KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (5-3) AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (2-6)

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1 REGULAR SEASON GAME #9 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (5-3) AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (2-6) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, :00 PM (CENTRAL) DOLPHIN STADIUM MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA TV: CBS Regional Coverage (KCTV-5 in Kansas City) Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker. LOCAL RADIO: KCFX-FM (101.1) Mitch Holthus, Len Dawson, Bob Gretz and Bill Grigsby. THE MATCH-UP Kansas City makes the trek to South Florida for a second consecutive year as the Chiefs visit the Dolphins on Sunday. The Chiefs are 5-3 and are seeking to extend their winning streak to four games under head coach Herm Edwards, who has guided Kansas City to victories in five of its last six contests. Kansas City is coming off a convincing road win at St. Louis (11/5) after securing home victories against San Diego and Seattle. Meanwhile, Miami got a huge boost by snapping a four-game losing streak as the Dolphins handed the previously-undefeated Bears their first loss of the season, registering a decisive victory at Chicago (11/5). Last season, the Chiefs prevailed by a margin in an unusual Friday night contest at Miami (10/21/05). Kansas City traveled to Miami on the day of that game due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Wilma. The Chiefs will be seeking to win back-to-back road games against the Dolphins for the first time since registering victories in the club s initial three trips to Miami in Both the Chiefs and the Dolphins are playing with a quarterback other than their Opening Day starter. Former Miami QB Damon Huard has posted a 5-2 record as Kansas City s starter subbing for injured two-time Pro Bowl QB Trent Green. Huard has registered a rating of or better in all five of the Chiefs victories and currently ranks second in the NFL with a overall rating. In Miami, former Lions QB Joey Harrington has opened the last four games in place of QB Daunte Culpepper and threw three TDs last week against the Bears. The Chiefs are one of seven AFC squads that own a 5-3 record or better at the midseason mark and are in the thick of the AFC West race with Denver and San Diego, who both own 6-2 records. The Chiefs have averaged 32.0 points per game during their three-game winning streak thanks in large part to RB Larry Johnson who ranks second in the NFL in yards from scrimmage (143.1 ypg) and is third in rushing yards (102.0 ypg). Up next for the Chiefs is a home date vs. Oakland (11/19), while Miami hosts Minnesota (11/19) STATS AND NFL RANKINGS CHIEFS DOLPHINS Total Offense (14) (16) Rush Offense (9) 97.3 (23) Pass Offense (18) (10) Total Defense (13) (4t) Rush Defense (16) (13) Pass Defense (12) (4) Turnover Ratio (11t) -1 (17) Pts./Game (9) 16.6 (25t) Opp. Pts./Game (17) 19.8 (9) THE SERIES The Dolphins hold a slim, overall edge in the 25 meaningful games played in the series, including a pristine postseason mark of 3-0 against the Chiefs. KC owns a advantage in regular season play, while the two squads have gone in three preseason meetings. The Chiefs have won their last two meetings with the Dolphins and are attempting to construct their first three-game winning streak against Miami since winning the first six games in this series from CHIEFS VS. DOLPHINS REGULAR SEASON SERIES ( ) (2-2-0) Date Result Of Note 12/11/95* L, 6-13 MIA forces three KC turnovers. 10/5/97* L, Mare: 26-yard FG seals MIA win. 9/29/02 W, Green: 24-34, 328 yards, 5 TDs. 10/21/05* W, Game played on Friday night. *At Dolphin Stadium Kansas City was victorious in its last visit to South Florida, winning by a count 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. KC is 6-10 all-time in games played at Miami, owning a 2-6 mark at Dolphin Stadium and a 4-4 record at the Orange Bowl. The Chiefs other victory at Dolphin Stadium came by a count (12/3/89). The Chiefs are 6-3 against the Dolphins in Kansas City, including a win at Arrowhead (9/29/02). Without question, the most memorable and most significant contest in this series was Miami s double-overtime AFC Divisional Playoff win at Kansas City (12/25/71), Miami s first-ever victory over the Chiefs after six straight losses dating back to 66. 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 historic postseason meetings against Kansas City. The Dolphins prevailed by a count in a 94 AFC Wild Card duel (12/31/94) between QBs Joe Montana and Dan Marino, a game that proved to be the final NFL contest of Montana s Hall of Fame career. Kansas City also suffered a gut-wrenching AFC First Round loss at Miami (1/5/91), an outing that marked the first of 10 playoff contests during Marty Schottenheimer s 10-year tenure ( 89-98) as Chiefs head coach.

2 HERM EDWARDS NFL Head Coach: 6th Year NFL Coach Overall: 17th Year NFL Overall: (.489) Regular Season: (.500) Postseason: 2-3 (.400) Record w/kc: 5-3 (.625) Record w/nyj: (.488) Overall NFL Exp: 27 years College: San Diego State ( 77) Herm Edwards was named the 10th head coach in Kansas City history on January 9, He rejoined the Chiefs after five-year stint ( ) as head coach of the N.Y. Jets. Edwards guided the Jets to three postseason berths, the most of any coach in that franchise s history. Edwards originally joined the Chiefs as a recipient of the NFL s Minority Coaching Fellowship in 89. He later served as a scout ( 90-91, 95) and also coached defensive backs for Kansas City ( 92-94). Born in Fort Monmouth, NJ on April 24, 1954, Edwards served as Tampa Bay s assistant head coach/dbs coach under Tony Dungy from before taking over as the head coaching reins of the Jets. Edwards concluded his college career as a DB at San Diego State in 76 and signed as a rookie free agent with Philadelphia ( 77-85). In 135 career starts with the Eagles, he established a franchise record with 38 INTs, and started in Super Bowl XV. Edwards concluded his NFL playing career seeing duty in seven games for the Rams and Falcons in 86. He then coached DBs at San Jose State ( 87-89) prior to hiarrival in the NFL ranks with Kansas City in 90. THE HEAD COACHES NICK SABAN NFL Head Coach: 2nd Year NFL Coach Overall: 8th Year NFL Overall: (.458) Regular Season: (.458) Postseason: 0-0 (.000) Record w/mia: (.458) AFC West Experience: None NFL Playing Exp.: None College: Kent State ( 72) Nick Saban was named the sixth coach in Dolphins history on December 27, Saban entered the NFL after spending 11 years as a head coach in the collegiate ranks. Most recently, he took over an LSU program that had seven losing seasons in the 90s prior to his arrival. With the Tigers, Saban compiled a record and claimed the national championship following the 2003 season when he was named National Coach of the Year by the Associated Press. Prior to his tenure at LSU, Saban spent five seasons ( 95-99) as head coach at Michigan State. He originally entered the NFL as the secondary coach for the Houston Oilers ( 88-89). After a one-year stint as the head coach at Toledo ( 90), he served as defensive coordinator with Cleveland ( 91-94) under head coach Bill Belichick. Born October 31, 1951, in Fairmont, West Virginia, Saban began his coaching career at his alma mater of Kent State ( 73-76), before working at Syracuse ( 77), West Virginia ( 78-79), Ohio State ( 80-81) and Navy ( 82). He then took over defensive coordinator and secondary duties at Michigan State ( 83-87). Saban was a two-sport athlete at Kent State, playing defensive back on the football squad and shortstop on the baseball team. EDWARDS VS. THE DOLPHINS (6-4) Herm Edwards is 6-4 all-time vs. the Dolphins. Sunday s game will mark Edwards third meeting with Nick Saban as an NFL head coach. Edwards is 1-1 all-time against Saban. DATE RESULT OPP. COACH 10/14/01 W N.Y. JETS 21, Miami 17 Dave Wannstedt 11/18/01 W N.Y. Jets 24, MIAMI 0 Dave Wannstedt 9/22/02 L MIAMI 30, N.Y. Jets 3 Dave Wannstedt 11/10/02 W N.Y. JETS 13, Miami 10 Dave Wannstedt 9/14/03 L Miami 21, N.Y. JETS 10 Dave Wannstedt 12/28/03 L MIAMI 23, N.Y. Jets 21 Dave Wannstedt 10/3/04 W N.Y. Jets 17, MIAMI 9 Dave Wannstedt 11/1/04 W N.Y. JETS 41, Miami 14 Dave Wannstedt 9/18/05 W N.Y. JETS 17, Miami 7 Nick Saban 12/18/05 L MIAMI 24, N.Y. Jets 20 Nick Saban HOME TEAM IN CAPS QB DAMON HUARD S STARTING STATS (10-3) Chiefs QB Damon Huard owns a 10-3 (.769) record as an NFL starter. Huard is 5-2 (.714) this season subbing for an injured QB Trent Green. Huard currently ranks second in the NFL with a rating, trailing only Colts QB Peyton Manning (106.2). Huard has posted a rating in all five of KC s victories this season. He registered a 5-1 (.833) record as Miami s starter in when he served as the backup to Hall of Fame QB Dan Marino. Here s a look at Huard s stats as an NFL starter... DAMON HUARD AS AN NFL STARTER Date Opp. Comp Atts. Yds TDs INTs Rating Result 10/24/99* PHI W OAK W /07/99* TEN W 17-0 BUF L /21/99* NE W IND W DEN L 6-9 OT 10/1/06# SF W 41-0 ARZ W PIT L /22/06# SD W /29/06# SEA W STL W Totals , *With Miami #With Kansas City KANSAS CITY S FAVORITE MIAMI NATIVE NINE-TIME PRO BOWL LB DERRICK THOMAS Many notable figures in Chiefs history own ties to South Florida, but there is no question that Kansas City s favorite son from Miami is the late, great LB Derrick Thomas. Thomas was born in Miami on January 1, Thomas always appreciated the fact that his birthday coincided with one of the most memorable moments in Chiefs history as Kansas City claimed a 31-7 win vs. Buffalo in the 66 AFL Championship Game to earn a berth in Super Bowl I. In 11 glorious seasons with the Chiefs ( 89-99), Thomas earned nine Pro Bowl berths. Thomas tragically passed away in Miami on February 8, 2000 and is in his third year of eligibility for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. This year s Hall of Fame selection meeting will take place in South Florida on Saturday, February 3rd prior to Super Bowl XLI at Dolphin Stadium on Sunday, February 4th. Thomas has been a finalist in the Hall of Fame selection process the past two years. If elected this year, he would become the 10th member of the Chiefs organization to earn a place in Canton, an illustrious list that already includes three defensive stalwarts LB Bobby Bell (HOF 83), LB Willie Lanier (HOF 86) and DT Buck Buchanan (HOF 90). Already a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame s NFL All-Decade Team of the 1990s, no player registered more sacks (116.5) than Thomas from Thanks in large part to Thomas and the Chiefs defense, only San Francisco (113-47) and Buffalo (103-57) produced better regular season records over that 10-year span than Kansas City (102-58). During the decade of the 90s, no team could top the +128 turnover differential and 365 takeaways produced by KC. With Thomas on the field for the Chiefs from 89-99, Kansas City made seven playoff appearances, won three AFC West titles and suffered only one losing season during his tenure with the franchise. He served as a leader of a Chiefs defense that led the NFL in scoring defense in both 95 and 97. In total, no NFL team allowed fewer offensive points from than Kansas City. Renowned for his patented sack-and-strip maneuver, Thomas was clearly one of the most dominant players of his era and still holds the NFL s singlegame record with 7.0 sacks vs. Seattle (11/11/90). Thomas led the NFL with 20.0 sacks in 90, making him just one of six players in league history to register a season with 20.0 or more sacks. DERRICK THOMAS RECORD-SETTING LEGACY Accomplishment Of Note 7.0 Sacks vs. Seattle (11/11/90) NFL Single-Game Record Career sacks Chiefs Career Record Sacks in the 90s Most of any NFL player from Postseason Appearances Tied for a Chiefs Career Record 93 NFL Man of the Year, 95 Byron Whizzer White Humanitarian Award

3 2006 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AFC NFL Category Player Total Rank Rank Scoring L. Johnson 66 3rd 5th Rushing Yards L. Johnson 816 2nd 3rd QB Rating Huard nd 2nd Receptions Gonzalez 38 T12th T23rd Rec. Yards Gonzalez 504 7th 18th Interceptions Law/Wesley 2 T12th T18th Punting Avg. Colquitt nd 4th Punt Ret. Avg. Hall th 8th KO Ret. Avg. Hall th 22nd Sacks Allen 5.0 T11th T18th THE 2006 CHIEFS Kansas City leads the NFL with a 68.9 Red Zone TD percentage, scoring 17 TDs on 25 Red Zone trips. The Chiefs are fourth in the AFC and ninth in the NFL, averaging 22.9 ppg. The Chiefs are fourth in the AFC and sixth in the NFL with 134 points in the Red Zone. KC is fifth in the AFC in total offense, averaging yards per game. KC is averaging 50.0 advances (rushes and completions) per game, the fourth-best tally in the AFC and the ninth-highest total in the NFL. Kansas City ranks fifth in the AFC and ninth in the NFL in rushing offense, averaging yards per game. The Chiefs have had just 1.8% of their passes intercepted (four of 225), the third-lowest INT percentage in the AFC and the fifth-lowest in the NFL. KC is averaging 7.72 yards per pass attempt to rank third in the AFC and fifth in the NFL. The Chiefs own a composite passer rating of 96.8, the third-best mark in the AFC and the fifth-highest rating in the NFL. KC ranks fifth in the AFC and 12th in the NFL, averaging 19.3 first downs per game. The Chiefs are third in the AFC and seventh in the NFL with 99 passing first downs. The Chiefs offense is seventh in the AFC and 11th in the NFL in third-down conversions at 41.3% (45 of 109). Kansas City ranks fourth in the AFC and seventh in the NFL in third-down defense at 34.0% (35 of 103). The Chiefs rank eighth in the AFC and 14th in the NFL in total defense, permitting ypg. The Chiefs are eighth in the AFC and 12th in the NFL in pass defense, allowing ypg. KC is 10th in the AFC, permitting 19.4 offensive points per game. The Chiefs rank fourth in the AFC and ninth in the NFL, registering 50 points off opponents turnovers. The Chiefs are sixth in the AFC and 10th in the NFL with a 10.2-yard punt return average. The Chiefs are third in the NFL in net (40.8) and gross punting (46.4). Kansas City has been penalized just 40 times, the fourth-lowest total in the league. KC ranks sixth in the AFC and 12th in the NFL in time of possession (30:52). CHIEFS-DOLPHINS CONNECTIONS Chiefs President CARL PETERSON served as President of the USFL s Stars while the Dolphins asst. coach DOM CAPERS ( 84-85) coached the DBs. Capers ( 86-91) served as a coach for NO during KC VP of Player Personnel BILL KUHARICH s ( 86-00) tenure with the Saints Chiefs CB PATRICK SURTAIN was a second-round pick of Miami in 98, playing in 108 games (82 starts) in seven seasons ( 98-04). He produced 398 tackles (314 solo), 29 INTs with two TDs, 96 PDs, four FRs, three FFs and 23 special teams stops. He also appeared