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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Kansas City Chiefs
9-3 197.4
235.71
 
VS
proj
Baltimore Ravens
177.38 7-5
236.1

Kansas City Chiefs top Baltimore Ravens for fourth straight win, 197.40-177.38

Kansas City Chiefs extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought victory over Baltimore Ravens, earning a 197.40-177.38 win. It was the third straight loss for Baltimore Ravens. Kansas City Chiefs earned an early 20.00-point lead on Thursday. Baltimore Ravens bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Rashaan Evans (21 points) and Lamar Jackson (17.98). Unphased, Kansas City Chiefs got it going later that afternoon, as Nick Bolton (24 points) and Patrick Mahomes (20) put them back ahead for good. This marks the first time this season Kansas City Chiefs have taken down Baltimore Ravens, after falling 269.56-205.74 in their last matchup. Kansas City Chiefs (9-3) will look to keep it rolling against Cincinnati Bengals, while Baltimore Ravens (7-5) try to get back in the win column against Cleveland Browns.

Matchup Timeline

  Kansas City Chiefs   Baltimore Ravens

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 3 passes for 63 yards and a touchdown against the Vikings, Henry registered 15.3 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.98-point projection and was much higher than his 5.78-point season scoring average. Henry will face the Bills next week.
Hunter Henry

Top Player Comparison

Kansas City Chiefs
Points
% of total points 197.4
1
Nick Bolton
LB
24
15.65
12.2%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
20
29.43
10.1%
3
L'Jarius Sneed
CB
18
14.74
9.1%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
15.7
18.75
8%
Baltimore Ravens
Points
% of total points 177.38
1
Rashaan Evans
LB
21
17.52
11.8%
2
Quay Walker
LB
18
15.84
10.1%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
17.98
21.47
10.1%
4
Justin Tucker
K
15
9.55
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Thursday, but it was Kansas City Chiefs who grabbed the lead, 36.30-16.30. For Kansas City Chiefs, Hunter Henry had a 37-yard touchdown catch. Darius Slayton made the highlight reel for Baltimore Ravens with a 44-yard catch.
Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 62-yard pass and a 40-yard pass for Baltimore Ravens, while Justin Tucker had a 55-yard field goal, contributing to a 148.38-61.60 lead for Baltimore Ravens.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes found Travis Kelce for a 39-yard touchdown pass for Kansas City Chiefs, contributing to a 187.50-158.38 lead for Kansas City Chiefs.

Points By Position

  Kansas City Chiefs   Baltimore Ravens

What If

Kansas City Chiefs would have beaten six other teams besides Baltimore Ravens this week.
Baltimore Ravens would have lost to 14 other teams besides Kansas City Chiefs this week.
If they played Baltimore Ravens every week, Kansas City Chiefs would be 8-4 this season.
Kansas City Chiefs would have defeated Baltimore Ravens 227.58-216.48 had they played each other last week.
Kansas City Chiefs would be 6-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Baltimore Ravens.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens would be 6-4.
If Kansas City Chiefs had played every team in the league each week, they would be 128-76.
If they played every team every week, Baltimore Ravens would be 119-85.

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