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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Kansas City Chiefs
11-5 218.68
238.76
 
VS
proj
Baltimore Ravens
175.6 8-8
218.32

Baltimore Ravens lose to Kansas City Chiefs, 218.68-175.60

Baltimore Ravens underperformed expectations, as Kansas City Chiefs came out on top with a 218.68-175.60 win. Baltimore Ravens took a 5.60-point lead on Thursday, but Kansas City Chiefs held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Nick Bolton (25 points) and Patrick Mahomes (24.28). Cameron Heyward (21 points) and Alvin Kamara (19) did their part for Baltimore Ravens in the loss. This marks the second time this season Kansas City Chiefs have gotten the best of Baltimore Ravens, after winning 197.4-177.38 in their last matchup. Kansas City Chiefs improve to 11-5 for the season, while Baltimore Ravens fall to 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Kansas City Chiefs   Baltimore Ravens

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 52 yards and a touchdown against the 49ers, Samuel recorded 16.4 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.33-point projection and was higher than his 11.14-point season scoring average. Samuel ranks #80 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Curtis Samuel

Top Player Comparison

Kansas City Chiefs
Points
% of total points 218.68
1
Nick Bolton
LB
25
18.12
11.4%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
24.28
31.42
11.1%
3
Ja'Whaun Bentley
LB
22
13.41
10.1%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
21.3
19.79
9.7%
Baltimore Ravens
Points
% of total points 175.6
1
Cameron Heyward
DT
21
10.23
12%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
19
15.01
10.8%
3
Chuba Hubbard
RB
15.5
8.35
8.8%
4
Patrick Queen
LB
15.5
12.31
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with big-time moments for both teams Saturday, after which Kansas City Chiefs emerged with a 210.08-172.60 lead. Patrick Mahomes teamed up with Travis Kelce for a 52-yard pass for Kansas City Chiefs. Tyler Huntley made the highlight reel for Baltimore Ravens with a 40-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Kansas City Chiefs   Baltimore Ravens

Game Notes

Kansas City Chiefs got the W despite the fact that only eight of their 20 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Baltimore Ravens had only seven of their 20 starters score higher than their projected points.
Kansas City Chiefs won despite having two starters (Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Hunter Henry) score zero points.
Kansas City Chiefs had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Baltimore Ravens.
Kansas City Chiefs put up more points than their season scoring average (216.43) while Baltimore Ravens fell short of theirs (206.49).
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Not only did Kansas City Chiefs earn the win, but they also easily covered the 20.44-point forecasted margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Cameron Heyward scored 21 points, the best overall score for a DT this week.

Coach Talk

Kansas City Chiefs
You know what, Kansas City Chiefs, we do certainly respect the confidence. Rolling out not one, but TWO players with zero points (Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Hunter Henry), while still earning the win... that's borderline cocky. We just ask you to please limit those flashy shenanigans to the regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
Baltimore Ravens
Well, we can't really gripe about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? As a group, our five pass-catchers (three WR and two TE) collectively got a grand total of 21 targets in Week 16. With only 12 total receptions, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.