The facts finish up with a look at the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs defenses. But first, the NBC Sunday Night Football crew gets an examination as 100 facts have been reached.
Facts and Figures for Chiefs, No. 1-25
Facts and Figures for Chiefs, No. 26-50
Facts and Figures for Chiefs, No. 51-75
Broadcast facts
76. The Texans have never opened up the season on NBC.
77. Thursday night will be the second game in the series, including playoffs, to be broadcast on NBC. Here is the breakdown by network:
CBS: 9
ESPN: 2
NBC: 1
78. The Texans are 6-5 on NBC with a 2-0 record in postseason.
79. Since NBC took over the Sunday Night Football package, the Chiefs are 7-13 on the network.
80. The Texans are 4-5 when Al Michaels calls their games.
81. The Texans are 5-5 when Collinsworth does color commentary for their games.
82. In 1973, Michaels called a Houston-Cincinnati Bengals game when the intended play-by-play for NBC Sports, Bill Enis of KPRC-TV, died of a heart attack a couple days before the game.
Miscellaneous facts
83. The Chiefs were tied with the Bills, Titans, Saints, and Colts for the 10th-most takeaways last season with 23. Houston produced 22 takeaways.
84. The Texans defense was tied with the Cincinnati Bengals for the most yards surrendered per play at 6.1.
85. The Texans defense blitzed 213 times last season, the ninth-most in the NFL.
86. The Texans and Dolphins were tied for the 11th-most missed tackles last season with 115.
87. The Texans gave up 2,067 yards after the catch, the third-most in the NFL.
88. Passes against the Chiefs defense tallied 1,778 yards through the air, the third-fewest in the league last year.
89. Opposing quarterbacks compiled an 80.8 passer rating against the Chiefs last year, the fifth-lowest in the league.
90. Opposing passer tallied a 97.6 passer rating against the Texans defense, the eighth-most in the NFL.
91. J.J. Watt has never missed an Opening Day.
92. The Chiefs gave up 4.9 yards per carry last year, tied with the Seahawks for the fourth-most in the NFL.
93. The Texans gave up 4.8 yards per carry last season, the sixth-most in the NFL.
94. The Chiefs gave up 128.2 rushing yards per game, the seventh-most in the NFL.
95. The Texans gave up 121.1 rushing yards per game, the eighth-most in the NFL.
96. Opponents compiled a 71.4% red zone conversion rate against the Texans, the highest in the NFL last season.
97. Opponents compiled a 50.9% red zone conversion rate against the Chiefs, tied with the Cowboys for the ninth-most in the NFL.
98. Kansas City had the third-highest time of possession per drive last year at 2:59.
99. The Texans are 0-2 on Sept. 10:
2006 – PHI, 10-24 – L
2017 – JAX, 7-29 – L
100. The Chiefs are 1-6 on Sept. 10:
1960 – @SDG, 20-21 – L
1961 – SDG, 10-26 – L
1978 – OTI, 18-20 – L
1989 – @DEN, 20-34 – L
1995 – NYG, 20-17 – W-OT
2000 – @OTI, 14-17 – L-OT
2006 – CIN, 10-23 – L
