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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Kansas City Chiefs
5-1 191.7
207.78
 
VS
proj
Denver Broncos
135.28 0-6
179.25

Kansas City Chiefs knock off Denver Broncos for third straight win, 191.70-135.28

Kansas City Chiefs extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Denver Broncos, securing a 191.70-135.28 win. Kansas City Chiefs never trailed in this one after earning a 23.48-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Tyreek Hill (33.66 points) and Devin White (12). Rhamondre Stevenson (76 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 15 Rec Yds) and Ryan Succop (4-4 FG, 54 long) did everything they could for Denver Broncos in the loss. Kansas City Chiefs (5-1) will look to notch another W against Buffalo Bills, while Denver Broncos (0-6) take on Arizona Cardinals in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Kansas City Chiefs   Denver Broncos

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones made 3 tackles and recorded a sack as the Chiefs lost to the Bills 24-20. In doing so, he put up 9.5 points and scored 80.6% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Kansas City Chiefs this week. Jones will play the 49ers next week.
Chris Jones

Top Player Comparison

Kansas City Chiefs
Points
% of total points 191.7
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
33.66
19.72
17.6%
2
Nick Bolton
LB
23
15.39
12%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
20.2
16.06
10.5%
4
Patrick Mahomes
QB
15.86
24.71
8.3%
Denver Broncos
Points
% of total points 135.28
1
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
25.1
15.45
18.6%
2
Ryan Succop
K
14
8.53
10.3%
3
Kareem Jackson
S
12.5
11.74
9.2%
4
Noah Fant
TE
10.5
5.71
7.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Rhamondre Stevenson had a 31-yard touchdown run for Denver Broncos, while Ryan Succop had a 54-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 90.26-66.78 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 42-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for Kansas City Chiefs, contributing to a 191.70-93.28 lead for the team.
Monday
KJ Hamler had a 47-yard catch for Denver Broncos.

Points By Position

  Kansas City Chiefs   Denver Broncos

Game Notes

Kansas City Chiefs emerged victorious even though only nine of their 22 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Denver Broncos had only six of their 22 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Kansas City Chiefs had one starter score zero points, while Denver Broncos had five.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Not only did Kansas City Chiefs earn the W, but they also covered the 28.53-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Rhamondre Stevenson put up 25.1 points, the third-highest score for a RB this week.

Next Week Preview

Denver Broncos
Looking ahead to Week 7, last-place Denver Broncos (0-6) are due to square off against 13th-place Arizona Cardinals (3-3). Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 7, as Von Miller, A'Shawn Robinson, Nick Scott, and Kenneth Gainwell are off for Denver Broncos while Jordan Hicks, Isaiah McKenzie, and Jordan Phillips are out for Arizona Cardinals.
Kansas City Chiefs
One streak will abruptly end next week, as Kansas City Chiefs (5-1) go into Week 7 on a three-game winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (Buffalo Bills, 6-0), have taken each of their last six in a row. Kansas City Chiefs might need to shuffle their lineup some with Cameron Dantzler Sr. out on bye in Week 7. Buffalo Bills will be without Stefon Diggs, Josh Allen, Gabe Davis, Tremaine Edmunds, Devin Singletary, Dawson Knox, Jordan Poyer, Matt Milano, Tyler Bass, Dallas Goedert, Greg Rousseau, Ed Oliver, Khalil Shakir, Zach Pascal, James Cook, Zack Moss, and Emmanuel Sanders. Over the last two weeks, Kansas City Chiefs have put up 194.36 points per game, while Buffalo Bills have averaged 232.53 per contest.