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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
LA Rams
3-3 257.2
213.03
 
VS
proj
Kansas City Chiefs
195.04 4-2
208.39

LA Rams brush off expectations, knock off Kansas City Chiefs, 257.20-195.04

LA Rams showed up, emerging victorious with a 257.20-195.04 win over Kansas City Chiefs, who fell short of projections. LA Rams nabbed an early 27.60-point lead on Thursday. Kansas City Chiefs bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Joe Burrow (29.84 points) and Marvin Jones Jr. (23). Unphased, LA Rams got it going later that afternoon, as CeeDee Lamb (36.1 points) and Noah Fant (26.7) put them back in the lead for good. LA Rams (3-3) will look to sustain their momentum against Houston Texans, while Kansas City Chiefs (4-2) face Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  LA Rams   Kansas City Chiefs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Crosby made 6 tackles and recorded 3 sacks as the Raiders beat the Broncos 34-24. In doing so, he put up 21 points and more-than-tripled his scoring projection, the fifth-highest percent increase of any DE in the league this season. Crosby will square off against the Eagles in Week 7.
Maxx Crosby

Top Player Comparison

LA Rams
Points
% of total points 257.2
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
36.1
16.91
14%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
28
24.92
10.9%
3
Noah Fant
TE
26.7
12.83
10.4%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
21.3
6.2
8.3%
Kansas City Chiefs
Points
% of total points 195.04
1
Joe Burrow
QB
29.84
24.98
15.3%
2
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
23
13.25
11.8%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
17.9
13.48
9.2%
4
Derwin James Jr.
S
12.5
9.16
6.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was Kansas City Chiefs who claimed the lead, 144.14-112.90. For LA Rams, Harrison Butker had a 52-yard field goal. Joe Burrow had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for Kansas City Chiefs, while Marvin Jones Jr. had a 28-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
CeeDee Lamb had a 35-yard touchdown catch for LA Rams, while Kenyan Drake had a 31-yard touchdown catch, helping LA Rams to a 238.20-172.74 lead.

Points By Position

  LA Rams   Kansas City Chiefs

Game Notes

Just 10 of the 23 starting players on LA Rams exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Kansas City Chiefs had only 11 of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as LA Rams had two starters score zero points, while Kansas City Chiefs had two.
LA Rams put up more points than their season scoring average (192.25) while Kansas City Chiefs fell short of theirs (207.83).
LA Rams recorded more points than their projected total, while Kansas City Chiefs failed to reach their projection.
The 257.2 points scored by LA Rams are the 5th-most in the league this year.
The defeat ends a streak of four consecutive wins for Kansas City Chiefs.
Not only did LA Rams get the win, but they also easily covered the 4.64-point predicted margin of victory.

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