Kansas City 3, Houston 20

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KAN (0-1) 0 0 3 0 3
HOU (1-0) 0 10 7 3 20

Final

1:00 PM ET
September 9, 2007
Reliant Stadium,
Houston, TX
THIS WEEK'S LINE
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2007 TRENDS (Regular Season)
The Chiefs are 7-8 ATS.
The Chiefs are 6-2 ATS away.
The Chiefs are 0-3 ATS as the favorite.
The Chiefs are 0-1 ATS as an away favorite.
The Texans are 8-7 ATS.
The Texans are 6-1 ATS at home.
The Texans are 6-5 ATS as the underdog.
The Texans are 4-0 ATS as a home underdog.

In-Depth Chiefs/Texans Trending Data

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QB RB WR OL DL
LB DB ST Coach  
 
Scouts' Edge
Both teams have holes to fill but it appears the Texans are the one moving in the right direction heading into Week 1. Several critical players departed Kansas City during the offseason while Houston has positioned itself well through the draft and offseason acquisitions. Schaub has never been a full-time starter in the NFL and it remains to be seen how well he'll perform under the big lights, and while Huard is in the same board he proved last season that he can lead his team to a string of victories. Just throwing the names out there it would seem Kansas City would be the favorite, but that’s not the case this season. The Texans are primed to make a statement, so look for them to be more mature and get contributions from the newcomers, with third-round wide receiver Jacoby Jones being a possible wild card.
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Scouts Inc. Predicted Score:
17 - 21
Head 2 Head (since 2001)
SU2-2-0
2007: 0-1-0		2-2-0
2007: 1-0-0
ATS1-1-0
2007: 0-1-0		1-1-0
2007: 1-0-0
ATS @HOU1-1-0
2007: 0-1-0		1-1-0
2007: 1-0-0
ATS: favored1-1-0
2007: 0-1-0		--
ATS: underdog--1-1-0
2007: 1-0-0
QBCasselM. Cassel
YDS: --
TD: --
INT: --		SchaubM. Schaub
YDS: 225
TD: 1
INT: 1
RBCharlesJ. Charles
YDS: --
ATT: --
TD: --		SlatonS. Slaton
YDS: --
ATT: --
TD: --
WR LBradleyM. Bradley
REC: --
YDS: --
TD: --		JohnsonA. Johnson
REC: 24
YDS: 390
TD: 3
WR RChambersC. Chambers
REC: --
YDS: --
TD: --		WalterK. Walter
REC: 1
YDS: 10
TD: 0
TEAM AVERAGES & NFL RANKS
TEAM OFFENSETMPER GAME AVERAGE
Total YardsKAN
 
 321.0
HOU
 
 279.0
Yards PassingKAN
 
 187.5
HOU
 
 173.6
Yards RushingKAN
 
 133.9
HOU
 
 105.4
TEAM DEFENSETMPER GAME AVERAGE
Yards AllowedKAN
 
 328.9
HOU
 
 337.5
Pass Yds AllowedKAN
 
 208.4
HOU
 
 215.3
Rush Yds AllowedKAN
 
 120.5
HOU
 
 122.3
Expert Picks
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Chiefs
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Chiefs
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Texans
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Texans
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Texans
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No Pick
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Texans
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Texans
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Projected Top Offensive Performers
QB RB WR
Jenkins Stamps Hawley
Jenkins Stamps Hawley
C/ATT: 19.0/30.0
YDS: 227.0
TD: 1.5
CAR: 16.0
YDS: 74.0
TD: 0.6
REC: 5.5
YDS: 71.0
TD: 0.4
This game is incredibly close. The key to the game is Larry Johnson. If he can be at full strength (25+ carries) KC wins 51%, if he's not at full strength then Houston wins 51%. Right now Houston is favored based on reports coming out about LJ not being at full strength.
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HEAD 2 HEAD RESULTS (SINCE 2001)
DateScoreLineO/U
Nov 20, 2005KAN 45, @HOU 17KAN, -6½44.0
Sep 26, 2004HOU 24, @KAN 21HOU, NL0.0
Sep 21, 2003KAN 42, @HOU 14HOU, NL0.0
LAST 10 GAMES
Chiefs
OppScoreLineO/U
@INDL 8-23 +7 51.5
JACW 35-30 NL 0.0
@OAKW 20-9 -6½ 36.0
@SDGL 9-20 +9 47.0
BALL 10-20 -3 37.0
@CLEL (OT) 28-31 -4½ 35.0
DENW 19-10 +2½ 39.5
OAKW 17-13 -8 36.0
@MIAL 10-13 +2½ 40.0
@STLW 31-17 +3 48.0
Texans
OppScoreLineO/U
CLEW 14-6 NL 0.0
INDW 27-24 +9 47.0
@NWEL 7-40 +13 39.0
TENL (OT) 20-26 -1 42.0
@OAKW 23-14 +3 35.0
@NYJL 11-26 +5 41.0
BUFL 21-24 -3 36.5
@JACW 13-10 +10 37.0
@NYGL 10-14 +12½ 43.0
@TENL 22-28 +3 41.0

NFL Scores

Thursday, September 6th 2007
New Orleans 10 Final
Indianapolis 41
Sunday, September 9th 2007
Denver 15 Final
Buffalo 14
Pittsburgh 34 Final
Cleveland 7
Philadelphia 13 Final
Green Bay 16
Carolina 27 Final
St. Louis 13
Atlanta 3 Final
Minnesota 24
New England 38 Final
NY Jets 14
Miami 13 Final
Washington 16 OT
Tennessee 13 Final
Jacksonville 10
Kansas City 3 Final
Houston 20
Detroit 36 Final
Oakland 21
Chicago 3 Final
San Diego 14
Tampa Bay 6 Final
Seattle 20
NY Giants 35 Final
Dallas 45
Monday, September 10th 2007
Baltimore 20 Final
Cincinnati 27
Arizona 17 Final
San Francisco 20