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#1 Posted : Thursday, August 8, 2019 7:37:38 AM(UTC)
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TENNESSEE (9-7) at KANSAS CITY (10-6) Saturday L.J. Collier Jersey , 4:35 p.m. ET, ESPN OPENING LINE – Chiefs by 7+ RECORD VS. SPREAD – Tennessee 8-7-1, Kansas City 10-6 SERIES RECORD – Chiefs lead 29-22 LAST MEETING – Titans beat Chiefs 19-17, Dec. 18, 2016 LAST WEEK – Titans beat Jaguars 15-10; Chiefs beat Broncos 27-24 AP PRO32 RANKING – Titans No. 11, Chiefs No. 8 TITANS OFFENSE – OVERALL (23), RUSH (15), PASS (23) TITANS DEFENSE – OVERALL (13), RUSH (4), PASS (25) CHIEFS OFFENSE – OVERALL (5), RUSH (9), PASS (7) CHIEFS DEFENSE – OVERALL (28), RUSH (25), PASS (29) STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Franchises have not met in playoffs since Jan. 1, 1994, when Chiefs beat Houston Oilers 28-20 in divisional round. … Titans beat Chiefs 19-17 on last-play FG in December 2016 at Arrowhead Stadium in coldest game in franchise history. … Titans are in playoffs for first time in nine years. Their previous postseason win was Jan. 3, 2004 http://www.seahawksauthorizedshops.com/authentic-marquise-blair-jersey , at Baltimore. … Tennessee lost three of four entering playoffs. … Titans are 3-0 in wild-card games played on Saturdays. … Titans OLB Erik Walden is appearing in playoffs with fourth different team. … Tennessee S Kevin Byard has eight picks, tied with Lions CB Darius Slay for NFL lead. … Titans QB Marcus Mariota has 39 TD passes without interception in red zone. … Titans allowed 88.8 yards rushing per game, best in AFC. … Chiefs won back-to-back AFC West titles for first time in franchise history. … Kansas City has won four straight after four-game skid. … Chiefs have not won home playoff game since beating Pittsburgh on Jan. 1, 1994. They have one postseason win since. … Kansas City had plus-15 turnover margin, second best in NFL. … Chiefs rookie RB Kareem Hunt led NFL with 1,327 yards rushing. … Chiefs TE Travis Kelce has receptions in 63 straight games. … Kansas City scored 124 fourth-quarter points, second most behind Baltimore (135). … Chiefs QB Alex Smith set career highs with 4,042 yards and 26 pass TDs. He also led NFL with 104.7 rating. … Smith had 38 pass plays of at least 25 yards. Patriots’ Tom Brady led NFL with 40. … Chiefs OT Mitchell Schwartz will start 97th consecutive game. FB Anthony Sherman will start 80th. Both are league leaders at their position. — DENVER (AP) — Some wore full costumes and others sported jerseys, including one Denver Broncos supporter with “P. Bowlen” on the back. Quite a few devotees stood in the rain for about an hour before making their way inside the stadium.The fans arrived in droves Tuesday to pay respect to owner Pat Bowlen, who died last week at 75 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s, and just two months shy of his enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.The public tribute to Bowlen at Broncos Stadium at Mile High featured all sorts of memorabilia, including his famous fur coat , Super Bowl trophies , vintage photos, videos and numerous footballs marking big moments. Then there was his desk, which was noteworthy for a piece of paper resting in his in-box . It was a to-do list containing three items: be No. 1 in everything; beat the Raiders; win the Super Bowl.Of course, all three boxes were checked.“He’d be incredibly overwhelmed by all this support and love,” said Brittany Bowlen T.J. Hockenson Jersey , who along with her siblings stood in line for hours greeting fans as they made their way through the exhibit. “It’s pretty astonishing, to see all these artifacts and things that were important to him in life. He’d be incredibly overwhelmed by the support. It would be moving for him.”Super fan Jesse Esquibel wore some of his game-day outfit for the occasion, including a mask. He’s known as “Bronco Reaper,” a name he selected after experiencing a few near-death encounters throughout his life. Another supporter wore an orange Darth Vader helmet.“I wanted to show,” Esquibel said, “that Broncos fans are fans through and through.”Peyton Manning was in attendance. So was John Elway. Longtime receiver Rod Smith recounted a golf game when he partnered with Bowlen and they took on coach Mike Shanahan and quarterback Brian Griese.“We ended up winning. You should’ve seen his face — he was fired up,” Smith said. “In the weight room, didn’t matter where he was, on the treadmill, Pat was competitive.”Very much so.Bowlen had as many Super Bowl appearances (seven) as losing seasons, and Denver went 354-240-1 since he bought the club in 1984. The team won Super Bowls in 1998, ’99 and 2016.“There’s not a person in this community who’s had a more profound impact on Denver and the state of Colorado and really the Rocky Mountain region than Pat Bowlen,” Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said. “I wanted to make sure I came and paid my respects to the family and the memory of a great man who’s done a lot for all of us.”A private funeral service will be held Monday, with Bowlen’s good friend John Finney delivering the eulogy. Finney, who lives in Honolulu, has so many rich stories from their longtime friendship. Like how they used to paddle a canoe through giant waves in Hawaii, or how they opened a business together, or their trips on Bowlen’s jet.“He had a lot of friends from all walks of life here Jahlani Tavai Jersey , from beach boys to bankers,” Finney said in a phone conversation. “He was devoted to the Broncos and devoted to winning.”Finney recalled the time Bowlen came back to Hawaii soon after the Broncos were beaten 55-10 by the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 24. Bowlen steered clear of their beach club for about a month, knowing he would be razzed.“So Pat finally shows up after a long absence and (someone) says, ‘Great game, brah,'” Finney cracked. “We’re always teasing one another.”A competitor with class, that was Bowlen’s reputation.“There was not a dishonest bone in his body,” Finney said. “He was so respected in the NFL, because the other owners could trust him. He wanted to be part of the betterment of the NFL, and it worked.”On Feb. 7, 2016, Elway thrust the Lombardi Trophy into the air and hollered, “This one’s for Pat!” That moment came 18 years after Bowlen had declared, “This one’s for John!” following the franchise’s first Super Bowl championship.And on Tuesday, Beth Bowlen Wallace paid respect to the legion of Broncos fans that showed up by saying: “This one is definitely for you all.”
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