Bengals-Chiefs Preview Capsule

CINCINNATI (4-2) at KANSAS CITY (6-0)

Sunday, 8:20 p.m., NBC

OPENING LINE - Chiefs by 6 1/2

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Bengals 4-2, Chiefs 6-0

SERIES RECORD - Bengals lead 15-13

LAST MEETING - Bengals beat Chiefs 36-21, Oct. 4, 2015

LAST WEEK - Bengals lost to Steelers 28-21; Chiefs lost to Patriots 43-40

AP PRO32 RANKING - Bengals No. 8, Chiefs No. 3

BENGALS OFFENSE - OVERALL (23), RUSH (25), PASS (17)

BENGALS DEFENSE - OVERALL (29), RUSH (20), PASS (28)

CHIEFS OFFENSE - OVERALL (5), RUSH (13), PASS (7)

CHIEFS DEFENSE - OVERALL (32), RUSH (27), PASS (31)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Bengals have won four straight in series dating to Oct. 14, 2007. … This will be first night matchup between teams. Game was flexed from afternoon. … Bengals are 3-15 on Sunday night, losing eight straight. … Cincinnati WR A.J. Green needs two TD catches to pass Carl Pickens (63) for second in franchise history. … QB Andy Dalton needs nine TD passes to surpass Boomer Esiason (187) for second in Bengals history. … Cincinnati has scored TDs on 75 percent of red-zone trips (15 of 20); Chiefs have scored on 69.2 percent (18 of 26). … Cincinnati WR Tyler Boyd had two TD catches last week against Pittsburgh. … Bengals coach Marvin Lewis is 6-2 against Kansas City. … Bengals have yet to have 100-yard rusher this season. … Chiefs coach Andy Reid needs two wins to tie Dan Reeves (201) for eighth most in NFL history. … Kansas City QB Patrick Mahomes leads NFL in TD-to-INT differential at plus-14: 18 touchdowns and four picks. … Chiefs are 7-3 in games on Sunday night. … TE Travis Kelce has reception in 69 straight games, third best in Chiefs history. … Kansas City OL Mitchell Schwartz has played NFL-leading 6,742 consecutive snaps. … Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill has league-best nine catches of 25-plus yards. … Kansas City has won 12 straight games when its defense scores. … Chiefs RB Kareem Hunt had 80 yards rushing and 105 yards receiving last week at New England. … Fantasy tip: Start anybody you have on offense from either team, because Chiefs have league’s lowest-ranked defense and Bengals rank 29th out of 32. Both are dealing with slew of injuries.

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