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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Kansas City Chiefs
1-0 256.2
241.9
 
VS
proj
Cleveland Browns
230.5 0-1
224.18

Kansas City Chiefs top Cleveland Browns, 256.2-230.5

Kansas City Chiefs scored a hard-fought win over Cleveland Browns, securing a 256.2-230.5 victory. Cleveland Browns leapt out to a 119.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 43 points from Kareem Hunt (46 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 24 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Myles Garrett (4 Tackles, 2 Sacks). But Kansas City Chiefs held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 360 yards and 5 touchdowns for 47.2 points, and Travis Kelce, who caught 8 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown (29.1 points). Kansas City Chiefs (1-0) will look to get another win against Los Angeles Rams, while Cleveland Browns (0-1) face San Francisco 49'ers in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Kansas City Chiefs   Cleveland Browns

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Jaguars in Week 1, Samuel racked up 72 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass. In doing so, he put up 17.2 points and nearly doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Kansas City Chiefs this week. Samuel will square off against the Lions in Week 2.
Curtis Samuel

Top Player Comparison

Kansas City Chiefs
Points
% of total points 256.2
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
47.2
29.94
18.4%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
29.1
17.68
11.4%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
22.7
13.75
8.9%
4
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
22.4
12.58
8.7%
Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 230.5
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
23
10.59
10%
2
Jeffery Simmons
DT
20
8.64
8.7%
3
Myles Garrett
DE
20
10.16
8.7%
4
Roquan Smith
LB
18.5
17.02
8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Davis Mills had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Cleveland Browns, while Kareem Hunt had a 24-yard touchdown run, contributing to a 192.2-72.4 lead for Cleveland Browns.
Sunday Late
Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal for Kansas City Chiefs to contribute to a 256.2-223.5 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Kansas City Chiefs   Cleveland Browns

Game Notes

Kansas City Chiefs won even though only eight of their 20 starters exceeded their projected point totals.
Despite 12 of their 20 starters scoring higher than their points projection, Cleveland Browns lost.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 25.7-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Kansas City Chiefs get the W, but they also covered the 17.72-point predicted margin of victory.

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