The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
» Preview of today’s two conference title games,
When: Sunday, 3:05 p.m. ET Where: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Mo. TV: CBS
RECORDS (including the postseason): Tennessee 11-7; Kansas City 13-4 OPENING LINE: Chiefs by 7 1/2 SERIES RECORD: Chiefs lead 29-24 LAST MEETING: Titans beat Chiefs 35-32, Nov. 10, 2019 LAST WEEK: Titans beat Ravens 28-12; Chiefs beat Texans 51-31 TITANS OFFENSE: OVERALL (12), RUSH (3), PASS (21) TITANS DEFENSE: OVERALL (21), RUSH (12), PASS (24) CHIEFS OFFENSE: OVERALL (6), RUSH (23), PASS (5) CHIEFS DEFENSE: OVERALL (17), RUSH (26), PASS (8) STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES: Chiefs hosting AFC championship game for second straight year . ... Tennessee has won four straight vs. Kansas City dating to 2013 . ... Kansas City won seven straight games since losing to Titans in Week 10 . ... Chiefs coach Andy Reid is 1-8 against Titans, including playoff loss in 2017 . ... Kansas City lost to Patriots in OT in last year’s AFC title game . ... This is fourth postseason game between franchises. Titans won 22-21 in 2017 wild-card round on Jan. 6, 2018 . ... Titans playing in sixth AFL/AFC championship game, first since 2002 season . ... Titans trying to become third team since 1990 to beat top three seeds in single postseason and would join 2005 Steelers and 2010 Packers, who both won Super Bowl . ... Tennessee has won nine of last 12 games and three straight . ... Titans RB Derrick Henry has 561 yards rushing in his first four playoff games, most in NFL history. Henry has 377 yards rushing this postseason, setting franchise single-game rushing mark in each. He ran for
195 yards in last game . ... Titans led NFL scoring TDs on
75.6% of drives inside opponents’ 20 . ... Titans QB Ryan Tannehill led NFL with 117.5 passer rating in regular season . ... Tannehill has yet to throw for 100 yards this postseason . ... Titans have not attempted field goal in past four games . ... Chiefs set franchise record for postseason scoring with 51 points last week vs. Texans . ... Reid would pass mentor Mike Holmgren (13) for sixth place in playoff wins by beating Titans . ... Kansas City tied for fourthlargest playoff comeback last week (24 points) . ... Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes became first player with 300-plus yards passing, 50-plus yards rushing and five TD passes in playoff game vs. Houston . ... Mahomes needs two TD passes to pass Alex Smith (nine) for most in postseason in franchise history . ... TE Travis Kelce became first player in Super Bowl era with three TD catches in one quarter in postseason game vs. Texans.