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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
KC Chiefs 0-5 Start
2-5 90
82.78
 
VS
proj
Warriors
37.5 0-7
64.97

KC Chiefs 0-5 Start hand Warriors seventh consecutive loss, 90.0-37.5

KC Chiefs 0-5 Start secured a 90.0-37.5 victory to hand Warriors their seventh straight loss to open the season. KC Chiefs 0-5 Start jumped out to a 39-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 32 points from Aaron Rodgers (283 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Todd Gurley II (63 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 19 Rec Yds) and never looked back. The Los Angeles Chargers defense (29 Pts Allowed, 275 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and DK Metcalf (2 Rec, 23 Rec Yds) were the top performers for Warriors in the loss. KC Chiefs 0-5 Start (2-5) will look to notch another win against Assimilate THIS, while Warriors (0-7) will meet Philly Phresh in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  KC Chiefs 0-5 Start   Warriors

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 1.69 points, Goodson more-than-quadrupled that amount by scoring 8 points as the Browns beat the Bengals 37-34. He made 7 tackles and intercepted a pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any LB in the league this season. Goodson will square off against the Raiders in Week 8.
B.J. Goodson

Top Player Comparison

KC Chiefs 0-5 Start
Points
% of total points 90
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
16
7.38
17.8%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
16
9.16
17.8%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
10
7.43
11.1%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
10
15.3
11.1%
Warriors
Points
% of total points 37.5
1
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
19
15.3
50.7%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
4
8.56
10.7%
3
Anfernee Jennings
LB
4
1.36
10.7%
4
J.C. Jackson
CB
4
3.91
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 45-yard touchdown pass for KC Chiefs 0-5 Start, contributing to a 59.0-20.0 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  KC Chiefs 0-5 Start   Warriors
Standings Update
How about we check in on the Standings? We're already midway through the season after all, believe it or not.
KC Chiefs 0-5 Start
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see KC Chiefs 0-5 Start making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 86.1 points per game through seven weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Todd Gurley II
MVP
485 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
31 Rec, 439 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Rodrigo Blankenship
Best Acquisition
16-18 FG, 44 long, 15-15 XP
Warriors
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 52.7, Warriors is No. 12 in the Standings, leaving the team outside of playoff position.
Important Players
LAC Defense
MVP
25.7 Avg Pts Allowed, 361.0 Avg Yds Allowed, 5 Turnovers
DK Metcalf
Best Drafted
28 Rec, 625 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Darrell Henderson Jr.
Best Acquisition
412 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 109 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

Game Notes

Six of the 12 starters on KC Chiefs 0-5 Start exceeded their projected point totals.
Warriors had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as KC Chiefs 0-5 Start had one starter score zero points, while Warriors had two.
KC Chiefs 0-5 Start put up more points than their season scoring average (86.14) while Warriors fell short of theirs (52.71).
KC Chiefs 0-5 Start put up more points than their projected total, while Warriors fell short of their projection.
Not only did KC Chiefs 0-5 Start get the win, but they also easily covered the 17.81-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, the Los Angeles Chargers defense (19 points) registered the fourth-best score for a DEF this week.