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What makes Rams vs. Chiefs so intriguing? Look at the numbers

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The Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams will meet in Mexico City (8:15 p.m. ET Monday, ESPN) in the matchup of the NFL season thus far.

The Rams could be playing for a division title if the Seattle Seahawks lose to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday. Since the NFL went to 32 teams in 2002, no team has clinched a playoff spot before Week 12.

Here's breakdown of some of the other numbers that make the game so interesting, courtesy of ESPN Stats & Information research:

9-1: Record of both the Chiefs and Rams. It's the fifth time since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger that teams with one or fewer losses meet this late in the season, excluding the strike-shortened 1982 season. It will also be the first time one-loss teams from different conferences meet in Week 11 or later.

6.9 yards: The Chiefs (6.95) and Rams (6.91) are averaging 6.9 yards per play. According to Elias Sports Bureau data, there has never been a season in which multiple teams averaged 6.9 yards per play through 10 games (or more).

Five plays or less: The Chiefs (17) and Rams (15) rank 1-2 in touchdown drives of five plays or less. Since they are both averaging 6.9 yards per play, this might be expected.

Two quarterbacks under 25: Jared Goff and Patrick Mahomes are the fifth and sixth starting quarterbacks under the age of 25 in the Super Bowl era to go 9-1 or better in a team's first 10 games. Dan Marino, Carson Wentz, Dak Prescott and Russell Wilson are the others.

63.5 points: The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook has the over-under for Monday night's game at 63.5, which is the highest on record since at least 1986.

19 percent: According to ESPN's Football Power Index, this is the percentage chance the Chiefs and Rams have to play each other in Super Bowl LIII, the highest chance of any title matchup this season. From Mexico City to Atlanta? Only time will tell.