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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Kansas City Chiefs
2-0 298.22
227.86
 
VS
proj
Cincinnati Bengals
179.5 1-1
251.98

Kansas City Chiefs smirk at projections, earn win against Cincinnati Bengals in 298.22-179.50 blowout

Kansas City Chiefs rose to the occasion, cruising to a 298.22-179.50 win over Cincinnati Bengals, who fell short of projections. There was very little drama in this one, as Kansas City Chiefs jumped out to a 76.72-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding performances from Patrick Mahomes (21.1 points) and Clyde Edwards-Helaire (18.8). Noah Brown (20.1 points) and Tee Higgins (19.1) did everything they could for Cincinnati Bengals in defeat. Kansas City Chiefs (2-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against Baltimore Ravens, while Cincinnati Bengals (1-1) will attempt to get back in the win column against Arizona Cardinals.

Matchup Timeline

  Kansas City Chiefs   Cincinnati Bengals

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 7 tackles against the 49ers, Woods scored 15.5 points this week. He crushed his 2.95-point projection in the 27-7 loss. Woods ranks #1 among fantasy DTs this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Al Woods

Top Player Comparison

Kansas City Chiefs
Points
% of total points 298.22
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
64
18.18
21.5%
2
Garrett Wilson
WR
31
6.31
10.4%
3
Devin White
LB
25.5
16.13
8.6%
4
Patrick Mahomes
QB
21.1
27.29
7.1%
Cincinnati Bengals
Points
% of total points 179.5
1
Noah Brown
WR
20.1
8.65
11.2%
2
Tee Higgins
WR
19.1
16.06
10.6%
3
Vonn Bell
S
15.5
12.67
8.6%
4
Drue Tranquill
LB
12.5
8.95
7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Kansas City Chiefs, contributing to an 89.22-12.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 60-yard touchdown catch and a 48-yard touchdown catch for Kansas City Chiefs, while Riley Patterson had a 52-yard field goal, contributing to a 272.72-44.12 lead for Kansas City Chiefs.

Points By Position

  Kansas City Chiefs   Cincinnati Bengals

What If

Kansas City Chiefs would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Cincinnati Bengals would have lost to 15 other teams besides Kansas City Chiefs this week.
If Kansas City Chiefs played Cincinnati Bengals every week this season, they'd be 2-0.
Kansas City Chiefs would have defeated Cincinnati Bengals 277.04-211.42 had they played each other last week.
If Kansas City Chiefs had played every team in the league each week, they would be 38-0.
If they played every team every week, Cincinnati Bengals would be 10-28.

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