Green Bay Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers had a perfect passer rating last week.

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The Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs have met just 11 times in the regular season.

The Packers are just 3-7-1 in those games for a .318 winning percentage. That marks Green Bay's worst winning percentage against any of the NFL's 31 other teams.

The two teams meet Sunday at 7:20 p.m., CST, at Arrowhead Stadium where the Packers are a 4.5-point favorite.

Green Bay is catching an enormous break as Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the NFL's reigning MVP, won't play due to a dislocated kneecap. Two Las Vegas sports books said that when they determine point spreads, Mahomes is worth 10-11 points, more than any other player in the league.

Here's a look at each positional group and which team has the edge.

QUARTERBACKS

Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers' set a single-game franchise record last week with a perfect passer rating of 158.3. Rodgers completed 25-of-31 passes for 429 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions.

With Pro Bowl wideout Davante Adams sidelined with a turf toe injury, Rodgers is spreading the ball around and the offense has taken off. Green Bay averaged 21.3 in the four games Adams played this season. In the three games Adams has missed, the Packers are averaging 33.0 points.

Last season, Mahomes became just the second player in NFL history to throw for at least 50 touchdowns and 5,000 yards, and led Kansas City to the AFC Championship Game. With Mahomes out, 35-year-old Matt Moore will make the 31 st start of his career.

Moore spent four years in Carolina (2007-'10) and seven in Miami (2011-'17), where he threw 46 touchdowns, 36 interceptions and had a passer rating of 81.2.

Moore left the game last year to coach at his alma mater, Hart High School in Newhall, Calif. Moore was then working as a part-time scout with the Dolphins this spring, but came out of retirement and signed with the Chiefs when veteran backup Chad Henne was injured.

Veteran scouts define Moore as fearless and extremely bright. His arm is so-so.

Rookie Kyle Shurmur, who went undrafted out of Vanderbilt, will serve as the backup.

ADVANTAGE: Packers

RUNNING BACKS

Aaron Jones leads the Packers in rushing yards (399), receptions (27) and touchdowns (eight). His pass protection has also been exceptional, making him a legitimate Pro Bowl candidate.

Kansas City signed 31-year-old former Pro Bowl back LeSean McCoy before the season started and he's given the Chiefs a boost. McCoy has run for a team-high 322 yards, is averaging 5.4 yards per carry and has three total touchdowns.

Damien Williams, who closed 2018 strong and was the frontrunner to be the Chiefs' bellcow this year, has taken a backseat to McCoy.

ADVANTAGE: Packers

RECEIVERS

Kansas City's Tyreek Hill missed four full games earlier this season with a sternoclavicular dislocation. When healthy, Hill is one of the most dangerous players in football.

Hill stands just 5-8 ½ and weighs 185 pounds, but ran the 40-yard dash in 4.28 seconds coming out of college. When healthy a year ago, Hill caught 87 passes for 1,479 yards and reached his third straight Pro Bowl.

Travis Kelce is the best tight end in football. Last year, Kelce caught 103 passes, scored 10 touchdowns and reached his fourth straight Pro Bowl. Kelce underwent offseason ankle surgery, though, and hasn't been quite as productive this year.

Sammy Watkins, the fourth overall pick in the 2014 draft, is the No. 2. Watkins is averaging 15.4 yards per reception in his career and remains a critical offensive cog.

Green Bay is expected to be without Davante Adams (turf toe) for a fourth straight game. Packers' wideouts had just four combined catches in their first game without Adams, but have combined for 23 the last two games.

ADVANTAGE: Chiefs

OFFENSIVE LINE

Green Bay's front five has allowed just seven sacks in the last six games and ranks among the top pass blocking units in football. Right tackle Bryan Bulaga, a free agent after this season, is having a terrific year and could warrant a contract extension soon.

Chiefs left tackle Eric Fisher, the top overall pick in the 2013 draft, is out for a sixth straight game with a groin injury. Cameron Erving, a first-round pick in 2015, has been up and down as Fisher's replacement.

Right tackle Mitchell Schwartz is the Chiefs' most reliable starter. He's earned every penny of the five-year, $33 million contract he signed in 2016.

Center Austin Reiter is a journeyman, who won a starting job this year for the first time in his career. Right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif has made a nice recovery after breaking his leg last year. eft guard Andrew Wylie (ankle) is out, meaning second-year bulldozer Martinas Rankin (6-5, 315) will make his third straight start.

ADVANTAGE: Packers

DEFENSIVE LINE

The Chiefs switched to a 3-4 this season after the hiring of former St. Louis Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo. Spagnuolo likes to mix up coverage and is extremely aggressive with his blitz packages.

