NFL Preview: Kansas City Chiefs (9-1) vs Carolina Panthers (3-7)

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TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, Evan Washburn (field reporter

All-Time Series History Regular Season: KC leads series, 5-2 (won past 3) Postseason: —

The Last Time… Regular Season: 11/8/20: CAR 31 at KC 33

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HEAD COACHES

Andy Reid vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 6-3 Reg. Season: 267-145-1 (.648) Postseason: 26-16 (.619)

Dave Canales vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): — Reg. Season: 3-7 (.300) Postseason: —

CHIEFS NOTES

• QB PATRICK MAHOMES completed 23 of 33 atts. (69.7 pct.) for 196 yards & 3 TDs with 90 rating last week, 4th-straight game with 90+ rating & 40thcareer game with 3+ TD passes, 2nd-most ever by QB in 1st 8 seasons. Has 2+ TD passes in 3 of past 4. Passed for 372 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 121.7 rating in last meeting. Is 24-5 in 29 career starts vs. NFC. • RB KAREEM HUNT rushed for 60 yards last week & has 60+ scrimmage yards in each of his 7 games this season. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past 3. Has rush TD in 2 of past 3 on road. Had 70 scrimmage yards (46 rush, 24 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in only career game vs. Car. (9/11/22 w/ Cle.). • RB ISIAH PACHECO can make 1st appearance since Week 2. Has 75+ scrimmage yards in each of his 2 games this season. • TE TRAVIS KELCE has 8+ catches & 60+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4. Had 10 catches for 159 yards in the last meeting. • TE NOAH GRAY had career-high 2 rec. TDs last week. • WR XAVIER WORTHY (rookie) led team with 61 rec. yards & had 4th rec. TD of season in Week 11. Has TD catch in 3 of past 4 on road. • WR DEANDRE HOPKINS has 55+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. • DT CHRIS JONES had season-best 5 tackles last week. Has TFL in 3 of past 4 on road. Has sack in each of 2 career games vs. Car. • DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS has sack in 2 of past 3 on road. • LB DRUE TRANQUILL had 8 tackles in Week 11. Has 6+ tackles in 3 of past 4. • LB NICK BOLTON had 7 tackles last week & has 5+ tackles in 9 of 10 games this season. Leads team with 69 tackles in 2024. • S NAZEEH JOHNSON aims for 3rd in row with 8+ tackles. • DB CHAMARRI CONNER had 7 tackles & 2nd INT of season in Week 11.

PANTHERS NOTES

• QB BRYCE YOUNG had 156 yards (126 pass, season-high 30 rush) & TD pass vs. 0 INTs for 86.4 rating in Week 10. Aims for his 4th in row with TD pass. • RB CHUBA HUBBARD tied his career high with 169 scrimmage yards (career-high 153 rush, 16 rec.) & had career-high 6th rush TD of season in Week 10. Needs 58 scrimmage yards for 2nd-straight 1,000-yard season. Aims for his 3rd in row with rush TD & 10th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Has 23 games with 50+ scrimmage yards since 2023, tied 2nd-most in NFL, incl. 16 straight such games at home. • WR JALEN COKER (rookie) led team with 41 rec. yards in Week 10. • WR XAVIER LEGETTE (rookie) aims for his 4th in row at Bank of America Stadium with rec. TD. • TE JA’TAVION SANDERS (rookie) had 1st-career TD catch in Week 10. With Legette (284 rec. yards), Coker (263) & Sanders (253), Panthers are only team with 3 rookies each with 250+ rec. yards in 2024. • LB D.J. WONNUM had 6 tackles, 2 TFL, 24th-career sack & 4th-career FF in team debut in Week 10. • LB JOSEY JEWELL had 6 tackles, TFL, 2 PD incl. 3rd-career INT & 7th-career FR in Week 10. Has career-high 5 PD in 2024. Had FF in his last game vs. KC (10/29/23 w/ Den.) & had 4 PD in his past 4 vs. KC. Aims for his 6th in row vs. KC with 5+ tackles. • LB JADEVEON CLOWNEY has TFL in 3 of his past 4. Aims for his 5th in row vs. KC with TFL. • DE A’SHAWN ROBINSON had 7 tackles, 2 TFL, career-high 3rd-sack of season & 6th-career FF in Week 10. Aims for his 4th in row with 5+ tackles. • S XAVIER WOODS had 8 tackles & 12th-career INT in Week 10.

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