The facts continue as the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs get ready for a 7:20 p.m. CT kickoff from Arrowhead Stadium.
Next up on the way to 100 facts are Chiefs coach Andy Reid and referee Clete Blakeman.
Facts and Figures for Chiefs, No. 1-25
Facts and Figures for Chiefs, No. 26-50
Andy Reid facts
51. Reid is 13-8 on Opening Day with a 3-5 record at home.
52. Reid is 8-2 against the Texans with a 4-1 record at home, including playoffs.
53. Reid’s 8-2 career record against the Texans is the best he’s compiled against an AFC South opponent:
Texans: 8-2
Jaguars: 5-2
Colts: 3-6
Titans: 2-8
54. Reid is 7-7 in Week 1’s following a playoff season with a 2-4 record at home.
55. Reid is 47-42 in prime time, including playoffs, with a 20-20 record at home.
56. Reid is 45-26 in September with a 21-13 record at home.
57. Reid is 59/125 on challenges for his career with a 4/8 record in 2019.
58. The Chiefs scored 451 points last year, the second-highest point total of Reid’s coaching career.
59. Though no longer the longest tenured coach in the league, Andy Reid has not stopped head coaching since 1999, the longest streak amongst active coaches.
60. Among active coaches, Andy Reid has the most assistants in head coaching jobs: Ron Rivera, Doug Pederson, Sean McDermott, Matt Nagy, and John Harbaugh.
61. Among current coaches, Reid’s 11 total division titles are second to only Belichick’s 17.
62. Among current head coaches, Reid has the second-most conference title game appearances with seven behind Bill Belichick’s 12.
63. Reid and John Fox are the only coaches to have faced Belichick both in the Super Bowl and in the AFC Championship Game.
Clete Blakeman facts
64. This week’s referee is Clete Blakeman. The Texans have an 8-4 record when Blakeman referees their games:
2010 – OTI, 20-0 – W
2011 – PIT, 17-10 – W
2011 – CIN, 31-10 – W
2012 – JAX, 43-37 – W-OT
2012 – @CLT, 16-28 – L
2015 – @CAR, 17-24 – L
2015 – OTI, 20-6 – W
2016 – OTI, 27-20 – W
2017 – @CIN, 13-7 – W
2017 – @OTI, 13-24 – L
2019 – @JAX, 26-3 – W
2019 – OTI, 14-35 – L
65. The Texans have had fewer penalties than the opposition 5/12 times with Blakeman:
2010 – OTI: 10/79; HTX: 6/68
2011 – PIT: 5/45; HTX: 9/64
2011 – CIN: 3/25; HTX: 5/87
2012 – JAX: 6/54; HTX: 2/20
2012 – CLT: 3/24; HTX: 9/64
2015 – CAR: 10/92; HTX: 10/70
2015 – OTI: 6/45; HTX: 7/85
2016 – OTI: 11/93; HTX: 6/59
2017 – CIN: 7/45; HTX: 9/61
2017 – OTI: 7/63; HTX: 11/85
2019 – JAX: 4/34; HTX: 7/60
2019 – OTI: 5/37; HTX: 5/35
66. Blakeman tied for the third-highest home team winning percentage in 2019:
Brad Allen: .667
Walt Anderson: .625
Clete Blakeman: .600
John Hussey: .600
Scott Novak: .567
Tony Corrente: .533
Craig Wrolstad: .533
Alex Kemp: .533
Shawn Hochuli: .533
Carl Cheffers: .533
Jerome Boger: .500
Adrian Hill: .467
