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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Kansas City Chiefs
2-0 238.06
233.02
 
VS
proj
LA Rams
227.4 0-2
219.85

Kansas City Chiefs overcome starter's goose egg, come back to top LA Rams, 238.06-227.40

Despite a goose egg from Whitney Mercilus, Kansas City Chiefs were able to persevere and earn the victory, staging an impressive comeback to earn a 238.06-227.40 win over LA Rams. Trailing 215.70-189.56 heading into Monday night, Kansas City Chiefs came storming back behind Darren Waller, who caught 12 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown for 28.3 points, and Marcus Williams, who made 9 tackles (8 points). Jonnu Smith (4 Rec, 84 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Deshaun Watson (275 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 17 Rush Yds) carried the flag for LA Rams in the loss. Kansas City Chiefs (2-0) will look to earn another win against Pittsburgh Steelers, while LA Rams (0-2) try to get their first W against GX s99 NE Pats 20 25.

Matchup Timeline

  Kansas City Chiefs   LA Rams

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Waller caught 12 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown as the Raiders beat the Saints 34-24. In doing so, he put up 28.3 points to more-than-double his 13.22-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Kansas City Chiefs this week. Next week, Waller will play the Patriots.
Darren Waller

Top Player Comparison

Kansas City Chiefs
Points
% of total points 238.06
1
Darren Waller
TE
28.3
13.22
11.9%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
19.56
29.68
8.2%
3
Robby Anderson
WR
17.9
11.63
7.5%
4
Adam Humphries
WR
15.8
11.39
6.6%
LA Rams
Points
% of total points 227.4
1
Jonnu Smith
TE
24.4
10.67
10.7%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
17.7
24.62
7.8%
3
Noah Fant
TE
17.7
10.81
7.8%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
17.5
13.06
7.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jonnu Smith had a 63-yard catch for LA Rams, while Noah Fant had a 20-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 154.50-145.60 lead for LA Rams.

Points By Position

  Kansas City Chiefs   LA Rams

What If

Kansas City Chiefs would have beaten 14 other teams besides LA Rams this week.
LA Rams would have lost to six other teams besides Kansas City Chiefs this week.
If they played LA Rams every week, Kansas City Chiefs would be 2-0 this season.
Kansas City Chiefs would have topped LA Rams 207.8-170.12 had they played each other last week.
If Kansas City Chiefs had played every team in the league each week, they would be 27-11.
If they played every team every week, LA Rams would be 20-18.

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