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NFL>Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City is the only team that QB Brett Favre has faced as a starter and has failed to beat in his storied 17-year career. Favre owns at least one victory against 30 other NFL teams, compiling a 153-88 (.635) record as an NFL starter against the rest of the league, but is 0-3 against the Chiefs. In Favre’s three previous appearances against the Chiefs, KC was able to pressure the Packers passer, sacking him a combined 11.0 times, in addition to forcing five INTs and four fumbles (three recovered by KC). The Chiefs have held Favre to a passer rating of just 77.0 in those contests.Throwing against the Chiefs won’t necessarily be any easier in this contest. KC’s defense that ranks 10th in the NFL in pass defense, allowing just 197.1 passing ypg. The Chiefs have also registered 21.0 sacks and are on pace to finish the year with 48.0 sacks, which would be the club’s highest tally since posting 51.0 sacks in 2000. Dating back to 2002, KC boasts a 24-2 (.923) record at home when it registers 2.0 or more sacks.After throwing a total of just two INTs in the first four games of 2007, Favre has suffered two INTs apiece in two of his last three contests. The Chiefs are 30-3 (.909) at Arrowhead dating back to ‘95 when the club forces two or more INTs. Green Bay is just 7-33 (.175) on the road when Favre is intercepted two or more times. The Packers are 77-8 (.906) when Favre posts a 100.0-rating game, including a streak of eight straight wins. Favre threw for 331 yards and compiled a season-high 142.4 rating at Denver (10/29). Opposing QBs have compiled a 74.2 rating against KC this season, the seventh-lowest mark in the league.
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