BALTIMORE (12-4) At KANSAS CITY (10-6)
Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS
OPENING LINE – Baltimore by 3
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Baltimore 8-8; Kansas City 9-7
SERIES RECORD – Chiefs lead 3-2
LAST MEETING – Ravens beat Chiefs 38-24, Sept. 13, 2009
LAST WEEK – Chiefs lost to Raiders 31-10, Ravens beat Bengals 13-7
RAVENS OFFENSE – OVERALL (22), RUSH (14), PASS (20)
RAVENS DEFENSE – OVERALL (10), RUSH (5), PASS (21)
CHIEFS OFFENSE – OVERALL (12), RUSH (1), PASS (30)
CHIEFS DEFENSE – OVERALL (14), RUSH (14), PASS (17)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Joe Flacco, John Harbaugh first QB-head coach duo to begin careers at same time and go to postseason each of first three seasons. … S Ed Reed needs two interceptions to tie NFL postseason record of nine. Although missing first six games, Reed led NFL with eight INTs. … Ravens have three playoff wins since 2008, Chiefs three since 1971. … Ravens finished third in league in fewest points allowed for third straight season. … Ravens one of two teams with three players with at least 60 catches each. … Ravens’ average margin of defeat in four losses was 4 points. … Chiefs had three losses of 20 points or more. … Baltimore’s 20 turnovers franchise record for fewest. … Ravens’ 28 points allowed after turnover third-fewest in league, KC second at 27. … Ray Rice’s 1,776 yards from scrimmage third-best in NFL, KC’s Jamaal Charles second with 1,935. … Against common opponents, Baltimore 5-0, KC 3-2. … Chiefs’ six-game improvement from 2009 is franchise record. … KC going for first postseason win in 17 years. … With one TD rushing, against Baltimore, Thomas Jones becomes first in postseason history with TDs rushing for three teams. … Dwayne Bowe led league with team-record 15 TD catches. … He and Charles third WR-RB tandem in team history to each post 1,000-yard seasons. … Chiefs 0-1 against AFC playoff teams, Ravens 2-2.
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