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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Kansas City Chiefs
2-0 280.4
243.99
 
VS
proj
Denver Broncos
170.88 0-2
211.58

Kansas City Chiefs top expectations, knock off Denver Broncos in 280.40-170.88 runaway

Kansas City Chiefs showed up, rolling to a 280.40-170.88 win over Denver Broncos, who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to figure out who would be the frontrunner in this one, as Kansas City Chiefs jumped out to a 162.40-point lead on Thursday behind impressive efforts from Patrick Mahomes and Clyde Edwards-Helaire. Mahomes passed for 235 yards and 2 touchdowns for 30.2 points, while Edwards-Helaire racked up 118 yards from scrimmage (20.8 points). Courtland Sutton (7 Rec, 122 Rec Yds) and Dre'Mont Jones (6 Tackles, 2 Sacks) led the way for Denver Broncos in defeat. Kansas City Chiefs (2-0) will look to notch another W against Seattle Seahawks, while Denver Broncos (0-2) will attempt to get back on track against Green Bay Packers.

Matchup Timeline

  Kansas City Chiefs   Denver Broncos

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Waddle scored 57.6 points in a 42-38 win over the Ravens to more-than-triple his 15.26-point projection. He caught 11 passes for 171 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Kansas City Chiefs this week. Waddle will go up against the Bills next week.
Jaylen Waddle

Top Player Comparison

Kansas City Chiefs
Points
% of total points 280.4
1
Jaylen Waddle
WR
57.6
15.26
20.5%
2
Rashod Bateman
WR
33.3
14.07
11.9%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
30.2
34.61
10.8%
4
Willie Gay Jr.
LB
21
11.19
7.5%
Denver Broncos
Points
% of total points 170.88
1
Courtland Sutton
WR
27.7
17.59
16.2%
2
Dre'Mont Jones
DE
19
4.81
11.1%
3
Roquan Smith
LB
16
17.07
9.4%
4
Brandon McManus
K
12
9.4
7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Kansas City Chiefs to contribute to a 162.40-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Jaylen Waddle had a 59-yard catch for Kansas City Chiefs, while Rashod Bateman had a 75-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 259.40-0.00 lead for Kansas City Chiefs.
Sunday Late
Brandon McManus had a 50-yard field goal for Denver Broncos, while Eric Saubert had a 22-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 259.40-154.88 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  Kansas City Chiefs   Denver Broncos

What If

Kansas City Chiefs would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Denver Broncos would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
Kansas City Chiefs would be 2-0 if they played Denver Broncos every week.
Kansas City Chiefs would have topped Denver Broncos 259.7-208.9 had they played each other last week.
If Kansas City Chiefs had played every team in the league each week, they would be 29-1.
If they played every team every week, Denver Broncos would be 10-20.

Coach Talk

Kansas City Chiefs
Listen, Kansas City Chiefs, we do certainly respect the confidence. It's a bold move to deploy, not one, but TWO starters with zero points (Skyy Moore and Harrison Butker), while still getting the win! We just ask you to please keep that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the early regular season. Do it in the postseason and we're toast.
Denver Broncos
Hey, it's possible that Denver Broncos could be a better GM in real football than in fantasy. Seeing only 23 total targets in Week 2, their seven starting pass-catchers (five WR, two TE) apparently made most of their contributions by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.