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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Kansas City Chiefs
6-4 235.42
270.74
 
VS
proj
New England Patriots
174.4 3-7
208.45

Kansas City Chiefs manage to top New England Patriots 235.42-174.40 despite falling short of projections

Both teams failed to bring their A game, falling short of projections, but Kansas City Chiefs did enough to get the best of New England Patriots. Predicted to win 270.74-208.45, Kansas City Chiefs earned a 235.42-174.40 win over New England Patriots. New England Patriots leapt out to a 36.00-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding efforts from Richie Grant, who made 8 tackles for 13 points, and Brian Burns, who made 7 tackles and recorded a sack (13 points). But Kansas City Chiefs held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Patrick Mahomes (331 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 39 Rush Yds) and Travis Kelce (6 Rec, 81 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). This marks the first time this season Kansas City Chiefs have gotten the best of New England Patriots, after falling 258.06-256.94 in their last matchup. Kansas City Chiefs (6-4) will look to keep it rolling against Philadelphia Eagles, while New England Patriots (3-7) face Green Bay Packers in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Kansas City Chiefs   New England Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Saints in Week 10, Warren scored 12.7 points to beat his 7.45-point projection. He racked up 77 yards from scrimmage to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Kansas City Chiefs this week. In Week 11, Warren and the Steelers will battle the Bengals.
Jaylen Warren

Top Player Comparison

Kansas City Chiefs
Points
% of total points 235.42
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
46.72
35.58
19.8%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
25.6
21.88
10.9%
3
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR
18
11.98
7.6%
4
Leonard Williams
DE
17.5
8.48
7.4%
New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 174.4
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
34.5
23.32
19.8%
2
Damar Hamlin
S
20
16.11
11.5%
3
DeAndre Carter
WR
17.9
9.59
10.3%
4
Richie Grant
S
13
13.14
7.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes teamed up with Travis Kelce for a 46-yard pass for Kansas City Chiefs, helping Kansas City Chiefs to a 232.42-141.20 lead.
Sunday Night
DeAndre Carter had a 32-yard touchdown catch for New England Patriots, who trailed 232.42-171.40 after the primetime game.

Points By Position

  Kansas City Chiefs   New England Patriots

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Kansas City Chiefs are doing a better job of that, averaging 252.82 versus New England Patriots's 222.81.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Kansas City Chiefs (6-4) have a better record than New England Patriots (3-7).
Even the machines think Kansas City Chiefs have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (251.92) than New England Patriots (229.57).
You can't win if you don't play. New England Patriots has left more points on the bench this season (389.94) than Kansas City Chiefs (273.04).
Once Kansas City Chiefs put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than New England Patriots (1 vs 0).
Kansas City Chiefs are clutch masters, with more close wins than New England Patriots (2 vs 1).
Kansas City Chiefs should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than New England Patriots (6 vs 3).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of New England Patriots - they’ve made more transactions (10) than Kansas City Chiefs (3) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Kansas City Chiefs have outscored New England Patriots at QB, WR, and TE this season.
Kansas City Chiefs don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 29 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Kansas City Chiefs had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for New England Patriots (1).
Don't worry New England Patriots, 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
In a battle between teams sporting identical 6-4 records, Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will go toe-to-toe next in Week 11. Kansas City Chiefs may have to shuffle the deck a bit with Quandre Diggs, Jaylen Waddle, Devin Lloyd, Cade Otton, Jason Sanders, Shelby Harris, and Jevon Holland out on bye in Week 11. Philadelphia Eagles won't have Zach Sieler. Over the last three weeks, Kansas City Chiefs have scored 221.15 points per game, while Philadelphia Eagles have averaged 262.75 per contest.
New England Patriots
On the docket in Week 11, New England Patriots (3-7) will try to bounce back against Green Bay Packers (6-4). New England Patriots might have to shuffle their lineup some with Cedrick Wilson Jr. out on bye next week. Green Bay Packers won't have Marquise Goodwin.