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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Kansas City Chiefs
1-0 279.04
241.06
 
VS
proj
Jacksonville Jaguars
212.88 0-1
228.04

Kansas City Chiefs knock off Jacksonville Jaguars, 279.04-212.88

Kansas City Chiefs rose to the occasion and beat their projected point total, coming out on top with a 279.04-212.88 victory over Jacksonville Jaguars, who fell short of projections. Jacksonville Jaguars grabbed an 87.1-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 37.9 points from James Robinson (66 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and C.J. Mosley (11 Tackles). But Kansas City Chiefs held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Patrick Mahomes (360 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs) and Travis Kelce (8 Rec, 121 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Kansas City Chiefs (1-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against Cincinnati Bengals, while Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1) match up against Arizona Cardinals in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Kansas City Chiefs   Jacksonville Jaguars

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Edwards-Helaire scored 22.4 points in a 44-21 win over the Cardinals to beat his 12.6-point projection. He racked up 74 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Kansas City Chiefs this week. Next week, Edwards-Helaire will square off against the Chargers.
Clyde Edwards-Helaire

Top Player Comparison

Kansas City Chiefs
Points
% of total points 279.04
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
46.2
27.68
16.6%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
27.1
17.55
9.7%
3
Devin White
LB
23
17.06
8.2%
4
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
22.4
12.6
8%
Jacksonville Jaguars
Points
% of total points 212.88
1
James Robinson
RB
19.9
6.53
9.3%
2
C.J. Mosley
LB
18
14.88
8.5%
3
Myles Jack
LB
17.5
11.01
8.2%
4
Michael Carter
RB
17
9.59
8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
DJ Chark Jr. had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Jacksonville Jaguars, while Trevor Lawrence had a 49-yard pass to contribute to a 176.10-89.00 lead for Jacksonville Jaguars.
Sunday Late
Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal for Kansas City Chiefs, helping the team to a 256.04-207.38 lead.

Points By Position

  Kansas City Chiefs   Jacksonville Jaguars

Game Notes

11 of the 22 starters on Kansas City Chiefs exceeded their projected point totals.
Jacksonville Jaguars had only nine of their 22 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Jacksonville Jaguars even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Kansas City Chiefs had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Jacksonville Jaguars.
Kansas City Chiefs recorded more points than their projected total, while Jacksonville Jaguars fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 66.16-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Kansas City Chiefs win, but they also easily covered the 13.02-point forecasted margin of victory.

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