WEEK 16
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (7-7) @ KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (11-3)
DATE: Saturday (12/24/22)
STADIUM: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Clete Blakeman
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Chiefs lead all-time series, 33-19
STREAKS Chiefs have won 3 of last 4
LAST GAME 12/23/18: Chiefs 31 at Seahawks 38
LAST GAME AT SITE 11/16/14: Chiefs 24, Seahawks 20
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
LAST WEEK: L 21-13 vs. San Francisco
COACH VS. OPP. Pete Carroll: 2-3
PTS. FOR 25.4
OFFENSE 349.6
PASSING Geno Smith: 337-472-3,671-26-8-105.3
RUSHING Kenneth Walker (R): 150-696-4.6-9
RECEIVING DK Metcalf: 79-924-11.7-6
PTS. AGAINST 25.4
DEFENSE 378.9
SACKS Uchenna Nwosu: 9
INTs Tariq Woolen (R): 6
TAKE/GIVE +1 (21/20)
PUNTING (NET) Michael Dickson: 49.2 (45.0)
KICKING Jason Myers: 115 (37/38 PAT; 26/27 FG)
SEAHAWKS NOTES
• QB GENO SMITH completed 31 of 44 atts. (70.5 pct.) for 238 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 90.9 rating last week. Has career highs in passing yards (3,671) & TD passes (26) in 2022. Leads NFL with 71.4 comp. pct. & ranks 2nd in passer rating (105.3) this season. Has 9 games with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 2022, most in NFL & aims for his 7th in row on road with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating.
• RB KENNETH WALKER leads all rookies with 9 rush TDs & ranks 3rd with 696 rush yards.
• WR DK METCALF had 7 catches for 55 yards last week. Aims for 6th in row with 50+ rec. yards & 8th in row with 5+ receptions. Is 1 of 5 WRs with 75+ receptions & 900+ rec. yards in each of past 3 seasons. Has rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 on road.
• WR MARQUISE GOODWIN has 3 rec. TDs in his past 3 on road.
• TE NOAH FANT had 5 catches & 3rd rec. TD of season last week. Has TD catch in 2 of his past 3.
• LB JORDYN BROOKS ranks 2nd in NFL with 149 tackles in 2022 & has 13 games with 8+ tackles this season, most in NFL. Aims for his 18th in row on road with 7+ tackles.
• LB UCHENNA NWOSU has career highs in sacks (9) & TFL (9) this season. Has 4 sacks, 4 TFL & FF in his past 4 on road. Had INT in his last game vs. KC (12/16/21 w/ LAC).
• LB CODY BARTON led team with 10 tackles last week. Has 10+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 & aims for his 3rd in row with 10+ tackles. Has 112 tackles in 2022, his 1stcareer 100+ tackle season.
• CB TARIQ WOOLEN (rookie) has 6 INTs in 2022, tied-most in NFL.
• S QUANDRE DIGGS has 4 PD in his past 4 & aims for his 3rd in row with PD. Has 5+ tackles in 4 of his past 5.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
LAST WEEK: W 30-24 at Houston (OT)
COACH VS. OPP. Andy Reid: 4-4
PTS. FOR 29.6
OFFENSE 429.4
PASSING Patrick Mahomes: 372-552-4,496-35-11-105.0
RUSHING Isiah Pacheco (R): 139-677-4.9-3
RECEIVING Travis Kelce (TE): 91-1,144-12.6-12
PTS. AGAINST 23.0
DEFENSE 332.9
SACKS Chris Jones: 11
INTs Nick Bolton, L’Jarius Sneed: 2
TAKE/GIVE -6 (15/21)
PUNTING (NET) Tommy Townsend: 51.8 (46.5)
KICKING Harrison Butker: 76 (28/31 PAT; 16/21 FG)
CHIEFS NOTES
• KANSAS CITY clinched 7th-consecutive AFC West division title, tied with 1973-79 Los Angeles Rams for 2nd-longest streak of division titles in NFL history. • QB PATRICK MAHOMES completed 36 of 41 atts. (season-high 87.8 pct.) for 336 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 117.1 rating & had rush TD last week, highest single-game comp. pct. ever, min. 40 atts. Aims for 3rd in row with 325+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes. Has rush TD in 2 of past 3. Passed for 273 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 103.4 rating in last meeting. Leads NFL with 4,496 pass yards & 35 TD passes in
2022 & is 5th QB ever with 35+ TD passes in 4+ seasons.
• RB ISIAH PACHECO (rookie) aims for 7th in row with 80+ scrimmage yards & 3rd in row with 90+ scrimmage yards. Ranks 4th among rookies with 677 rush yards.
• RB JERICK MCKINNON had GW 26-yard TD run in OT last week & aims for 3rd in row with 120+ scrimmage yards & 2+ TDs. Ties for lead among RBs with 5 rec. TDs this season.
• TE TRAVIS KELCE had 10 catches for 105 yards in Week 15, 8th-career game with 10+ catches & 100+ rec. yards, 3rd-most ever by TE. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with rec. TD. Ties for NFL lead with 12 rec. TDs in 2022.
• WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER aims for 3rd in row with 9+ catches & 70+ rec. yards.
• DT CHRIS JONES aims for his 5th in row at home with 0.5+ sacks. Had 1.5 sacks in last meeting. Is 1 of 3 in NFL with 7+ sacks in each of past 5 seasons.
• DE FRANK CLARK aims for 3rd in row with sack. Has TFL in 2 of his past 3 at home.
Totaled 35 sacks & 8 FFs in 4 seasons with Sea. (2015-18).
• LB NICK BOLTON aims for 7th in row with 7+ tackles. Ranks 5th in NFL with 137 tackles.
• CB L’JARIUS SNEED is only DB in NFL with 5+ tackles in 14 games this season.
