Titans-Chiefs Capsule

TENNESSEE (9-7) at KANSAS CITY (10-6)

Saturday, 4:35 p.m. ET, ESPN

OPENING LINE - Chiefs by 7½

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Tennessee 8-7-1, Kansas City 10-6

SERIES RECORD - Chiefs lead 29-22

LAST MEETING - Titans beat Chiefs 19-17, Dec. 18, 2016

LAST WEEK - Titans beat Jaguars 15-10; Chiefs beat Broncos 27-24

AP PRO32 RANKING - Titans No. 11, Chiefs No. 8

TITANS OFFENSE - OVERALL (23), RUSH (15), PASS (23)

TITANS DEFENSE - OVERALL (13), RUSH (4), PASS (25)

CHIEFS OFFENSE - OVERALL (5), RUSH (9), PASS (7)

CHIEFS DEFENSE - OVERALL (28), RUSH (25), PASS (29)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Franchises have not met in playoffs since Jan. 1, 1994, when Chiefs beat Houston Oilers 28-20 in divisional round. … Titans beat Chiefs 19-17 on last-play FG in December 2016 at Arrowhead Stadium in coldest game in franchise history. … Titans are in playoffs for first time in nine years. Their previous postseason win was Jan. 3, 2004, at Baltimore. … Tennessee lost three of four entering playoffs. … Titans are 3-0 in wild-card games played on Saturdays. … Titans OLB Erik Walden is appearing in playoffs with fourth different team. … Tennessee S Kevin Byard has eight picks, tied with Lions CB Darius Slay for NFL lead. … Titans QB Marcus Mariota has 39 TD passes without interception in red zone. … Titans allowed 88.8 yards rushing per game, best in AFC. … Chiefs won back-to-back AFC West titles for first time in franchise history. … Kansas City has won four straight after four-game skid. … Chiefs have not won home playoff game since beating Pittsburgh on Jan. 1, 1994. They have one postseason win since. … Kansas City had plus-15 turnover margin, second best in NFL. … Chiefs rookie RB Kareem Hunt led NFL with 1,327 yards rushing. … Chiefs TE Travis Kelce has receptions in 63 straight games. … Kansas City scored 124 fourth-quarter points, second most behind Baltimore (135). … Chiefs QB Alex Smith set career highs with 4,042 yards and 26 pass TDs. He also led NFL with 104.7 rating. … Smith had 38 pass plays of at least 25 yards. Patriots’ Tom Brady led NFL with 40. … Chiefs OT Mitchell Schwartz will start 97th consecutive game. FB Anthony Sherman will start 80th. Both are league leaders at their position.

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