Kansas City currently ranks 24 th in total defense (377.4), but a far more respectable 13 th in points allowed per game (21.4). The Chiefs are also sixth in sacks (20.0) and 10 th in opposing quarterback rating (84.9).

Kansas City will be without standout defensive end Frank Clark and rising tackle Chris Jones, arguably their two best defensive players.

Clark, acquired from Seattle in April, immediately signed a five-year, $104 million deal with the Chiefs. Jones had 15.5 sacks a year ago.

The absence of these two standouts leaves the Chiefs extremely thin up front. Veteran end Alex Okafor and second-year tackle Derrick Nnadi are both better against the run that the pass.

Rookie tackle Khalen Saunders, who played well last week, steps in for Jones. Veteran end Emmanuel Ogbah replaces Clark. Former Packer Mike Pennel will provide depth, but the loss of Jones and Clark is immense.

Oakland ran roughshod on Green Bay's front last week, averaging 5.0 yards per carry and totaling 155 rushing yards. If the Packers want to upgrade an area before Tuesday's trading deadline, adding a player like the New York Jets' Leonard Williams would make a lot of sense.

ADVANTAGE: Even

LINEBACKERS

For the first time all year, Green Bay's Preston Smith and Za'Darius Smith didn't have a sack last week. Preston still ranks fifth in the league with 7.0, while Za'Darius ranks eighth (6.0).

Kansas City's Damien Wilson, who was signed away from Dallas last offseason, leads the Chiefs in tackles (44). Anthony Hitchens, signed away from Dallas in March, 2018, is a tackling machine who had a team-high 135 last year. Hitchens has been slowed at times this season with a groin injury.

ADVANTAGE: Packers

SECONDARY

The Chiefs will play far more nickel than base, meaning five defensive backs will be on the field the majority of the time.

Bashaud Breeland, who played in Green Bay last year, starts at one corner. Breeland averaged 15 passes defensed his first four years in the league.

Cornerback Charvarius Ward is a rising second-year player with terrific length and ball skills. Cornerback Kendall Fuller is out (thumb) is out, meaning sixth round rookie Rashad Fenton is next in line. Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers will undoubtedly challenge the rookie.

Safety Tyrann Mathieu was given the impossible job of replacing Eric Berry. Mathieu, who dealt with substance abuse issues early in his career, has become a veteran leader and reliable player in back.

Rookie free safety Juan Thornhill, a second round draft choice, has been a starter since Day One. Thornhill (6-0, 205) has terrific ball skills and instincts.

Green Bay hopes to get rookie safety Darnell Savage (ankle) back.

ADVANTAGE: Packers

SPECIAL TEAMS

Kansas City special teams coach Dave Toub is one of the best in the business. The Chiefs rank 17th in the league in punt returns (6.9 yards per attempt) and 15th in kickoff returns (21.9).

Chances are Mecole Hardman (28.0) will be the Chiefs' primary punt returner Sunday night. Hardman ripped off a 37-yard return against Denver last week.

Don't be surprised, though, if Tyreek Hill is given a few chances, as well. In 85 career punt returns, Hill has four touchdowns and has averaged 11.9 yards per attempt.

"If not the most electrifying player in the league, he's right up there," Packers special teams coach Shawn Mennenga said of Hill. "He's in that breath with the other guys. He definitely keeps you up and night and makes you lose some sleep."

Hardman and De'Anthony Thomas have split the kickoff return duties.

Harrison Butker, in his third year, has made 89.4% of his career fields goals. Punter Dustin Colquitt is in his 15 th season and has lost some leg strength.

Green Bay's Darrius Shepherd is averaging a paltry 16.3 yards on kickoff returns and minus-4.5 on punt returns. Yes, you read that last statistic correctly.

ADVANTAGE: Chiefs

COACHING

Kansas City's Andy Reid spent seven years as a Packers' assistant coach in the 1990s and was Green Bay's assistant offensive line and tight ends coach on its 1996 Super Bowl championship team.

Reid was Philadelphia's head coach from 1999-2012 and is his seventh season as the Chiefs' boss. In Reid's 21 years as an NFL head coach, he's compiled a 200-126-1 record.

Reid has guided his teams to the playoffs 14 times, led the Eagles to Super Bowl XXXIX, but has yet to win the big game as a head coach.

Reid is one of the league's most creative offensive minds and protégés Doug Pederson (Philadelphia) and Matt Nagy (Chicago) have landed head coaching jobs elsewhere in large part due to their time with Reid.

Green Bay's Matt LaFleur is the first coach in franchise history to begin his rookie season 6-1 and he's an early candidate for Coach of the Year honors.

ADVANTAGE: Chiefs

Prediction: Packers 30, Chiefs 24

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