AFC Wildcard Saturday: Chiefs Host Titans

Chiefs Look to Find Mojo Again in AFC Wildcard

The fans at Arrowhead Stadium will see the AFC Wildcard Saturday matchup between the Tennessee Titans and the Kansas City Chiefs. Kickoff is set for 4:35 pm EST and ESPN on ABC will have the telecast.

Oddsmakers opened the Chiefs as -7-point favorites versus the Titans, while the game's total opened at 46. The line is now KC as 8.5-point favorites and the total has dropped to 44.5.

The Chiefs clinched their second straight AFC West championship two weeks ago. The Titans had a hard fought battle that lasted to the final minute of the season. They broke a three-game skid to clinch their first playoff berth since 2008.

The Titans and Chiefs are somewhat familiar with each another. Tennessee visited Kansas City in Week 15 of the 2016 season. They overcame a 17-7 fourth-quarter deficit in rallying for a 19-17 win.

Chiefs Depend on Tough Defense and Run-Game

Kansas City won its last outing, a 27-24 result against the Broncos on December 31. The Chiefs covered in that game as a +3-point underdog, while the 51 combined points took the game OVER the total.

Kansas City's defense thrives on turnovers. Those TO's have proven highly predictive of the team's success. The defense forced 24 turnovers during the team's 10 wins. In their six loses that same D only forced two turnovers.

The Chiefs enter the game with a series of injuries on their special teams. They lost kick returners Akeem Hunt and De'Anthony Thomas to injuries in the season finale. They are out for the remainder of the season.

That leaves them with only wide receiver Tyreek Hill with much experience returning kickoffs.

The team is also battling injuries on the defensive line. Rakeem Nunez-Roches and Jarvis Jenkins missed practice time this week. That could prove vital in a game the Chiefs want to slow down the Titans' rushing attack and contain Mariota in the pocket.

Running back DeMarco Murray has been ruled out with an MCL tear. Derrick Henry is the team's lead back against the Chiefs. Starting cornerback Logan Ryan and Da'Norris Searcy both missed practice Wednesday with an illness.

Titans are Wary of Titans in AFC Wildcard

Last time out for Tennessee, they were a 15-10 winner as they battled the Jaguars at home. The Titans covered in the match as a -2.5-point favorite, while 25 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

The Chiefs remain wary of the ability of Marcus Mariota and his ability to make plays outside the pocket. Mariota struggled in the regular season with just 13 touchdown passes and 15 interceptions. His running ability is vital.

This is the Titans 1st playoff berth under Mike Mularkey

 

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Tennessee	9-7	8-7-1	20.88	22.25	-1.37	5-2-1	3-5	9-7	5-3	4-4
Kansas City	10-6	10-6	25.94	21.19	4.75	6-2	4-4	8-8	3-5	5-3

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
TEN	15.04	14.74	0.3
KC	14.47	17.23	-2.76

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
TEN	10.43	10.37	0.06
KC	11.31	12.16	-0.85

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
TEN	4.14	3.56	0.58
KC	4.70	4.27	0.43

Team Records

Tennessee Titans

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	9-7	6-2	3-5	8-7-1	5-2-1	3-5	20.88	22.25	-1.37
vs Conf	8-4	5-1	3-3	5-6-1	3-2-1	2-4	20.67	22.08	-1.41
vs Div	2-1	0-0	2-1	2-1	0-0	2-1	23.67	29.67	-6.00
Last 3	1-2	1-1	0-1	3-0	2-0	1-0	20.33	20.67	-0.34

Kansas City Chiefs

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	10-6	6-2	4-4	10-6	6-2	4-4	25.94	21.19	4.75
vs Conf	8-4	4-2	4-2	8-4	4-2	4-2	27.75	21.58	6.17
vs Div	2-1	0-0	2-1	2-1	0-0	2-1	27.00	21.67	5.33
Last 3	3-0	2-0	1-0	3-0	2-0	1-0	28.67	16.67	12.00

AFC Wildcard Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	20.88	19	21.19	15
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	181.63	29	226.00	19
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	89.13	23	115.00	23
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	25.94	6	22.25	17
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	232.63	18	214.50	10
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	110.50	20	97.38	3

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Tennessee	5-5	6-4	6-4	22.30	141.30	4.71	33.40	56.89	222.40	363.70	2.00
Kansas City	5-5	4-6	6-4	21.70	99.70	3.89	33.80	56.80	195.50	295.20	1.70

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Dec 18, 2016	TEN	KC	19-17	148	241	389	3	158	159	317	1
Sep 7, 2014	TEN	KC	26-10	162	243	405	0	67	178	245	3
Oct 6, 2013	KC	TEN	26-17	120	233	353	2	105	234	339	3
Dec 26, 2010	TEN	KC	14-34	57	213	270	2	152	306	458	2
Oct 19, 2008	TEN	KC	34-10	332	123	455	0	58	214	272	0
Dec 16, 2007	TEN	KC	26-17	148	179	327	0	89	217	306	3
Dec 13, 2004	KC	TEN	49-38	146	237	383	2	163	379	542	4
Sep 10, 2000	KC	TEN	14-17	62	127	189	0	121	232	353	3
Sep 1, 1996	KC	TEN	20-19	79	169	248	2	72	191	263	1
Nov 19, 1995	TEN	KC	13-20	105	189	294	4	66	115	181	2

AFC Wildcard Betting Trends

Tennessee Titans
Tennessee is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tennessee's last 6 games
Tennessee is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Tennessee is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tennessee's last 6 games on the road
Tennessee is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Tennessee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tennessee's last 7 games when playing Kansas City
Tennessee is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Tennessee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City

Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 8 games
Kansas City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games at home
Kansas City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Tennessee
Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tennessee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing Tennessee
Kansas City is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tennessee
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tennessee

Team Last 5 Games

Tennessee Titans

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Dec 31, 2017	JAC	15-10	W	-2.5/40	W/U	116	116	232	83	146	229	-3	H
Dec 24, 2017	LAR	23-27	L	5.5/46	W/O	97	269	366	116	286	402	0	H
Dec 17, 2017	SF	23-25	L	2.5/44	W/O	90	238	328	51	363	414	1	A
Dec 10, 2017	ARI	7-12	L	-2.5/42	L/U	65	139	204	136	125	261	2	A
Dec 3, 2017	HOU	24-13	W	-6.5/42	W/U	198	146	344	53	331	384	0	H

Kansas City Chiefs

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Dec 31, 2017	DEN	27-24	W	3/37.5	W/O	110	269	379	110	226	336	-1	A
Dec 24, 2017	MIA	29-13	W	-11/43.5	W/U	103	301	404	59	286	345	-2	H
Dec 16, 2017	LAC	30-13	W	-1/47	W/U	174	223	397	98	209	307	-4	H
Dec 10, 2017	OAK	26-15	W	-4.5/48.5	W/U	165	243	408	70	198	268	-2	H
Dec 3, 2017	NYJ	31-38	L	-4/44.5	L/O	112	362	474	157	331	488	0	A

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