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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Kansas City Chiefs
6-2 191.26
191.89
 
VS
proj
Seattle Seahawks
156 3-5
171.35

Kansas City Chiefs overcome multiple busts, defeat Seattle Seahawks, 191.26-156.00

Both teams were impeded by starters who put up goose eggs, but Kansas City Chiefs were able to persevere and earn the victory, earning a 191.26-156.00 win over Seattle Seahawks. Kansas City Chiefs never trailed in this one after taking a 6.50-point lead on Thursday behind Dante Fowler Jr.. Drew Brees (280 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Ryan Succop (4-4 FG, 43 long, 1-1 XP) did their part for Seattle Seahawks in the loss. Kansas City Chiefs (6-2) will look to maintain their winning ways against Houston Texans, while Seattle Seahawks (3-5) match up against Green Bay Packers in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Kansas City Chiefs   Seattle Seahawks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 13.5 points, Desir tripled his 4.5-point projection as the Jets lost to the Chiefs 35-9. He made 7 tackles to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Kansas City Chiefs this week. Desir will square off against the Patriots in Week 9.
Pierre Desir

Top Player Comparison

Kansas City Chiefs
Points
% of total points 191.26
1
Joe Burrow
QB
22.86
23.84
12%
2
Mecole Hardman
WR
22.6
7.6
11.8%
3
Mike Williams
WR
21
10.62
11%
4
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
18.9
10.31
9.9%
Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 156
1
Drew Brees
QB
23.6
20.9
15.1%
2
Ryan Succop
K
15
7.4
9.6%
3
Myles Gaskin
RB
13.3
14.11
8.5%
4
Chase Claypool
WR
13.2
10.93
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Mecole Hardman had a 30-yard touchdown catch for Kansas City Chiefs, while Marvin Jones Jr. had a 25-yard touchdown catch, helping Kansas City Chiefs to a 127.66-95.60 lead.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Kansas City Chiefs who grabbed the lead, 166.16-141.00. For Kansas City Chiefs, Mike Williams had a 24-yard touchdown catch. Drew Brees made the highlight reel for Seattle Seahawks with a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Kansas City Chiefs   Seattle Seahawks

Game Notes

Only eight of the 23 starting players on Kansas City Chiefs exceeded their scoring projections.
Seattle Seahawks had only eight of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Kansas City Chiefs had three starters score zero points, while Seattle Seahawks had four.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Not only did Kansas City Chiefs win, but they also covered the 20.54-point projected margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Kansas City Chiefs
Listen Kansas City Chiefs, I'm a "glass half full" kind of coach. While some may harp on the fact that our scoring's decreased a bit recently, I'll choose to spin this in a positive direction. Averaging 218.83 points through Week 7, our crew has obviously proven that it's even better than the 191.26 we needed for this past week's win!
Seattle Seahawks
Well, we can't really gripe about a lack of opportunities this week, can we? Our six pass-catchers (four WR and two TE) were targeted a grand total of 29 times in Week 8. Chemistry seems to be an issue, as that group tallied just 12 receptions.