Late...sorry.[/QUOTE]Captains: G Will Shields (offense), S Sammy Knight (defense) and TE Kendall Gammon (special teams).Starting/Playing Streaks & Notes: G Will Shields started his 192nd consecutive game and played in his 193rd consecutive game, extending his team records in both areas. QB Trent Green started his 65th consecutive game, the longest string by a QB in KC history and the fourth-longest active QB streak in the NFL. TE Kendall Gammon extended his streak of consecutive games played to 209 games, the longest active streak of any non-kicker in the NFL. LB Derrick Johnson became the first Chiefs rookie linebacker to start on Opening Day since LB Percy Snow did it vs. Minnesota (9/9/90).KC Gets Its 200th Win at Arrowhead, Other Arrowhead Notes: KC registered its 200th all-time victory at Arrowhead and now owns a 200-137-2 preseason, regular season and postseason record at the facility. The Chiefs are now 13-4 (.765) in home openers dating back to Carl Peterson?s arrival in Kansas City in ?89. Dating back to ?94, the Chiefs are now 22-5 (.815) against head coaches making their regular season debuts at Arrowhead. KC is now 71-7 (.910) at Arrowhead dating back to ?88 when scoring 21 points or more.Defensive Scoring Stats: The Chiefs shut out the Jets 20-0 after three quarters, marking KC?s first shutout after three quarters since holding a 10-0 lead at Oakland (10/20/03). Kansas City pitched a first-half shutout vs. the Jets, marking the first time the Chiefs accomplished that feat since owning a 14-0 halftime lead vs. Chicago (12/28/03). The Chiefs have now won 15 consecutive games when holding opponents to 21 points or less dating back to a 17-16 win vs. Buffalo (11/17/02). That ranks as the fourth-longest active such streak in the NFL.More Team Defense: KC?s defense tied a team record by permitting zero rushing first downs, marking just the seventh time in team history that has occurred. The Chiefs last accomplished that feat in a 49-10 win vs. St. Louis (12/8/02). KC allowed just 57 rushing yards, the club?s best total since permitting 31 rushing yards in a 34-27 win at Oakland (12/5/04). KC?s 3.0 sacks were the club?s most since having 5.0 vs. Buffalo (10/26/03).Chiefs Rushing Notes: The Chiefs have registered at least one rushing TD in 32 of their 35 regular season victories under head coach Dick Vermeil, including each of club?s last 16 victories dating back to a 40-34 OT win at Green Bay (10/12/03), the longest active streak in the league. KC has now won 13 consecutive games at Arrowhead dating back to 2002 when the club has boasted a RB with two or more rushing TDs. RB Priest Holmes has accounted for 10 of those games, while RB Larry Johnson has accounted for the last three of those games. The Chiefs are now 10-3 in regular season play at Arrowhead when the club produces an individual 100-yard rusher dating back to 2001, including wins in eight of the club?s last nine such games. KC?s 198 team rushing yards were the club?s most since having 200 rushing yards at New Orleans (11/14/04).Green Moves Up Victory Chart: Chiefs QB Trent Green registered his 35th regular season win as KC?s starting QB, a total topped by only Hall of Fame QB Len Dawson (94).Johnson?s Day: RB Larry Johnson registered his fourth career 100-yard rushing game with 110 yards. It also marked his sixth consecutive game with two or more total TDs (rushing & receiving). He tied a career high with two rushing TDs, marking the fourth time in his career he has accomplished that feat. He scored on TD runs of 35 and four yards, the 11th and 12th rushing TDs of his career. His 35-yard TD was also the third-longest run of his career. Johnson also extended his streak of games with a rushing TD to seven consecutive games, the second-longest string in KC history. RB Priest Holmes owns the record with 11 consecutive straight games with a rushing TD.Johnson became the first RB to score two rushing TDs in a game against the Jets since Colts RB Edgerrin James had three TDs in a 38-31 win vs. NYJ (11/16/03). Johnson?s two-TD day snapped the Jets streak of 22 consecutive games without permitting an opposing RB to score two or more rushing TDs, which was the second-longest active streak in the NFL behind only Jacksonville (25 games) entering Sunday?s game.Holmes? Day: RB Priest Holmes? 35-yard run in the first quarter was his longest run in a regular season game since having a 56-yard run at Denver (12/15/02). Holmes registered his 71st rushing TD as a member of the Chiefs and the 81st rushing TD of his career on a three-yard run in the second quarter.Receiving Streaks: TE Tony Gonzalez extended his receiving streak to 69 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in KC history. WR Eddie Kennison extended his receiving streak to 52 consecutive games, the third-longest streak in team history.Sack Stats: S Sammy Knight registered his sixth career sack (-8.0 yards) and his 11th career forced fumble in the first quarter. DE Jared Allen registered his 10th career sack (-6.0 yards) and his first career forced fumble in the first quarter. LB Derrick Johnson registered his first career sack (-4.0 yards) in the second quarter and forced his first career fumble on the play.The Turnover Table: KC is now 38-4 (.905) at Arrowhead with a positive takeaway margin in regular season play dating back to ?95. The Chiefs own a +19 turnover differential (41 takes/22 gives) over their last 21 regular season home games, owning a 17-4 (.810) mark in those contests. CB Patrick Surtain registered his first fumble recovery as a member of the Chiefs and the fifth of his career in the first quarter. Surtain registered his first INT as a member of the Chiefs and the 30th of his career in the second quarter. His 53-yard return was the longest of his career and the longest by a member of the Chiefs since S Greg Wesley had a 65-yard return vs. Indianapolis (10/31/04). LB Kawika Mitchell registered his third career fumble recovery in the third quarter.Blocked FG: DE Eric Hicks blocked a 28-yard FG attempt by K Mike Nugent in the third quarter. It marked the first time KC had blocked a FG since DTs John Browning and Eric Downing each registered blocked FGs of K Steve Christie at San Diego (11/30/03).Injuries: T Willie Roaf (left hamstring strain), CB Patrick Surtain (mild head trauma), FB Tony Richardson (right knee/ankle sprain) and DT Ryan Sims (right foot strain).
