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Chiefs-Dolphins Capsule

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KANSAS CITY (0-2) at MIAMI (1-1)

Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS

OPENING LINE - Dolphins by 5 1/2

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Kansas City 1-1, Miami 1-1.

SERIES RECORD - Dolphins lead 16-12

LAST MEETING - Dolphins beat Chiefs 31-3, Nov. 6, 2011

LAST WEEK - Dolphins lost at Bills 29-10; Chiefs lost at Broncos 24-17

AP PRO32 RANKING - Dolphins No. 21, Chiefs No. 27

CHIEFS OFFENSE - OVERALL (26), RUSH (22), PASS (18).

CHIEFS DEFENSE - OVERALL (24), RUSH (23), PASS (20).

DOLPHINS OFFENSE - OVERALL (21), RUSH (10), PASS (24).

DOLPHINS DEFENSE - OVERALL (9), RUSH (13), PASS (15).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Chiefs are playing in Miami for first time since 2006, when they lost 13-10. ... Matt Moore, Dolphins' backup QB, threw three scores to help them beat Chiefs previous time teams met in 2011. ... Dolphins and Chiefs are both minus-3 in turnover differential. ... Neither Alex Smith nor Ryan Tannehill has a completion of more than 27 yards. ... Chiefs' Smith ranks 35th and last in NFL with passer rating of 63.6. However, he leads all QBs with 78 yards rushing in 11 carries. He has never faced Dolphins. ... Chiefs opponents have a passer rating of 126.9, highest in league. Kansas City has allowed five touchdown passes and made no interceptions. ... Dolphins have outgained opponents 450-185 in second half. They've been outgained 445-200 in first half. ... Dolphins rank last in NFL at 4.4 yards per pass play, sacks included. They're averaging 4.6 yards per rush. ... Dolphins are 24-5 against AFC West in their stadium, which opened in 1987. ... Miami's Tannehill is 8 for 19 for 77 yards on third down. ... Before the game, Dolphins will induct Jeff Cross, Tony Nathan, Ed Newman and Sam Madison into Walk of Fame.

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