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KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (1-5)
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NEW YORK JETS (3-3)

REGULAR SEASON GAME #7
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 – 12:00 PM (CENTRAL)
GIANTS STADIUM – EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY

Broadcast Information
CBS Regional Coverage - KCTV-5 (CBS in Kansas City) - Play-by-play: Greg Gumbel -Color Commentator: Dan Dierdorf

Chiefs FOX Football Radio Network - KCFX-FM (101.1 FM in Kansas City - Affiliates) - Play-by-play: Mitch Holthus - Color Commentator: Len Dawson - Sideline Reporter: Kendall Gammon

Kansas City travels to New York to face the Jets for the second straight season as Chiefs head coach Herm Edwards makes his second appearance against his former squad. Edwards patrolled the Jets sidelines for five seasons (2001-05) and led that club to the playoffs three times, the highest total of any coach in that franchise’s history. The most recent meeting between these two original AFL foes resulted in a 13-10 OT win for the Jets in the season finale for both clubs last year at Giants Stadium (12/30/07).

The Chiefs are seeking to get back in the victory column after a 34-10 loss vs. Tennessee (10/19). The Jets enter Sunday’s contest after suffering a 16-13 OT loss at Oakland (10/19). Raiders K Sebastian Janikowski drilled a 57-yard FG, the longest kick to ever decide an overtime contest in NFL history. KC lost to the Raiders earlier this year by a 23-8 count at Arrowhead (9/14).

QB Brett Favre will make his initial appearance against the Chiefs as a member of the Jets. Favre posted a 1-3 record vs. Kansas City as a member of the Packers. Despite that 3-1 mark against Favre, just nine total points have been the difference in those four contests, with the Chiefs holding a slim 112-103 scoring edge in those outings vs. the Favre-led Packers.

Consistency at QB has been a major hurdle fo the Chiefs this season. KC has started the same quarterback in back-to-back games on just one occasion. Last week, QB Brodie Croyle returned to the lineup for the first time since Opening Day (9/7), only to suffer a season-ending left knee injury. QB Damon Huard owns a 15-12 (.556) record as an NFL starter, but left last week’s contest with a right thumb injury. Huard guided the Chiefs to a 33-19 win vs. Denver (9/28). Second-year QB Tyler Thigpen orchestrated both of KC’s scoring drives last week, but lost his only career start at Atlanta (9/21).

Last week, the Chiefs did not commit a turnover for the first time this season. Kansas City was +3 in its only win of the season and is 9-2 under Herm Edwards when positive. Up next for Kansas City is a home contest vs. Tampa Bay (11/2) as the Buccaneers make their first visit to Arrowhead since ‘86. The Jets travel to Buffalo (11/2) for a key AFC East showdown.

THE SERIES
The Chiefs own a 17-16-1 (.515) edge in their all-time series against the Jets. Kansas City owns a 16-15-1 mark in the regular season and has split a pair of playoff games with New York. These two franchises began play as original members of the AFL. The Chiefs were located in Dallas and known as the Texans, while New York’s AFL franchise was first known as the Titans.

The Chiefs have won two of the last three games in this series, but are just 2-4-1 in regular season play against the Jets at Giants Stadium, where the Jets have called home since ‘84. New York claimed a 13-10 OT victory in the most recent meeting at Giants Stadium as K Mike Nugent drilled a 43-yard game-winning FG in a driving rain (12/30/07). KC’s last regular season win against the Jets came in 2005 on Opening Day at Arrowhead (9/11/07) as RBs Larry Johnson and Priest Holmes combined for 195 yards rushing and three TDs, while the KC defense forced three turnovers and registered 3.0 sacks. Kansas City’s last win in the series at the Meadowlands was a 29-25 victory as Holmes hauled in a 19-yard TD catch with 0:27 remaining (10/6/02).

These two original AFL franchises both own a long and distinguished history. Kansas City began its march to a victory in Super Bowl IV by upending QB Joe Namath and the defending World Champion N.Y. Jets by a 13-6 margin in an AFL Divisional Playoff Game at Shea Stadium (12/20/69). The Chiefs would go on to defeat Oakland 17-7 in the final AFL Championship Game (1/4/70) before getting a 23-7 victory vs. Minnesota (1/11/70) in Super Bowl IV. New York won the only other postseason tilt between the two teams, getting a 35-15 victory in an AFC Wild Card match-up at Giants Stadium (12/28/86). Kansas City holds a 5-2 edge in preseason action vs. the Jets. The Chiefs won the last preseason game between the clubs by a 19-10 count (8/10/91).

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