in seven playoff games for Miami Kansas City S SAMMY KNIGHT started 32 games in two seasons ( ) with Miami, recording 238 tackles (146 solo), 11 PDs, seven INTs, one FR, three FFs and three special teams tackles Chiefs QB DAMON HUARD played in 34 games (six starts) in four seasons with Miami ( 97-00), completing 170 of 288 passes for 1,691 yards with nine TDs and eight INTs. He also played in four postseason contests Chiefs RBs coach JAMES SAXON played three seasons ( 92-94) with Miami, appearing in 48 games (seven starts), rushing 17 times for 36 yards and catching 32 passes for 192 yards with 24 special teams tackles Dolphins DT VONNIE HOLLIDAY played in 25 games (19 starts) in two seasons ( ) with the Chiefs, recording 93 tackles (48 solo), 5.5 sacks and one FF Miami DT KEITH TRAYLOR appeared in 31 games (one start) in two seasons ( 95-96) with Kansas City, registering 63 tackles (47 solo), 2.5 sacks, two FFs, one FR and five PDs. He began his collegiate career at Coffeyville (KS) CC Kansas City LBs coach DON BLACKMON, DL coach TIM KRUMRIE and DT RON EDWARDS were all in Buffalo while Miami offensive coordinator MIKE MULARKEY served as the head coach. Blackmon is a native of Pompano, FL Kansas City S BENNY SAPP is a native of Ft. Lauderdale, FL and prepped at Boyd Anderson HS Miami asst. DL coach TRAVIS JONES coached at Kansas ( ) Dolphins scout BILL BAKER coached at Wichita State Miami scouts ADAM ENGROFF and SCOTT KUHN are both Topeka, KS natives and grads of Kansas State Miami scout ELLIS RAINSBERGER was a two-time All-Big 8 choice at K-State before coaching at Washburn ( 62-64), Kansas ( 65) and Kansas State ( 75-77) Miami asst. trainer TROY MAURER worked at Kansas State ( 90-92) Miami G KENDYL JACOX and INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 2006 MIAMI DOLPHINS AFC NFL Category Player Total Rank Rank Scoring Mare 47 T13th T25th Rushing Yards Brown 621 6th 12th QB Rating Culpepper th 23rd Receptions Welker 41 T6th T14th Rec. Yards Welker th - - Interceptions Six tied with Punting Avg. Jones th 21st Punt Ret. Avg. Welker th 11th KO Ret. Avg. Welker th 29th Sacks Taylor 8.0 2nd T3rd T DAMION McINTOSH played collegiately at Kansas State Dolphins LB DERRICK POPE began his collegiate career at Garden City (KS) CC Miami G REX HADNOT is the cousin of former Chiefs RB JAMES HADNOT ( 80-83) KC Associate PR Director PETE MORIS and KC Research Coordinator BRAD KUHBANDER both worked with CoSIDA Hall of Famer JOHN HUMENIK in the University of Florida SID office. THE 2006 DOLPHINS QB Joey Harrington is in his first season under center for the Dolphins after taking over for three-time Pro Bowl QB Daunte Culpepper in Week Five. Harrington is (.322) as an NFL starter over his five-year career with Detroit and Miami. Second-year RB Ronnie Brown (D1-05) shares the backfield with FB Darian Barnes. A 2005 Pro Bowler, WR Chris Chambers (D2-01) headlines a Miami receiving corps that also includes WR Marty Booker and WR Wes Welker, who has a team-high 41 receptions. The Miami o-line consists of former Chargers T Damion McIntosh, T Vernon Carey (D1-04), as well as Gs Jeno James and L.J. Shelton and C Rex Hadnot (D6-04). TE Randy McMichael (D4-02) owns the Dolphins record for career receiving yards by a tight end (2,813). Former Pro Bowl DEs Jason Taylor (D3a-97) and Kevin Carter headline the Miami defensive line and have combined for a total of career sacks, including 11.0 this season. Former Chiefs DTs Vonnie Holliday and Keith Traylor play the interior of the line. The Miami linebackers feature five-time Pro Bowl LB Zach Thomas (D5c-96) working in the middle, while second-year LB Channing Crowder (D3-05) and former Broncos LB Donnie Spragan round out the unit. Miami s retooled secondary includes former Giants CB Will Allen and CB Travis Daniels (D4-05), while former Cardinals S Renaldo Hill and Travares Tillman work at safety. Former Pro Bowl K Olindo Mare is the leading scorer in Dolphins history with 995 points. P Donnie Jones handles the punting duties while WR Wes Welker returns both punts and kicks. GONZALEZ IN THE CHIEFS RECORD BOOK Last week, Chiefs seven-time Pro Bowl TE Tony Gonzalez added two more Chiefs career records to his litany of achievements in Kansas City, becoming the franchise s all-time leader in TD receptions (59) and yards from scrimmage (8,328). Here s a look... CHIEFS RECORD BOOK CHIEFS RECORD BOOK MOST TD RECEPTIONS MOST YDS FROM SCRIMMAGE Tony Gonzalez 1. 8,328 Tony Gonzalez Otis Taylor 2. 8,293 Priest Holmes Chris Burford 3. 7,467 Otis Taylor MEDIA INFORMATION INJURIES QB Trent Green (head trauma), T Kevin Sampson (foot) and CB Benny Sapp (knee) did not play at St. Louis. DE Tamba Hali (hip), LB Derrick Johnson (ankle), G Brian Waters (knee) and S Greg Wesley (shoulder) were injured vs. the Rams. RADIO AND TV CBS will broadcast the game to a regional audience. Gus Johnson handles the play-by-play duties, while former Bills Pro Bowl special teams performer and WR Steve Tasker provides the color with commentary. The Chiefs Fox Football Radio Network, anchored by KCFX-FM (101.1), carries all Chiefs games. Eight-time Kansas Broadcaster of the Year, Mitch Holthus, is in his 13th year handling the play-by-play duties, while Hall of Fame QB Len Dawson adds the color with sideline reports from Bob Gretz. The KCFX pregame show begins at 8:30 AM (CT). Chiefs Gameday, KC s official pregame TV show airs Sundays at 9:30 AM on KCTV-5. CONFERENCE CALLS Miami head coach Nick Saban (12:20 CT) and Dolphins DE Jason Taylor (12:40 CT) are scheduled to be available via conference call to the KC media on Wednesday. Kansas City head coach Herm Edwards (2:00 CT) and Chiefs QB Damon Huard (2:45 PM) will speak with the South Florida media on Wednesday.

4 Kansas City s Defense Continues to Evolve, More Chiefs Notes at the Midseason Mark by Pete Moris Chiefs Eight-Game Report 2006 vs The Chiefs defense has improved in a number of areas compared to the midway point of the 2005 campaign. Most notably, Kansas City is permitting 40.9 fewer total yards per game and 59.6 fewer passing yards per game after eight games compared to last season. Here s a look... CHIEFS EIGHT-GAME TEAM DEFENSIVE STATS, Category Improvement *Off. Points Allowed fewer *Off. Points/Game ppg fewer Total Yds/Game ypg fewer Pass Yds/Game ypg fewer Interceptions more 1st Downs Allowed fewer Passing 1st Downs All fewer 3rd Down Conv. % 34.0% 39.0% 5.0 % decrease Opp. Passer Rating decrease *Excludes opponents return scores. Includes only offensive points allowed. Chiefs Eight-Game Report LJ s Torrid Pace Continues Chiefs RB Larry Johnson is currently on pace to finish the year with a franchise-record 2,290 yards from scrimmage, which would break the previous mark of 2,287 established by RB Priest Holmes in Johnson is also on track to carry the ball a team-record 398 times in P Dustin Colquitt owns a 46.8-yard gross punting average and a yard net after eight games, marks that are both on pace to break the current standards established by the late P Jerrel Wilson, who was enshrined in the Chiefs Hall of Fame in 88. Seven-time Pro Bowl TE Tony Gonzalez currently has 504 receiving yards and is on pace to register his third 1,000-yard campaign. QB Damon Huard has already established single-season career highs for completions (131), yards (1,623) and TDs (11). Huard currently owns a rating to rank second in the NFL. Only one player in Chiefs history has finished