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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Kansas City Chiefs
7-2 222.08
231.28
 
VS
proj
New York Jets
147.52 5-4
184.02

Kansas City Chiefs beat New York Jets for third straight win in 222.08-147.52 runaway

Kansas City Chiefs extended their win streak to three games with an easy win over New York Jets, rolling to a 222.08-147.52 victory. Kansas City Chiefs got out to a 23.40-point lead on Thursday behind Elijah Moore (27.4 points) and Quincy Williams (3.5) and never let it go. Cordarrelle Patterson (19.6 points) and Jaylen Waddle (17.3) did their part for New York Jets in the loss. Kansas City Chiefs (7-2) will look to build on their success against Detroit Lions, while New York Jets (5-4) attempt to develop some positive momentum against Indianapolis Colts.

Matchup Timeline

  Kansas City Chiefs   New York Jets

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 5.51 points, the Giants defense more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 14 points in a 23-16 win over the Raiders. They allowed 16 points, surrendered 403 yards, and forced 3 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Kansas City Chiefs this week. Next week, the Giants will play the Buccaneers.
The New York Giants defense

Top Player Comparison

Kansas City Chiefs
Points
% of total points 222.08
1
Elijah Moore
WR
27.4
10.4
12.3%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
17.5
11.09
7.9%
3
Darren Waller
TE
16.2
16.58
7.3%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
14.6
12.88
6.6%
New York Jets
Points
% of total points 147.52
1
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
19.6
13.18
13.3%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
17.3
16.19
11.7%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
14.5
20.47
9.8%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
13.8
13.74
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Kansas City Chiefs emerged with a 168.78-112.12 lead. For Kansas City Chiefs, Brian Johnson had a 52-yard field goal. Cordarrelle Patterson had a 64-yard catch for New York Jets, while Evan Engram had a 30-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Mike Williams had a 49-yard catch for Kansas City Chiefs, helping the team to a 209.08-122.42 lead.

Points By Position

  Kansas City Chiefs   New York Jets

What If

Kansas City Chiefs would have beaten 17 other teams besides New York Jets this week.
New York Jets would have lost to 14 other teams besides Kansas City Chiefs this week.
If Kansas City Chiefs played New York Jets every week this season, they'd be 4-5.
Had they played each other last week, New York Jets would have been victorious over Kansas City Chiefs 219.66-194.06.
Kansas City Chiefs would be 6-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as New York Jets.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets would be 5-3.
If Kansas City Chiefs had played every team in the league each week, they would be 110-61.
If they played every team every week, New York Jets would be 103-68.

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