Chiefs vs. Bills 2013, Week 9: Defense keeps KC perfect

Over at Buffalo Rumblings, Brian Galliford laments the reasons for the Bills losing this contest:

Joel Thorman at Arrowhead Pride went over the way Kansas City scores without much help from the offense:

Buffalo at Pittsburgh, Nov. 10, 1 p.m. ET

Kansas City on bye.

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Before the injury, Woods had four catches for 44 yards. The rookie from USC was Jeff Tuel’s top pass catching option, racking up eight targets halfway through the third quarter. Woods has had consistent production even with the Bills’ quarterback carousel, recording 22 catches for 305 yards and two touchdowns in eight games.

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Spiller gave fans another scare in the second quarter. After one big run, he came up limping and went to the sidelines for a few plays. It didn’t turn out to be anything serious. Spiller came back at the start of the third quarter and ripped off a monster 61-yard run down to the Chiefs’ 19-yard line. Spiller used his special blend of speed and power to embarrass a normally strong Chiefs defense, breaking several tackles along the way.

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Game Date/Time and Location: 1 p.m. ET Sunday at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Buffalo, N.Y.

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The Chiefs feature the league’s best defense and currently own the NFL’s best unit at bringing down opposing quarterbacks. Justin Houston and Tamba Hali are both among the leaders in sacks and both are in the double-digits in quarterback takedowns. Kansas City’s defense is also able to produce turnovers with its impressive secondary.

Brian Galliford of Buffalo Rumblings believes Fred Jackson has been surprisingly good this season and could be a big part of the Bills’ attack moving forward:

Tuel has played in one regular season game, which came in relief of Manuel earlier in the season. He completed eight of 20 passes for 80 yards with no touchdowns and an interception. He’s an undrafted rookie and is quite raw at this point. The Bills will have a tough time either way, given that the Chiefs are the only undefeated team remaining.

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Kansas City comes into the game as the only undefeated team remaining in the NFL. Yet, the Chiefs are only three-point favorites on the road against the 3-5 Bills, according to Oddsshark.com. The over/under is 41.

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Three of Buffalo’s five losses have been by seven points or fewer and the Bills played Cincinnati and New England to the wire, both of which are 6-2. The eight NFL writers at CBS Sports are split on the game with Pete Prisco, Jason La Canfora, Will Brinson and Dave Richard picking the Bills. Josh Katzowitz, Ryan Wilson, Jamey Eisenberg and John Breech picked the Chiefs. Breech predicted a close game, with the Chiefs escaping by a 20-17 margin:

Frank Schwab and Les Carpenter of Yahoo! Sports are both on Buffalo’s side, making it six writers in favor of the Bills and four picking the Chiefs. Four of six SB Nation writers picked Kansas City while Matt Ufford and Ryan Van Bibber picked the Bills. Combined that is eight writers picking the Bills and eight writers siding with the Chiefs.