Week 2. Is 1 of 5 with 110+ scrimmage yards in each of 1st 2 weeks & aims for his 4th in row with 110+ scrimmage yrads. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in each of his 1st 9 career home games. • WR DRAKE LONDON had 6 catches for 54 yards & GW-TD catch with 34 seconds left in Week 2, his 16th-career game with 5+ catches. • WR DARNELL MOONEY led team with 88 rec. yards & had 1st rec. TD of season in Week 2, his 12th-career TD catch. • TE KYLE PITTS aims for his 4th in row at home with TD catch. • DL GRADY JARRETT aims for his 3rd in row at home with sack. • DL JAMES SMITH-WILLIAMS aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. • LB MATTHEW JUDON had sack & 2 TFL in Week 2 & aims for his 3rd in row with 0.5+ sacks. Has sack in 2 of his 3 career games vs. KC. Aims for his 4th in row on SNF with sack & 2+ TFL. • LB KADEN ELLISS had 11 tackles in Week 2, his 7th-career game with 10+ tackles. • S JESSIE BATES had team-high 12 tackles, 2 PD & 21st-career INT last week. Has 5 PD & 2 INTs in his past 5 at home. • S JUSTIN SIMMONS had FR & INT in his last game vs. KC (10/29/23 w/ Den.) & aims for his 4th in row vs. KC with INT.
