NFL Week 4 preview
KANSAS CITY (1-2) AT EAGLES (1-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS
OPENING LINE: Chiefs by 7. SERIES: Tied 4-4.
LAST MEETING: Chiefs, 27-20, 2017
CHIEFS OFFENSE: OVERALL (6), RUSH (13), PASS (5), SCORING (5). CHIEFS DEFENSE: OVERALL (30), RUSH (31), PASS (T-23), SCORING (T-31).
EAGLES OFFENSE: OVERALL (16), RUSH (5), PASS (15), SCORING (23). EAGLES DEFENSE: OVERALL (7), RUSH (26), PASS (T-5), SCORING (10). KEY MATCHUP: Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill vs. Eagles CB Darius Slay. Hill had 197yards in Week 1against Cleveland but has eight catches for 70 yards in the past two games. He’s facing one of the top cornerbacks in the league and a defensive coordinator who prefers to keep his safeties deep to prevent big plays.
ETC.: Chiefs have a losing record under head coach Andy Reid for first time since they were 4-5in 2015 . ... Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes was 11-0in September before losing to the Ravens in Week 2. He hadn’t thrown an interception in September until this year . ... RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire rushed for a season-high 100yards and had a TD catch last week . ... Travis Kelce aims for his third straight 100-yard receiving game . ... DT Chris Jones had a career-best three sacks and two forced fumbles in last meeting vs. Philadelphia . ... Eagles QB Jalen Hurts threw his first two picks of the season last week before tossing two
late TD passes . ... Eagles RBs had three carries last week, a franchise low . ... Rookie WR DeVonta Smith has two straight games with less than 30yards receiving . ... Jason Kelce will start his 109th consecutive regular-season game, longest by any NFL center since Chris Myers reached 123from 2007-14 . ... Jake Elliott needs two field goals to move into second place on franchise’s all-time list behind David Akers.