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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Kansas City Chiefs
5-2 275.06
227.29
 
VS
proj
Arizona Cardinals
222.28 3-4
239.11

Kansas City Chiefs top Arizona Cardinals for third straight win, 275.06-222.28

Kansas City Chiefs extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Arizona Cardinals, earning a 275.06-222.28 victory. Arizona Cardinals grabbed a 110.58-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 46.6 points from Eno Benjamin (92 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 21 Rec Yds) and DeAndre Hopkins (10 Rec, 103 Rec Yds). But Kansas City Chiefs held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 423 yards and 3 touchdowns for 38.46 points, and JuJu Smith-Schuster, who caught 7 passes for 124 yards and a touchdown (32.4 points). Kansas City Chiefs (5-2) will look to keep it rolling against Miami Dolphins, while Arizona Cardinals (3-4) match up against Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Kansas City Chiefs   Arizona Cardinals

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hardman overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 28 points against his 8.54-point projection. During a 44-23 win over the 49ers, he racked up 60 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns. Hardman will face the Titans next week.
Mecole Hardman

Top Player Comparison

Kansas City Chiefs
Points
% of total points 275.06
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
38.46
25.7
14%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
32.4
11.88
11.8%
3
Mecole Hardman
WR
28
8.54
10.2%
4
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR
21.1
10.5
7.7%
Arizona Cardinals
Points
% of total points 222.28
1
Eno Benjamin
RB
24.3
13.96
10.9%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
22.3
15.44
10%
3
D'Onta Foreman
RB
20.5
8.51
9.2%
4
Breece Hall
RB
17.2
14.11
7.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Eno Benjamin had a 45-yard run for Arizona Cardinals, helping Arizona Cardinals to a 110.58-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
D'Onta Foreman had a 60-yard run for Arizona Cardinals to contribute to a 182.08-57.90 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Kansas City Chiefs emerged with a 258.36-222.28 lead. Patrick Mahomes teamed up with Marquez Valdes-Scantling on multiple big plays for Kansas City Chiefs: a 57-yard pass and a 40-yard pass. Mahomes also lit up the scoreboard with a 45-yard touchdown pass. Breece Hall made the highlight reel for Arizona Cardinals with a 62-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Kansas City Chiefs   Arizona Cardinals
Standings Update
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Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 237.65 points per game through seven weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the team finds itself currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2159 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs, 113 Rush Yds
Travis Kelce
Best Drafted
47 Rec, 553 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Nick Bolton
Best Acquisition
69 Tackles, 2 Sacks
Arizona Cardinals
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Arizona Cardinals making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 205.68 points per game through seven weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Jordyn Brooks
MVP
73 Tackles
James Conner
Best Drafted
200 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 103 Rec Yds
D'Onta Foreman
Best Acquisition
155 Rush Yds

Game Notes

Kansas City Chiefs got the W even though only eight of their 20 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Arizona Cardinals had only eight of their 20 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Kansas City Chiefs had one starter score zero points, while Arizona Cardinals had two.
Kansas City Chiefs had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Arizona Cardinals.
Both teams registered their top point totals of the season.
Kansas City Chiefs recorded more points than their projected total, while Arizona Cardinals fell short of their projection.
This loss snaps a two-match winning streak for Arizona Cardinals.