NEW ORLEANS (2-3) at KANSAS CITY (3-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox
OPENING LINE -- Chiefs by 7
RECORD VS. SPREAD -- New Orleans 3-2, Kansas City 2-3
SERIES RECORD -- Tied 5-5
LAST MEETING -- Chiefs beat Saints 27-24, OT, Sept. 23, 2012
LAST WEEK -- Saints beat Panthers 41-38; Chiefs beat Raiders 26-10
AP PRO32 RANKING -- Saints No. 23, Chiefs No. 10
SAINTS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (2), RUSH (21), PASS (1)
SAINTS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (31), RUSH (26), PASS (31)
CHIEFS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (17), RUSH (14), PASS (19)
CHIEFS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (14), RUSH (24), PASS (12)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- All 10 meetings between teams decided by 10 points or fewer. ... Teams last met in Kansas City in November 2008. ... Saints had season-best 523 yards offense last week vs. Carolina. ... QB Drew Brees threw for 465 yards vs. Panthers, third best of career. It was his 99th 300-yard passing game. ... Saints averaging 413 yards of offense and 31 points, trailing only Atlanta in NFL. ... Saints WR Brandin Cooks had 87-yard TD reception vs. Panthers, second longest in NFL this season. He also had 98-yard TD catch against Oakland in Week 1. ... Saints K Wil Lutz was NFC special teams player of week after winning FG vs. Carolina. ... Kansas City has not lost at Arrowhead Stadium since Oct. 11, 2015. ... Chiefs are 5-1 against NFC opponents at home under Andy Reid. ... Reid passed Mike Holmgren for 14th on NFL wins list (175) last week vs. Raiders, will be coaching his 300th game Sunday. ... Chiefs DB Marcus Peters had his fifth INT of season at Oakland. He has 13 in 21 career regular-season games. ... Peters is tied for NFL lead with 35 passes defended. ... Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles ran for 233 yards and TD vs. Saints in 2012. ... Charles needs two TDs rushing to pass Marcus Allen (44) for third most in Chiefs history. ... Chiefs lead NFL in red zone takeaways with four on 17 drives. ... Fantasy Tip: Charles and RB Spencer Ware are both worth starting against Saints, who are allowing league-worst 33.6 points per game. Charles and Ware are likely to split carries evenly for foreseeable future.
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