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KANSAS CITY (6-2) at CAROLINA (3-5)Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBSOPENING LINE -- Panthers by 3RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Chiefs 3-5, Panthers 3-5SERIES RECORD -- Chiefs lead Panthers 3-2LAST MEETING -Chiefs beat Panthers 27-21, Dec. 12, 2012LAST WEEK -- Chiefs beat Jaguars 19-14, Panthers beat Rams 13-10AP PRO32 RANKING -- Chiefs No. 4, Panthers No. 24CHIEFS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (19), RUSH (21), PASS (21).CHIEFS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (21), RUSH (27), PASS (14).PANTHERS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (11), RUSH (9), PASS (15).PANTHERS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (18), RUSH (3), PASS (29).STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Chiefs have won four straight regular-season games and 16 of last 18... Chiefs an NFL-best plus-13 in turnover battle and lead league in takeaways (20). ... Alex Smith has six TD passes and no interceptions in past four games vs. NFC teams. Smith is expected to start vs. Carolina after missing last week. ... Backup QB Nick Foles has 410 yards passing and three TDs in last two games. ... RB Spencer Ware is averaging 117.7 yards from scrimmage per game, third best in NFL. ...TE Travis Kelce leads Chiefs with 435 yards and 39 catches. ... Rookie WR Tyreek Hill has four TDs receiving, second most among NFL rookies, and is second in league in punt return average (16.7). ... CB Marcus Peters has 13 interceptions since 2015 season began, second most in NFL. ... LB Dee Ford had two sacks last week vs. Jaguars and eight in his last five games. ... Panthers have won two straight after 1-5 start. ... Panthers coach Ron Rivera and defensive coordinator Sean McDermott worked on Andy Reids staff in Philadelphia. ... Panthers QB Cam Newton passed for 232 yards and three TDs and ran for 78 yards in last meeting. ... RB Jonathan Stewart has four TDs in last three games. ... Greg Olsen leads NFL TEs with 45 receptions and 673 yards receiving. ... Panthers have 12 sacks in last two games and are second in NFL with 24. ... DT Star Lotulelei has four sacks in past four home games. ... Since 2012, LB Luke Kuechly leads NFL LBs with 12 INTs and LB Thomas Davis is tied for second with nine. ... Davis led team with 11 tackles, one sack, forced fumble and interception last week vs. Rams. ... K Graham Gano has missed four field goals out of 18 attempts this season. ... Fantasy Tip: Newton is averaging 275.4 yards passing in last seven home games, with 21 touchdowns (17 passing and four rushing).---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL---AP NFL website: http://pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL Steve Mandanda Jersey . -- The boos poured down on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots at the end of a horrible first half. 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At the time, Seattle was in ninth place in the MLS Western Conference and in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.Schmetzer guided Seattles turnaround that resulted in an eighth straight playoff berth. The Sounders went 8-2-4 the rest of the regular season and finished fourth in the Western Conference. The Sounders beat Sporting Kansas City in the knockout round of the playoffs and will take a 3-0 lead into the second-leg of the conference semifinals against FC Dallas on Sunday.Seattle made the announcement at its annual meeting with season-ticket holders.My goal is to make sure we can all enjoy this ride a little longer deep into the postseason, Schmetzer said in a statement.Taking away the interim tag from Schmetzer will be a popular choice among fans and players who have come to respect his lengthy history with the Sounders organization. Seattles turnaround late in the season was aided by the addition of designated player Nicolas Lodeiro, but also hampered by the absence of Clint Dempsey due to an irregular heartbeat that ended his season earlly.ddddddddddddSchmetzer led Seattle to the most points of any team in MLS over the final three months of the season and now have the Sounders on the verge of a spot in the conference finals.He has always been an incredible steward of the organization and ambassador for our club in the community, and what he and the team have accomplished on the field over the past three months is worthy of recognition, Seattle majority owner Adrian Hanauer said.Schmetzer, 54, was the head coach of the USL Seattle Sounders, the predecessor to the MLS version of the franchise. Schmetzer was the led the club from 2002-2008 before signing on to be Schmids top assistant coach when the MLS version of the Sounders debuting in 2009.Schmetzer is also a Seattle native and played for the Sounders of the North American Soccer League for three seasons in the early 1980s.I am grateful for the opportunities that Ive received here as a player, a coach in the clubs USL era, and now as head coach of the MLS team, Schmetzer said. I believe in the fact that for our players, this is their team, and they have responded by taking complete ownership of the season and driving us into the playoffs. ' ' '