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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Houston Texans
5-4 244.12
204.35
 
VS
proj
Kansas City Chiefs
220.42 6-3
209.26

Houston Texans smirk at predictions, knock off Kansas City Chiefs, 244.12-220.42

Houston Texans outperformed their projected point total, earning a 244.12-220.42 victory over Kansas City Chiefs. Houston Texans never trailed in this one after earning a 24.5-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Jerry Jeudy (25.5 points) and Gus Edwards (15.4). Christian McCaffrey (69 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 82 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Garrett Gilbert (243 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 28 Rush Yds) did their part for Kansas City Chiefs in the loss. Houston Texans (5-4) will look to keep it rolling against Washington 🏈 Team, while Kansas City Chiefs (6-3) face off against Philadelphia Eagles in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Houston Texans   Kansas City Chiefs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 8 tackles against the Saints, Whitehead put up 11.5 points this week. His scoring output was 82.5% more than his 6.3-point projection and was much higher than his 6.61-point season scoring average. Whitehead ranks #1 among fantasy Ss this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Jordan Whitehead

Top Player Comparison

Houston Texans
Points
% of total points 244.12
1
Kyler Murray
QB
43.92
26.9
18%
2
Jerry Jeudy
WR
25.5
12.79
10.4%
3
Gus Edwards
RB
15.4
9.18
6.3%
4
KJ Hamler
WR
15
7.42
6.1%
Kansas City Chiefs
Points
% of total points 220.42
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
37.1
18.24
16.8%
2
Garrett Gilbert
QB
17.52
14.24
7.9%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
17.3
13.12
7.8%
4
Jarran Reed
DT
16
5.55
7.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, after which Houston Texans emerged with a 147.50-123.00 lead. Jerry Jeudy had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 41-yard catch for Houston Texans, while Ka'imi Fairbairn had a 54-yard field goal. Brandin Cooks made the highlight reel for Kansas City Chiefs with a 57-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Houston Texans who grabbed the lead, 210.92-180.62. For Houston Texans, Kyler Murray had a 56-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass. Garrett Gilbert made the highlight reel for Kansas City Chiefs with a 20-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Houston Texans   Kansas City Chiefs

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Houston Texans scored more points in this matchup (244.12) than their season average (201.96).
Houston Texans are clutch masters, with more close wins than Kansas City Chiefs (1 vs 0).
Kansas City Chiefs have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (5) than Houston Texans (4) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Houston Texans have outscored Kansas City Chiefs at QB, RB, and IDP this season.
The starters for Houston Texans had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Kansas City Chiefs (2).
Don't worry Kansas City Chiefs, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Kansas City Chiefs
Up ahead next week, Kansas City Chiefs (6-3, sixth-place) will look to right the ship against Philadelphia Eagles (4-5, 10th-place). Kansas City Chiefs may need to shuffle the deck a bit with Garrett Gilbert, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Mecole Hardman, Neville Hewitt, Pierre Desir, and Dante Fowler Jr. out on bye next week. Philadelphia Eagles won't have Damontae Kazee.
Houston Texans
Houston Texans (5-4) will battle Washington 🏈 Team (1-8) in Week 10. Each side has players with byes next week, as Hayden Hurst, Denzel Mims, Trevon Diggs, Tony Pollard, the Atlanta Falcons defense, Chris Hogan, and Bradley McDougald are off for Houston Texans and Joe Flacco, Jamison Crowder, Harrison Butker, Frank Gore, Tanoh Kpassagnon, Juan Thornhill, and Blake Bell are out for Washington 🏈 Team. Over the last three weeks, Houston Texans have scored 225.11 points per game, while Washington 🏈 Team have averaged only 147.17 per contest.