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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Kansas City Chiefs
8-1 219.04
235.62
 
VS
proj
New York Giants
119.06 4-5
129.08

Kansas City Chiefs top New York Giants for sixth straight win in 219.04-119.06 landslide

Kansas City Chiefs extended their win streak to six games with a convincing win over New York Giants, rolling to a 219.04-119.06 victory. New York Giants earned a 24.00-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding performances from Christian Kirksey, who made 7 tackles for 12.5 points, and C.J. Gardner-Johnson, who made 3 tackles and intercepted a pass (9 points). But it was all Kansas City Chiefs after that. They were led by Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 446 yards , ran for 63 yards and scored 2 touchdowns for 29.22 points, and Tyreek Hill, who caught 7 passes for 143 yards and a touchdown (28.3 points). Kansas City Chiefs (8-1) will look to notch another win against San Francisco 49ers, while New York Giants (4-5) attempt to get back on track against Arizona Cardinals.

Matchup Timeline

  Kansas City Chiefs   New York Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 79 yards and a touchdown against the Titans, Hardman scored 20.74 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.13-point projection and was much higher than his 10.33-point season scoring average. Hardman ranks #95 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Mecole Hardman

Top Player Comparison

Kansas City Chiefs
Points
% of total points 219.04
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
29.22
26.36
13.3%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
28.3
22.55
12.9%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
23.6
19.36
10.8%
4
Mecole Hardman
WR
20.74
9.13
9.5%
New York Giants
Points
% of total points 119.06
1
Damar Hamlin
S
23.5
12.39
19.7%
2
Raheem Blackshear
RB
17.06
3.81
14.3%
3
Shaq Thompson
LB
14
15.22
11.8%
4
Christian Kirksey
LB
12.5
12.87
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Monday
Juwan Johnson had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Kansas City Chiefs   New York Giants

Game Notes

Only nine of the 22 starters on Kansas City Chiefs scored higher than their point projections.
New York Giants had only four of their 21 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Kansas City Chiefs had one starter score zero points, while New York Giants had four.
Patrick Mahomes, Tyreek Hill, and Travis Kelce all scored more points than Damar Hamlin, the leading scorer for New York Giants.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Kansas City Chiefs managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 106.54-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Kansas City Chiefs moves to (3-1), while New York Giants falls to (1-1).
For New York Giants, Damar Hamlin put up 23.5 points, the best overall score for an S this week.

Coach Talk

Kansas City Chiefs
We do respect the confidence this past week, Kansas City Chiefs. It takes a certain kind of gumption to deploy a starter with zero points (Damiere Byrd), while still getting the W. Try those shenanigans next week against San Francisco 49ers and we'll be toast!
New York Giants
There's a distinct possibility that New York Giants might be a better talent scout in the NFL than in fantasy football. With just 13 total targets this past week, their seven starting pass-catchers (five WR, two TE) apparently did a superb job running decoy routes and blocking downfield.