a season with a triple-digit rating, QB Len Dawson (101.9 in 66). KC INDIVIDUALS ON PACE FOR TEAM SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS 8-Game 16-Game Current Player Stat Total Projection Record RB Larry Johnson Rush Atts Okoye, 1989 Scr. Yds 1,145 2,290 2,287 Holmes, 2002 P Dustin Colquitt Gross Punt Wilson, 1965 Net Punt Wilson, 1968 A Solid First Half is Imperitive Against Miami Kansas City has scored first in four of the club s five wins this season. The Chiefs will square off against a Miami defense that has allowed just 12 first-quarter points this season. Only three teams Carolina (9), Denver (9) and Baltimore (10) have allowed fewer first-quarter points this season. The Dolphins have not permitted an opponent to score a TD on its opening offensive possession this year. Last week, Miami limited Chicago s offense to a field goal in the game s opening quarter. The Bears currently lead the NFL in first-quarter scoring with 60 points. The Chiefs defense has pitched a first-quarter shutout in five games this season and will face a Miami offense that has scored just 10 points in the first quarter all season. In fact, the Dolphins have been held scoreless in the first quarter of six games this year. Only Tampa Bay (3) has scored fewer points in first 15 minutes of games in Miami is the only team that has yet to score on its opening drive of a game this season. Kansas City has led at halftime in four of its five wins this season. Dating back to 95, the Chiefs own a 23-7 (.767) record on the road when leading at halftime. Miami has led at halftime twice this season, accomplishing that feat in each of its last two contests. Miami is 2-11 (.154) when trailing at halftime under Nick Saban, including an 0-5 mark in Chiefs Must Pressure the Passer The Chiefs have been successful this season when securing a lead and forcing their opponents to throw. Kansas City has registered 15.0 sacks in its five victories, but owns just 2.0 sacks in its three losses. Only Oakland (35.0) and Cleveland (29.0) have been sacked more than Miami (26.0) this season. The Dolphins were sacked just 26.0 times all season in 2005, the fourth-lowest tally in the league. Miami passers have already thrown 12 INTs this season after being picked off just 16 times a year ago. Stats to Consider on the Dolphins at Home Miami is 6-5 at home under head coach Nick Saban, but has registered wins in four of its last six contests at Dolphin Stadium. Miami s lone home victory this season was a win vs. Tennessee (9/24). In those 11 home games under Saban, the Dolphins have outscored their opponents by a mere five points, owning a 222-to-217 scoring edge, good for an average score of 20.2 to The Chiefs have scored an average of 16.8 ppg in four road contests this season. LJ s Staggering Stats After 20 Starts The Chiefs are 14-4 (.778) when RB Larry Johnson posts a 100-yard game. Miami is 2-11 (.154) when permitting a 100-yard rusher dating back to 2004, including a streak of five consecutive losses. Kansas City also boasts a 10-2 (.833) mark in games when Johnson scores two or more rushing TDs. Last week at St. Louis (11/5), Johnson made just his 20th NFL start. No player since the AFL-NFL merger has produced more rushing TDs (30) or total TDs (34) in his first 20 starts than Johnson. In 40 career games in a Chiefs uniform, Johnson has produced a total of 39 rushing TDs, a mark that is already tied for fourth in team history. The Dolphins are 20-4 (.833) when producing a 100-yard back dating back to Miami RB Ronnie Brown has averaged rushing ypg the past three weeks and registered a career-high 157 yards at Chicago (11/5). NFL RECORD BOOK, MOST TDS IN FIRST 20 STARTS SINCE 1970 Most Rushing TDs Most Total TDs Larry Johnson KC Larry Johnson KC Earl Campbell Houston Shaun Alexander Seattle Shaun Alexander Seattle Marcus Allen L.A. Raiders Eric Dickerson L.A. Rams Ickey Woods Cincinnati E. James Indianapolis Billy Sims Detroit Chiefs Eight-Game Report Offensive Report After eight games, the Chiefs own a composite passer rating of 96.8 which is on pace to break the team record of 96.3 set in 68. Kansas City has completed 64.44% of its passes in 2006, which puts the club on pace for the second-best mark in team history. The current record of 65.95% was set in The Chiefs have thrown just four INTs after eight games in The single-season team record five INTs was established in 90. Chiefs-Dolphins Scoring Stats The Chiefs have averaged 39.0 ppg in their last two meetings with Miami, including last year s victory (10/21/05). Kansas City has averaged 32.0 ppg in its five victories in Dating back to 99 Miami has lost 13 consecutive games when allowing 30 points or more. Miami s last win when giving up 30+ points was a victory at New England (10/17/99). The Dolphins are 22-4 (.846) at home dating back to 2001 when scoring 21 points or more. The Chiefs have allowed an average of 18.4 ppg in their five wins this season. Excluding opponent return scores, KC s defense has permitted an average of just 17.0 offensive ppg in those five victories. The Dolphins have been held to 17 points or less in five of their six losses this season. KC Seeks to Pound the Ball, Grind the Clock The Chiefs ran the ball 45 times for 185 yards with three TDs in last year s win at Miami (10/21/05) as KC held a decided 41:40-to-18:20 time of possession edge in that contest. Head coach Herm Edwards would love an encore performance this week against Miami. In the Chiefs five victories, Kansas City has held the ball an average of 32:16. KC currently ranks fifth in the league, averaging 31.5 rushing attempts per game. Winning the Turnover Battle is a Must Against Miami The Chiefs boasted a +1 turnover mark in last year s win against the Dolphins and would like to once again beat Miami in the turnover column. The Chiefs have won seven consecutive games with a positive turnover differential dating back to Kansas City is + 7 (13 takes/6 gives) in its five wins this season, while the Dolphins are +6 (9 takes/3 gives) in their two victories in The Dolphins registered six takeaways that led to 21 points in last week s win at Chicago (11/5). Miami has posted a 33-2 (.943) record at home with a positive turnover margin dating back to 97. The Dolphins have gone just 2-26 (.071) with a negative turnover margin dating back to 2003, including a streak of 21 straight losses. Only Tennessee (2) has lost fewer fumbles than Miami (3) this season, while only Pittsburgh (14) and Tennessee (13) have thrown more INTs than Miami (12). Passing Stats, Other Chiefs-Dolphins Nuggets Dating back to the 2000 campaign, only Chicago (2), Atlanta (5) and Baltimore (5) have boasted fewer games with a 300-yard passer than Miami (6). Dolphins QB Joey Harrington owns an 0-4 record as an NFL starter when he throws for 300+ yards Kansas City is 5-0 this season when QB Damon Huard posts a rating game. The Dolphins have posted a 3-10 (.231) record when allowing an opposing QB to post a rating dating back to Huard owns a 3-0 record as a starter at Dolphin Stadium Miami s offense has been faced with an average distance of 8.42 yards to go on second down. Only Oakland (8.73) has been forced to go a longer average distance on second down Miami s defense has allowed just 19 plays of 20+ yards, tying with Indianapolis for the lowest total in the league The Chiefs have scored at least one rushing TD in 29 of their last 30 victories.

