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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Kansas City Chiefs
5-2 221.94
177.39
 
VS
proj
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
189.54 2-5
199.56

Kansas City Chiefs hand Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man fourth straight loss, 221.94-189.54

Kansas City Chiefs came out on top with a 221.94-189.54 victory to hand Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man their fourth straight loss. Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man nabbed a 9.70-point lead on Thursday, but Kansas City Chiefs held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Joe Burrow (416 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and C.J. Uzomah (3 Rec, 91 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Javonte Williams (17.2 points) and Russell Gage (16.7) did everything they could for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man in the loss. Kansas City Chiefs (5-2) will look to maintain their winning ways against Houston Texans, while Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man (2-5) try to get back on track against Las Vegas Raiders.

Matchup Timeline

  Kansas City Chiefs   Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 6.39 points, Uzomah more-than-tripled that amount by scoring 24.1 points as the Bengals beat the Ravens 41-17. He caught 3 passes for 91 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the third-highest percentage of any TE in the league this season. Next week, Uzomah will go up against the Jets.
C.J. Uzomah

Top Player Comparison

Kansas City Chiefs
Points
% of total points 221.94
1
Joe Burrow
QB
33.64
23.66
15.2%
2
C.J. Uzomah
TE
24.1
6.39
10.9%
3
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
21
8.97
9.5%
4
Brandon Bolden
RB
19.9
6.54
9%
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
Points
% of total points 189.54
1
Javonte Williams
RB
17.2
8.68
9.1%
2
Russell Gage
WR
16.7
9.87
8.8%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
13.6
16.93
7.2%
4
Nelson Agholor
WR
13.1
9.76
6.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Kansas City Chiefs who took the lead, 145.84-107.20. Joe Burrow teamed up with C.J. Uzomah on multiple big plays for Kansas City Chiefs: a 55-yard touchdown pass and a 32-yard touchdown pass. Burrow also lit up the scoreboard with an 82-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Russell Gage had a 49-yard touchdown catch for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man, while Nelson Agholor had a 25-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Kansas City Chiefs   Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already midway through the season, and that means it's about time check in on the Standings.
Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 209.85 points per game through seven weeks, 5th-best in the league, the squad boasts the No. 4 position in the Standings, well within playoff position.
Important Players
Joe Burrow
MVP
1956 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
Mike Williams
Best Drafted
33 Rec, 498 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Geno Smith
Best Acquisition
507 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 182.58 points per game through seven weeks, 13th-best in the league.
Important Players
Darrell Henderson Jr.
MVP
417 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 138 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Hunter Renfrow
Best Drafted
38 Rec, 399 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Ty Johnson
Best Acquisition
101 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 116 Rec Yds

Game Notes

Kansas City Chiefs had 14 of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
Despite 12 of their 23 starters exceeding their points projection, Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man lost.
Kansas City Chiefs won despite starting Kylen Granson, who scored zero points.
Kansas City Chiefs had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Kansas City Chiefs recorded more points than their projected total, while Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man fell short of their projection.
Kansas City Chiefs ranked 3rd in the league in points scored this week, while Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man ranked 6th.
Kansas City Chiefs moves to (1-0) in upset games this season, while Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man falls to (0-1).