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KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (2-12)
VS.
MIAMI DOLPHINS (9-5)

REGULAR SEASON GAME #15
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2008 – 12:00 PM (CENTRAL)
ARROWHEAD STADIUM – KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

BROADCAST INFORMATION
CBS Regional Coverage - KCTV-5 (CBS in Kansas City) - Play-by-play: Dick Enberg - Color: Randy Cross & Dan Fouts

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

Miami visits Arrowhead for the first time in the regular season since 2002 as Kansas City hosts the Dolphins in the Chiefs 2008 home finale. The Chiefs have won their last three meetings with the Dolphins at Arrowhead, a venue where Miami hasn’t registered a victory since ‘81. The only other current NFL locales where the Dolphins have gone longer without a victory are Minnesota (’79) and Atlanta (’80).

Kansas City boasts a 21-5 (.808) record at home in December dating back to ‘95, the third-best mark in the NFL over that span. The Chiefs have also been victorious in 15 of their last 17 regular season home finales. Kansas City enters this week’s contest after suffering a 22-21 loss vs. San Diego (12/14). The Chargers waged an improbable comeback, scoring the game’s final 18 points and taking their only lead of the game with 0:40 remaining. The Chiefs are seeking to secure their second home win of the season before concluding their 2008 regular season slate next week at Cincinnati (12/28).

Meanwhile, Miami is in the thick of the AFC playoff chase. The Dolphins are 9-5 and are deadlocked in a three-way tie with the N.Y. Jets and New England atop the AFC East standings. The Dolphins are one of seven AFC teams owning nine or more victories. The Dolphins are coming off a 14-9 win vs. San Francisco (12/14), meaning Miami has now won seven of its last eight games. The Dolphins close out the regular season next week with a pivotal trip to face the N.Y. Jets (12/28) in a game with major postseason implications.

TE Tony Gonzalez needs just 59 more receiving yards to become the first tight end in league history with four 1,000-yard campaigns. Over the past seven games, Gonzalez has caught 44 passes for 510 yards with five TDs and three 100-yard games. Gonzalez had seven catches for 140 yards with a career-high three TDs in Miami’s last visit to Arrowhead (9/29/02). Meanwhile, Miami native WR Dwayne Bowe is poised to become the eighth pass catcher in franchise history to post a 1,000-yard season, needing just 109 more yards to accomplish that feat after posting 995 yards as a rookie in 2007. If both Gonzalez and Bowe top the 1,000-yard mark, it would mark just the third 1,000-yard receiving duo in Chiefs history.

The Dolphins hold a slim 14-12 overall edge in the 26 regular and postseason games played in the series, including a pristine postseason mark of 3-0 against the Chiefs. Kansas City owns a 12-10 advantage in regular season play. The Chiefs are 1-3-1 in five preseason meetings. The Chiefs have won two of their last three meetings with the Dolphins. Miami won the most recent meeting between the two squads by a 13-10 count at Dolphin Stadium (11/12/06).

Kansas City’s most recent win over the Dolphins was a 30-20 decision at Dolphin Stadium (10/21/05) in a game that was moved to a Friday night due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Wilma. That contest snapped the Chiefs six-game losing streak at Miami. Dating back to ‘91, the Chiefs have won their last three meetings with the Dolphins at Arrowhead, including a 48-30 win (9/29/02). The Chiefs are 6-3 against the Dolphins in games played in KC.

The Chiefs longest winning streak vs. Miami was a six-game stretch to inaugurate the series from ‘66-68. The Chiefs are 6-11 all-time in games played in South Florida: Dolphin Stadium (2-7) and the Orange Bowl (4-4).

The most significant contest in this series was Miami’s 27-24 double-OT AFC Divisional Playoff win at Kansas City (12/25/71). That Christmas Day classic remains the longest game in NFL history (82:40). It was not only the final game ever played at Kansas City’s Municipal Stadium, but also marked the Chiefs final postseason appearance of the magnificent Hank Stram era. Miami also owns victories in two other postseason games vs. Kansas City. The Dolphins prevailed by a 27-17 count in a ‘94 AFC Wild Card duel (12/31/94) the final NFL contest of QB Joe Montana’s Hall of Fame career. Kansas City also suffered a gut-wrenching 17-16 AFC First Round loss at Miami (1/5/91).

HONORING “MR. MUSIC” - TONY DIPARDO
In a pregame ceremony, the Chiefs will honor “Mr. Music” - Tony DiPardo. Tony’s “thumbs up” enthusiasm and vibrant music have been synonymous with the Chiefs for over 40 seasons. Tony’s daughter, Patti DiPardo-Livergood, has led the TD Pack Band for the past 20 years. To Tony, Patti and the entire TD Pack Back, the Chiefs offer a hearty and heartfelt salute!

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