5 POSITION-BY-POSITION NOTES by Brad Kuhbander QUARTERBACKS QB TRENT GREEN Was listed as the third QB at St. Louis (11/5) and was inactive the previous six games with a head injury. His 20,207 yards passing with the Chiefs are the second-best mark in team history, trailing only Len Dawson (28,507). Ranks first in team history with an 88.2 passer rating, completion percentage, yard completions, a 7.79-yard average gain and 23 career 300-yard passing games. His 111 TD passes with KC are the third-highest total in Chiefs history. Has led the Chiefs to 44 wins, the second-best total by a starting QB in team history behind Dawson (94). His 20,207 passing yards since joining KC in 2001 rank third in the NFL. KC is 18-8 when he records a rating game (min. 20 attempts). In two starts against Miami he has completed 44 of 68 passes for 617 yards with five TDs for a rating with a 300-yard game and one rating game. Connected on 24 of 34 throws for 328 yards with a career-high five TDs, good for a rating vs. Miami (9/29/02). QB DAMON HUARD Completed 10 of 15 passes for 148 yards with a career-high three TDs, good for a rating at St. Louis (11/5). Registered his first victory as a Chiefs starting QB vs. San Francisco (10/1), marking his first win as a starter since guiding Miami to a win at Indianapolis (11/26/00), a span of 2,135 days between victories. Owns a 5-2 record as KC s starter in 2006, connecting on 131 of 203 throws for a career-high 1,623 yards with 11 TDs and an INT for a rating and has added nine carries for nine yards. His rating ranks second in the NFL behind only Indianapolis QB Peyton Manning. Has five rating games in Is second in the NFL with a 0.5 interception percentage. Is fourth in the AFC and fifth in the NFL with a 64.5 comp. pct. His 8.00 average gain stands second in the AFC and fourth in the NFL. Ranks sixth in the AFC with 1,623 passing yards. Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his work at Arizona (10/8) when he completed a career-high 26 of 38 passes for 288 yards with two TDs, good for a rating. Owns a 10-3 record as an NFL starter, completing 214 of 349 passes for 2,433 yards with 15 TDs and three INTs for a 93.0 rating. Has played in 46 games (13 starts) with MIA ( 97-00), NE ( ) and KC ( ), connecting on 301 of 492 attempts (61.18%) for 3,314 yards with 20 TDs and nine INTs, good for an 87.1 rating. QB BRODIE CROYLE Third-round draft pick has played in two games, connecting on three of seven passes for 23 yards with two INTs. RUNNING BACKS RB LARRY JOHNSON Rushed 27 times for 172 yards (6.4 avg.) with one TD at St. Louis (11/5). Has carried the ball 199 times for 816 yards (4.1 avg.) with nine TDs and caught 27 passes for 329 yards (12.2 avg.) with two TDs. Is second in the NFL, averaging yards from scrimmage per game, trailing only San Diego RB LaDainian Tomlinson (143.9). Is tied for first in the NFL with the N.Y. Giants RB Tiki Barber with five 100-yard rushing games. Is second in the AFC and third in the NFL averaging rushing ypg. Stands first among AFC RBs and third among all NFL RBs with 329 receiving yards. Is tied for second among AFC RBs and tied for ninth among NFL RBs with 27 receptions. His 56 first downs are also second in the NFL. Ranks second in the NFL among non-kickers with 66 total points. Recorded a Chiefs single-game record 39 rushes for 155 yards (4.0 avg.), tied a career high with three TDs and added two catches for 26 yards with a nine-yard TD vs. Seattle (10/29) to earn AFC Offensive Player of the Week accolades. His 29 rushing TDs from are tied with Seattle RB Shaun Alexander for second in the NFL during that time period behind Tomlinson (30). His 18 career 100-yard rushing games rank second in Chiefs history, trailing only RB Priest Holmes (24). KC is 14-4 when he has a 100-yard rushing game, including a 10-0 mark at Arrowhead. KC is 10-2 when he scores two or more rushing TDs. Ranks seventh in Chiefs history with 3,232 rushing yards, needing 15 more yards to bypass RB Mike Garrett (3,246) for sixth. Rushed 23 times for 93 yards with a TD at Miami (10/21/05). RB MICHAEL BENNETT Has played in four games and has been inactive for three contests, rushing 20 times for 71 yards for (3.6 avg.). Was acquired in a trade from New Orleans on August 2nd. Played in 64 games (49 starts) with Minnesota ( ), rushing 713 times for 3,174 yards (4.5 avg.) with 12 TDs and catching 126 passes for 1,040 yards (8.3 avg.) with five scores. Was elected to the Pro Bowl in WIDE RECEIVERS WR EDDIE KENNISON Has 26 catches for 425 yards with two TD and three carries for 11 yards. Also has three punt returns for 18 yards (6.0 avg.). His 4,694 receiving yards with Kansas City rank seventh in team history. Is ninth in team history with 281 receptions and he needs eight more catches to pass RB Ed Podolak (288) for eighth. His 22 TD receptions are eighth in club history and needs 10 more to pass WR Carlos Carson (33) for seventh. Stands fifth in Chiefs history with a yards-per-catch average. His yard receiving games stand fourth in club annals. He needs two more to tie TE Tony Gonzalez (17) for third. Ranks second in team history with 72 catches of 21+ yards. Joined WR Carlos Carson ( 83-84) as the second player in team history to record back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons, doing it in WR DANTE HALL Has totaled 53 touches for 783 yards (14.8 avg.) with two TDs. Has caught 13 passes for 93 yards with a TD and rushed one time for three yards. Has returned 23 kickoffs for 512 yards (22.3 avg.) and 16 punts for 175 yards (10.9 avg.) with a TD. His 10.9-yard punt return avg. is fifth in the AFC and eighth in the NFL. In his career he has returned 330 kickoffs for 7,949 yards (24.1 avg.) with a team-record six TDs and 177 punts for 1,817 yards (10.3 avg.) with five TDs. Also has 132 catches for 1,504 yards (11.4 avg.) with eight scores. His 7,949 career KO return yards and 330 KO returns are first in KC history. Two-time Pro Bowl return man ranks first in franchise history with six kickoff returns for TDs, five punt returns for TDs and 11 total special teams TDs. His 19 career TDs have come from an average of 70.9 yards, the secondlongest distance in NFL history (minimum 10 TDs). His six career kickoff return TDs are tied with RBs Ollie Matson, Gale Sayers, Travis Williams and Mel Gray for first in NFL history. His 11 career kick return TDs are third in NFL history. He needs two more to tie RB Brian Mitchell (13) for first. Has averaged a kick return (kickoff or punt) TD once every 8.1 games. Ranks first in Chiefs history with 11,477 combined net yards. WR SAMIE PARKER Has recorded 22 receptions for 249 yards (11.3 avg.) with a TD. WR ROD GARDNER Signed with Kansas City as a free agent on September 13th. Has played in 81 games (62 starts) with WAS ( ), CAR (2005), GB (2005) and KC (2006), catching 242 passes for 3,165 yards with 23 TDs. WR JEFF WEBB Has three catches for 23 yards (7.7 avg.) and seven kickoff returns for 169 yards (24.1 avg.). Also has three special teams tackles. TIGHT ENDS TE TONY GONZALEZ Produced five catches for 63 yards with two TDs at St. Louis (11/5). Caught his 59th career TD pass to bypass WR Otis Taylor (57) for the most TD catches in Chiefs history and his 59 total TDs surpassed RB Abner Haynes (58) for the third-most total TDs in club annals. His 8,328 yards from scrimmage moved past RB Priest Holmes (8,265) for the highest career total in Kansas City history. Has caught 38 passes for a team-high 504 yards (13.3 avg.) with three TDs. His 38 receptions are second among NFL TEs. Leads all NFL TEs with 504 receiving yards. Seven-time Pro Bowler ranks first on the Chiefs all-time receiving chart with 686 catches and 8,314 receiving yards. Is just the third tight end in NFL history to establish himself as his franchise s career leader in receptions, joining Cleveland s Ozzie Newsome (662) and Denver s Shannon Sharpe (815). Is second in NFL history among TEs with 686 career catches. Sharpe leads all TEs with 815 catches. Stands second in NFL history among TEs with 8,314 receiving yards, trailing only Sharpe (10,060). Has six double-digit reception games in his career. His 59 career TDs are the third-highest total by a TE in NFL history, needing two more to surpass TE Jerry Smith (60) for second and four to bypass Sharpe (62) for first. Ranks third in Chiefs history with 59 total TDs and needs two more to pass Taylor (60) for second. Has caught a pass in 92 straight games, the longest streak in team and the third-longest steak by a TE in NFL annals.