Shawn Smith: .467
Ron Torbert: .467
Brad Rogers: .400
Bill Vinovich: .400
Clay Martin: .333
67. Blakeman had the second-highest percentage of home teams having fewer penalties in 2019:
Scott Novak: .800
Clete Blakeman: .733
Shawn Smith: .667
Brad Allen: .667
Tony Corrente: .600
Clay Martin: .600
John Hussey: .600
Jerome Boger: .563
Alex Kemp: .533
Craig Wrolstad: .533
Brad Rogers: .533
Adrian Hill: .533
Walt Anderson: .500
Carl Cheffers: .467
Shawn Hochuli: .467
Bill Vinovich: .467
Ron Torbert: .400
68. The Chiefs are 7-3 with Blakeman as the referee:
2010 – SF, 31-10 – W
2011 – @NE, 3-34 – L
2013 – CLE, 23-17 – W
2013 – @RAI, 56-31 – W
2016 – NO, 27-21 – W
2017 – @DEN, 27-24 – W
2018 – @SDG, 38-28 – W
2018 – @RAM, 51-54 – L
2018* – NE, 31-37 – L
2019 – DEN, 23-3 – W
*playoff game
69. The Chiefs have had fewer penalties 5/10 times with Blakeman:
2010 – SF: 6/55; KC: 7/40
2010 – NE: 3/20; KC: 5/34
2013 – CLE: 9/70; KC: 5/31
2013 – RAI: 10/90; KC: 8/91
2016 – NO: 10/75; KC: 4/30
2017 – DEN: 4/30; KC: 4/40
2018 – SDG: 7/45; KC: 6/50
2018 – RAM: 8/60; KC: 13/135
2018* – NE: 6/61; KC: 4/28
2019 – DEN: 7/72; KC: 5/45
*playoff game
70. In 2019, Blakeman had the fourth-fewest sacks per game:
Smith: 6.1
Hill: 5.9
Anderson: 5.9
Vinovich: 5.7
Martin: 5.2
Allen: 5.1
Novak: 5.0
Rogers: 5.0
Cheffers: 4.9
Kemp: 4.9
Corrente: 4.9
Wrolstad: 4.7
Boger: 4.7
Blakeman: 4.5
Torbert: 4.2
Hussey: 4.1
Hochuli: 3.5
71. In 2019, Blakeman had the fifth-fewest offensive holding calls per game:
Cheffers: 4.3
Torbert: 3.5
Wrolstad: 3.3
Corrente: 3.1
Hill: 3.1
Boger: 3.1
Anderson: 3
Hochuli: 2.9
Kemp: 2.9
Rogers: 2.8
Allen: 2.8
Smith: 2.6
Blakeman: 2.5
Martin: 2.3
Novak: 2.3
Hussey: 1.7
Vinovich: 1.6
72. The Texans are 0/1 when challenging Blakeman while the opposition is 1/6. Replay Assistant is 1/3 with only one of those decisions benefiting Houston.
73. The Chiefs are 4/5 on challenges with Blakeman with opponents going 1/5. Replay Assistant is 0/1.
74. In 2019, Corrente had the fourth-highest challenge overturn rate in the NFL:
Blakeman: .588 (10/17)
Kemp: .546 (6/11)
Novak: .500 (7/14)
Corrente: .444 (4/9)
Vinovich: .438 (7/16)
Torbert: .444 (4/9)
Cheffers: .417 (5/12)
Rogers: .417 (5/12)
Anderson: .389 (7/18)
Boger: .333 (4/12)
Hussey: .333 (4/12)
Smith: .333 (3/9)
Hill: .300 (3/10)
Allen: .313 (5/16)
Hochuli: .250 (2/8)
Martin: .214 (3/14)
Wrolstad: .083 (1/12)
75. In 2019, Blakeman did not overturn a call related to pass interference during the regular season:
Cheffers: .667 (2/3)
Anderson: .400 (2/5)
Vinovich: .400 (2/5)
Hill: .250 (1/4)
Torbert: .250 (1/4)
Kemp: .200 (1/5)
Allen: .111 (1/9)
Martin: .111 (1/9)
Boger: .000 (0/2)
Corrente: .000 (0/3)
Smith: .000 (0/3)
Blakeman; .000 (0/3)
Hussey: .000 (0/3)
Novak: .000 (0/4)
Hochuli: .000 (0/4)
Rogers: .000 (0/5)
Wrolstad: .000 (0/5)