6 Ranks fourth among TEs in NFL history and third in Chiefs annals with 17 career 100-yard receiving games. Has started 119 straight games, the fifth-longest streak in Chiefs history. In three games (two starts) vs. Miami he has caught 15 passes for 228 yards (15.2 yards) with four TDs and one 100-yard game. Caught seven passes for 140 yards (20.0 avg.) with a career-high three TDs vs. Miami (9/29/02). TE JASON DUNN Has played in 137 games (47 starts) with PHI ( 96-98) and KC ( ), catching 77 passes for 874 yards (11.4 avg.) with 11 TDs. TE KRIS WILSON Has eight catches for 69 yards (8.6 avg.) with two TDs. OFFENSIVE LINE G WILL SHIELDS Played in his 216th career game at St. Louis (11/5), the most games played in Chiefs history. Eleven-time Pro Bowler has started 215 consecutive games, the secondlongest active streak in the NFL, trailing Green Bay QB Brett Favre (229). His 215 consecutive starts are the third-longest streak in NFL history since 70, trailing only OL Bruce Matthews (229) and Favre (229). His streak of 216 consecutive games played is the longest string in franchise history and his 213 starts are the most in team history since 68. G BRIAN WATERS Started at LG at St. Louis (11/5), marking his 79th consecutive start. Was selected to his second Pro Bowl in 2005, joining G Will Shields to become the first guard duo to make back-to-back Pro Bowls since Cowboys guards Nate Newton and Larry Allen in C CASEY WIEGMANN Has opened 87 consecutive games with KC dating back to Has taken 4,728 consecutive snaps at center for KC dating back to a contest vs. the N.Y. Giants (9/23/01). T KYLE TURLEY Started at LT vs. Cincinnati (9/10) and at Denver (9/17) and opened at RT at St. Louis (11/5). T KEVIN SAMPSON Has started six games at RT and has been inactive for two games. T JORDAN BLACK Has opened the last six games at LT. Has played in eight games with seven starts, six at LT and one at RT. Has played in 40 games (21 starts) in four seasons with the Chiefs. C/T CHRIS BOBER Has played in 83 games (35 starts) with NYG ( ) and KC ( ). DEFENSIVE LINE DE JARED ALLEN Produced six tackles (five solo), 2.0 sacks (-17.0 yards) of QB Marc Bulger, forced a Bulger fumble and recovered a RB Steven Jackson fumble at St. Louis (11/5). Has 36 tackles (30 solo), seven tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks, eight QB pressures, three passes defensed, an INT, two FFs and three FRs. His 25.0 sacks are 10th in team history. He needs 3.0 more sacks to bypass DT John Browning (27.5) for ninth. DE TAMBA HALI Is third on the team with 41 tackles (32 solo), 3.5 sacks (-18.5 yards), two passes defensed, four FFs and a FR. His four forced fumbles are tied with CB Kevin Ross ( 84) and LB Tim Cofield ( 86) for the most by a rookie in Chiefs history. DT RON EDWARDS Has 12 tackles, 1.5 sacks (-10.5 yards) and two QB pressures. Recorded six tackles and a career-high 2.0 sacks vs. Miami (10/17/04) while with Buffalo. DT JAMES REED Has posted 25 tackles (19 solo), four QB pressures and four PDs. DE ERIC HICKS Ranks fifth in team history with 44.5 career sacks. Tallied four tackles, a sacks and tied a career high with eight QB pressures at Miami (10/21/05). DT RYAN SIMS Has three tackles and a QB pressure. DE JIMMY WILKERSON Has nine tackles (six solo), a QB pressure and two passes defensed. Has played in 48 contests (two starts) in four seasons with KC ( ). DT STEPHEN WILLIAMS Recovered a QB Marc Bulger fumble at St. Louis (11/5). Has five tackles (four solo) and a FR. LINEBACKERS LB KAWIKA MITCHELL Recorded 12 tackles (nine solo) at St. Louis (11/5). Is tied for first on the team with 54 tackles (40 solo) with three tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks), five QB pressures, a pass defensed and one FR. LB KENDRELL BELL Has posted 32 tackles (29 solo), a sack (-8.0 yards) and a QB pressure. Was selected to the Pro Bowl following the 2001 season with Pittsburgh. Had half of a sack and a forced fumble at Miami (10/21/05). LB DERRICK JOHNSON Is tied for first on the team with 54 tackles (40 solo), three stops behind the line, 4.5 sacks (-22.5 yards), four QB pressures, one PD, a FR and two FFs. LB KRIS GRIFFIN Has one tackle and a team-high 15 special teams stops. LB KEYARON FOX Had a career-high seven tackles (five solo) and forced a RB Steven Jackson fumble at St. Louis (11/5). Has nine tackles (seven solo), a FF and is second on the team with 12 special teams tackles. LB BOOMER GRIGSBY Has seven special teams tackles. LB RICH SCANLON Has three special teams stops. DEFENSIVE BACKS SS SAMMY KNIGHT Tallied six tackles (five solo), a pass defensed and forced a RB Steven Jackson fumble at St. Louis (11/5). Has 40 tackles (35 solo), an INT, two PDs and a FF. Dating back to the 97 campaign, only S Darren Sharper (52) has recorded more takeaways (51 38 INTs, 13 FRs) than Knight. Elected to the Pro Bowl following the 2001 season with New Orleans. Recorded eight tackles and an INT vs. St. Louis (10/24/04) with Miami. CB PATRICK SURTAIN Contributed eight tackles (six solo) at St. Louis (11/5). Has totaled 40 tackles (33 solo), two passes defensed, an INT, a QB pressure and one FF. Dating back to 2000, only S Darren Sharper (42) has registered more INTs than Surtain (30) and CB Deltha O Neal (30). Earned two Pro Bowl invites while with Miami. Totaled six tackles and three PDs at Miami (10/21/05). CB TY LAW Has tallied 33 tackles (31 solo), a sack (-6.0 yards), two PDs and two INTs. Five-time Pro Bowler has 45 takeaways (42 INTs, 3 FR) since 97, the third-highest total in the NFL during that time. Produced seven tackles and two passes defensed vs. Miami (9/18/05) with the N.Y. Jets. FS GREG WESLEY Has 39 tackles (37 solo), three passes defensed and two INTs. His 28 career interceptions are eighth in Chiefs history and he needs three more to surpass CB Kevin Ross (30) for seventh. His 28 INTs are the third-highest total by an active player with his current team. Recorded a career-high three INTs vs. Miami (9/29/02) and an INT at Miami (10/21/05). CB BENNY SAPP Has four tackles (three solo) and two special teams stops. CB LENNY WALLS Has 17 tackles (14 solo) and two passes defensed. Has played in 50 games (22 starts) with Denver ( ) and KC (2006), recording 122 tackles (106 solo), an INT, 30 PDs, a FR and two FFs. S BERNARD POLLARD Has seven special teams tackles, a blocked punt and a special teams forced fumble in five games. S JARRAD PAGE Has 11 tackles, a QB pressure and a four-yard rush on a fake punt. SPECIALISTS K LAWRENCE TYNES Connected on a 42-yard FG and all four of PATs for seven points at St. Louis (11/5). Has converted 12 of 15 FGs and 19 of 20 PATs for 55 points. Is fourth in team history with 56 FGs while his four FGs of 50+ yards are tied with Stoyanovich for third in club history. Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week at Arizona (10/8). Converted three FGs, including two from 50+ yards at Miami (10/21/05) to win AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors. P DUSTIN COLQUITT Has punted 38 times for 1,777 yards (46.8 gross, 40.8 net), landing 13 inside the 20 and four touchbacks. His 40.8 net avg. leads the NFL. Is second in the AFC and fourth in the NFL with a 46.8-yard gross. TE KENDALL GAMMON Long snapper extraordinaire has seen action in his 226 career games. Earned a Pro Bowl berth following the 2004 campaign.

7 THE LAST GAME Chiefs 31, Rams 17 November 5, 2006 Edward Jones Dome 66,191 KANSAS CITY ST. LOUIS Thanks to three first-half turnovers by the Rams and a season-high 172 rushing yards out of RB Larry Johnson, the Chiefs escaped St. Louis with a win in the Governor s Cup series. Kansas City capitalized on three St. Louis fumbles, jumping out to a 17-0 lead on their I-70 rivals. Chiefs RB Dee Brown pounced on the first fumble after WR Dane Looker muffed a Dustin Colquitt punt at the Rams 14-yard line. That set up a Johnson one-yard TD run for a 7-0 lead. On the next possession, Chiefs DE Jared Allen sacked and stripped St. Louis QB Marc Bulger at the Rams 46-yard line. Rookie DT Stephen Williams recovered the fumble and watched his offense go for a knockout blow on the very next play. QB Damon Huard tossed a perfect 43-yard pass to WR Samie Parker down to the three-yard line. Huard then found TE Tony Gonzalez wide open in the end zone for a TD and a 14-0 lead. LB Keyaron Fox forced the third St. Louis fumble on the next series when he poked the ball free from RB Steven Jackson. Allen recovered the ball for Kansas City at the St. Louis 33-yard line, giving the Chiefs another short field and a 42-yard Lawrence Tynes field goal to open the game with 17 unanswered points. Staring down a 17-0 deficit and searching for answers, the Rams switched to a no-huddle offense to shake things up. The change in gameplan seemed to ignite them as Bulger fired backto-back big gains to WR Isaac Bruce to move inside the Red Zone. From there Jackson bulled across the goal line from two yards out to cut the Chiefs lead to 17-7 in the second quarter. Unfazed, the Chiefs would answer with a crisp, eight-play, 80-yard scoring march. Huard completed three passes on the drive including his second TD pass to Gonzalez, this time from 25 yards out. On the play, Huard side-stepped a blitzing CB Travis Fisher and found his Pro Bowl tight end down the seam to take a 24-7 lead with 0:48 left in the half. The Rams would sneak in a 41-yard field goal from Jeff Wilkins as time expired in the half to make the score at the break. St. Louis would edge closer with a methodical 12-play, 80- yard third-quarter drive. The Rams converted a fourth-and-one play and scored on a Bulger to WR Kevin Curtis pass on thirdand-goal from the two-yard line. Bulger who completed five of six passes on the drive and the Rams were now within one score at with 3:50 left in the third quarter. Kansas City s offense struggled to find its footing in the second half as it mustered just one first down in the third quarter. Then early in the fourth quarter the Chiefs got rolling from their own six-yard line. Johnson ripped off runs of 15 and 16 yards, then Huard hooked up with Gonzalez on a big third-down conversion to keep the drive alive. On the very next play, Huard took a hit, but still managed to hit TE Kris Wilson with an 11-yard TD pass to take a lead with 6:20 left in the game. St. Louis drove into the Chiefs Red Zone, however their comeback bid came up short when Bulger s third and fourth-down passes from inside the five-yard line were batted down. First, S Sammy Knight knocked down the third down attempt, then S Bernard Pollard iced the Chiefs victory on fourth down. GAME NOTES TE Tony Gonzalez caught two touchdown passes, bypassing WR Otis Taylor (57) for the most TD catches in Chiefs history. RB Larry Johnson made his 20th career NFL start. His 30 rushing TDs and 34 total TDs in his first 20 starts are the most by any player since the NFL-NFL merger. CHIEFS L. Johnson 1-yard run (Tynes kick) (6-14, 3:16). CHIEFS Gonzalez, 3-yard pass from Huard (Tynes kick) (2-46, 0:50). CHIEFS Tynes, 41-yard field goal (4-9, 1:23). RAMS Jackson, 2-yard run (Wilkins kick) (6-70, 3:21). CHIEFS Gonzalez, 25-yard pass from Huard (Tynes kick) (8-80, 2:21). RAMS Wilkins, 41yard field goal (7-58, 0:48). RAMS Curtis, 2-yard pass from Bulger (Wilkins kick) (12-80, 5:54). CHIEFS Wilson, 11-yard field goal (Tynes kick) (7-94, 3:40). Team Statistics Rams Chiefs First Downs Total Net Yards Rushes/Net Yards /115 32/186 Net Passing Pass Attempts/Completions /31 15/10 Had Intercepted Times Sacked/Yards / /17.0 Punts/Average /44.0 6/43.7 Penalties/Yards /67 5/23 Fumbles/Lost /3 1/0 Possession Time :40 25:20 RUSHING CHIEFS L. Johnson , 1 TD; Bennett 4-14; Huard 1-0. RAMS Jackson 19-86, 1 TD; Davis 6-18; Bulger 2-11; Curtis 1-0. RECEIVING CHIEFS Gonzalez 5-63, 2 TDs; Kennison 2-19; Parker 1-43; Hall 1-12; Wilson 1-11, 1 TD. RAMS Jackson ; Curtis 7-59, 1 TD; Bruce 3-61; Holt 3-50; McDonald 2-27; Davis 2-15; Klopfenstein 1-9. PASSING CHIEFS Huard , 3 TDs, 0 INTs. RAMS Bulger , 1 TD, 0 INTs. INTERCEPTIONS CHIEFS None. RAMS None. SACKS CHIEFS Allen 2.0. RAMS Little 2.0. FIELD GOALS CHIEFS Tynes (42). RAMS Wilkins (41).

8 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS / WEEK 9 / THROUGH SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2006 WON 5, LOST 3 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/10 L Cincinnati 77,956 L. Johnson /17 L 6-9 OT at Denver 76,786 Bennett /01 W 41-0 San Francisco 77,609 Green /08 W at Arizona 63,445 Cruz /15 L 7-45 at Pittsburgh 64,727 Kennison /22 W San Diego 77,752 D. Brown /29 W Seattle 77,645 Huard /05 W at St. Louis 66,191 Ross /12 at Miami Page /19 Oakland Hall /23 Denver Parker /03 at Cleveland Colquitt /10 Baltimore Croyle /17 at San Diego TEAM /23 at Oakland OPPONENTS /31 Jacksonville * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD K.C. Opp. Gonzalez TOTAL FIRST DOWNS L. Johnson Rushing Kennison Passing Parker Penalty 9 9 Hall t 1 3rd Down: Made/Att 45/109 35/103 Wilson rd Down Pct Webb th Down: Made/Att 4/7 6/8 Cruz th Down Pct Gardner POSSESSION AVG. 30:52 29:08 Dunn TOTAL NET YARDS Huard Avg. Per Game TEAM Total Plays OPPONENTS Avg. Per Play * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD NET YARDS RUSHING Wesley Avg. Per Game Law Total Rushes Knight NET YARDS PASSING Allen Avg. Per Game Surtain Sacked/Yards Lost 17/124 18/100 TEAM Gross Yards OPPONENTS Att./Completions 225/ /153 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Completion Pct Colquitt Had Intercepted 4 7 Tynes PUNTS/AVERAGE 39/ /44.2 TEAM NET PUNTING AVG. 39/ /35.6 OPPONENTS PENALTIES/YARDS 40/308 42/366 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD FUMBLES/BALL LOST 17/10 17/9 Hall t 1 TOUCHDOWNS Kennison Rushing 9 6 TEAM t 1 Passing OPPONENTS Returns 1 2 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Hall TEAM Webb OPPONENTS Cruz * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS TEAM L. Johnson OPPONENTS Tynes /20 12/ * FIELD GOALS Gonzalez Tynes 1/ 1 3/ 3 2/ 2 5/ 6 1/3 Hall TEAM 1/ 1 3/ 3 2/ 2 5/ 6 1/3 Kennison OPPONENTS 0/ 0 2/ 3 6/ 6 4/ 6 0/2 Wilson Tynes: (29G,51N)(29G,45G)(22G,49G)(45G,40G, Parker G)()(42N,53G)(38G,32G,50N)(42G) TEAM /20 12/ OPPONENTS: (37G,42G,36G)(44N,23G,22G,39G)(51N) OPPONENTS /19 12/ (41G,45G,51N)(32G,28N)(39G,31G,47N)()(41G) 2-Pt. Conversions: Gonzalez, TEAM 1-1, OPPONENTS 0-0 SACKS: Allen 5, D. Johnson 4.5, Hali 3.5, Edwards 1.5, K. Mitchell 1.5, Bell 1, Law 1, TEAM 18, OPPONENTS 17 * PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Huard / Green / Croyle / TEAM / OPPONENTS /

9 2006 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS DEFENSIVE STATS (Through Eight Games) Player Tkls. Asst. Total TFL Sacks/Yds PR FR FF INT/YDS PD Johnson, Derrick / Mitchell, Kawika / Hali, Tamba / Knight, Sammy / /27 2 Surtain, Patrick / /0 2 Wesley, Greg / /29 3 Allen, Jared / /3 3 Law, Ty / /-5 2 Bell, Kendrell / Reed, James / Walls, Lenny / Edwards, Ron / Page, Jarrad / Fox, Keyaron / Wilkerson, Jimmy / Williams, Stephen / Hicks, Eric / Sapp, Benny / Sims, Ryan / Griffin, Kris / Scanlon, Rich / Pollard, Bernard / TEAM / TOTALS / / CHIEFS SPECIAL TEAMS STATS DEFENSIVE SCORES Player Tkls. Asst. Total TDs (0): Griffin, Kris Fox, Keyaron Safety (0): Brown, Dee Pollard, Bernard SPECIAL TEAMS BIG PLAYS Grigsby, Boomer TDs (1): Dante Hall, 60-yard punt return Wilkerson, Jimmy vs. San Francisco (10/1/06) Page, Jarrad Gardner, Rod Blocked Punts (1) Bernard Pollard (S. Player) Sapp, Benny at Arizona (10/8/06) Scanlon, Rich Webb, Jeff Blk Punt Rec. (0): Bragg, Michael Gammon, Kendall Blk Field Goal (0): Wesley, Greg Wilson, Kris Blk FG Rec. (0): Colquitt, Dustin Cruz, Ronnie FF (3): Rod Gardner (M. Hicks) Tynes, Lawrence vs. San Francisco (10/1/06) TEAM Bernard Pollard (S. Holmes) TOTALS at Pittsburgh (10/15/06) Greg Wesley (A. Cromartie) KEY vs. San Diego (10/22/06) PR = Pressure FR (2): Jarrad Page (M. Hicks) FR = Fumble Recovery vs. San Francisco (10/1/06) FF = Forced Fumble Dee Brown (D. Looker) INT = Interception at St. Louis (11/5/06) PD = Pass Defensed NOTE: Regular Season Defensive and Special Teams statistics are based on coaches film.

10 2006 CHIEFS GAME-BY-GAME OFFENSE 9/10 9/17 10/1 10/8 10/15 10/22 10/29 11/5 11/12 11/19 11/23 12/3 12/10 12/17 CIN DEN SF ARI PIT SD SEA STL MIA OAK DEN CLE BAL SD OAK JAX FIRST DOWNS Total Rushing Passing Penalty THIRD DOWNS Attempts Converted Percentage TOT. OFFENSE Net Yards Plays Avg./Play RUSHING Net Yards Rush. Att Avg./Att PASSING Net Yards Attempts Completions Intercepted Gross Yards Sacked Yards Lost ADVANCES Rushes Completions Totals PENALTIES Number Yards FUMBLES Number Lost SCORING Points TD Rushing TD Passing TD KO Returns TD Punt Returns TD Sp. Teams TD Def. Returns FG Attempts FG Made Safety

11 2006 CHIEFS GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSE 9/10 9/17 10/1 10/8 10/15 10/22 10/29 11/5 11/12 11/19 11/23 12/3 12/10 12/17 CIN DEN SF ARI PIT SD SEA STL MIA OAK DEN CLE BAL SD OAK JAX FIRST DOWNS Total Rushing Passing Penalty THIRD DOWNS Attempts Converted Percentage TOT. OFFENSE Net Yards Plays Avg./Play RUSHING Net Yards Rush. Att Avg./Att PASSING Net Yards Attempts Completions Intercepted Gross Yards Sacked Yards Lost ADVANCES Rushes Completions Total PENALTIES Number Yards FUMBLES Number Lost SCORING Points TD Rushing TD Passing TD KO Returns TD Punt Returns TD Sp. Teams TD Def. Returns FG Attempts FG Made Safety

12 THE LAST TIME Chiefs 30, Dolphins 20 October 21, 2005 Dolphins Stadium 68,350 KANSAS CITY MIAMI In an unusual scheduling quirk due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Wilma, Kansas City played under the Friday night lights in the regular season for the first time since 64. Despite flying to Miami on the day of the game instead of observing their normal schedule for a Sunday game, the Chiefs beat the Dolphins by a count at Dolphins Stadium. Kansas City jumped out to an early 7-0 lead when a 50-yard pass to WR Chris Horn set up a score on the opening drive. Holmes ran around the left end and followed the blocks of T Willie Roaf and WR Eddie Kennison for a five-yard TD. The Chiefs defense pitched a first-quarter shutout and only relinquished two Miami field goals in the first half. Kansas City would add a two-yard RB Larry Johnson touchdown run to give KC a 14-6 lead at intermission. After a first half that only featured 20 points between the two teams, it only took 1:01 for both teams to score a touchdown in the second half. First, it was Miami RB Ronnie Brown breaking off a 65-yard run down the left sideline for a touchdown to cut the Chiefs lead only 20 seconds into the third quarter. Kansas City took a mere 41 seconds to respond with a touchdown of its own when RB Priest Holmes scored on a 35- yard touchdown run, his second of the game. K Lawrence Tynes would add field goals of 30, 51 and a career-long 52 yards to increase the Chiefs lead to midway through the fourth quarter. Tynes joined K Nick Lowery as just the only other player in team history to register a pair of 50-yard FGs in the same game. QB Sage Rosenfels relieved Miami starter Gus Frerotte in the fourth quarter and promptly completed a 77-yard TD pass to WR Chris Chambers. It cut the lead to in favor of the Chiefs. Kansas City recovered Miami s ensuing onside kick and salted away the victory. The Chiefs two-headed rushing attack was at its finest in this contest. Holmes carried the ball 18 times for 90 yards (5.0 avg.) with two touchdowns, while Johnson added 23 rushes for 93 yards (4.0 avg.) with a score of his own. TE Tony Gonzalez recorded a season-high seven receptions for 67 yards (9.6 avg.) on the evening and QB Trent Green completed 20 of 34 passes for 289 yards for an 86.5 rating. Kansas City held the ball for 41:40 compared to just 18:20 for Miami. The Kansas City defense also proved its mettle, recording an INT and allowing Frerotte just 125 yards on 11-of-29 passing, good for a mere 37.3 rating. GAME NOTES Kansas City s win at Miami marked was the franchise s first regular season victory on a Friday night since the Dallas Texans registered a 27-7 win at Boston (10/12/62). The Chiefs defense forced eight punts, the club s highest tally since forcing eight punts in a 49-0 win vs. Arizona (12/1/02). RB Priest Holmes (1,261) bypassed RB Christian Okoye (1,246) for the most rushing attempts in KC history. QB Trent Green (17,452) moved ahead of QB Bill Kenney (17,277) into second on the Chiefs career passing yardage chart. CHIEFS Holmes, 5-yard run (Tynes kick) (8-80, 4:32). DOLPHINS Mare, 33-yard field goal (4--4, 1:52). CHIEFS L. Johnson, 2-yard run (Tynes kick) (10-80, 5:26). DOLPHINS Mare 23-yard field goal (9-67, 1:51). DOLPHINS R. Brown 65-yard run (Mare kick) (1-65, 0:20). CHIEFS Holmes 35-yard run (Tynes kick) (2-59, 0:41). CHIEFS Tynes 30-yard field goal (14-73, 7:53). CHIEFS Tynes 51-yard field goal (9-42, 3:52). CHIEFS Tynes 52-yard field goal (5-29, 1:39). DOLPHINS Chambers 77-yard pass from Rosenfels (Mare kick) (1-77, 0:12). Team Statistics Dolphins Chiefs First Downs Total Net Yards Rushes/Net Yards /94 45/185 Net Passing Pass Attempts/Completions /12 34/20 Had Intercepted Times Sacked/Yards / /12.0 Punts/Average /45.9 5/45.4 Penalties/Yards /30 7/63 Fumbles/Lost /0 0/0 Possession Time :20 41:40 RUSHING CHIEFS L. Johnson 23-93, TD; Holmes 18-90, 2 TDs; Kennison 2-4; Green 2-(-2). DOLPHINS Brown 8-95, TD; Williams 1-(-6). RECEIVING CHIEFS Gonzalez 7-67; D. Hall 3-39; Dunn 2-42; Boerigter 2-34; Kennison 2-24; Horn 1-50; L. Johnson 1-26; Holmes 1-6; Richardson 1-1. DOLPHINS McMichael 3-29; Chambers 2-88, TD; Welker 2-41; Booker 2-26; Brown 2-15; Evans 1-3. PASSING CHIEFS Green , 0 TDs, 0 INTs. DOLPHINS Frerotte , 0 TDs, 1 INT; Rosenfels , 1 TD; 0 INTs; Booker 0-1-0, 0 TDs, 0 INTs. INTERCEPTIONS CHIEFS Wesley DOLPHINS None. SACKS CHIEFS Hicks 1.0; Bell 0.5; Sapp 0.5. DOLPHINS T. Jones 1.0; Schulters 1.0. FIELD GOALS CHIEFS Tynes (30) (51) (52). DOLPHINS Mare (33) (23).