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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Philadelphia Eagles
2-1 196.64
195.48
 
VS
proj
Kansas City Chiefs
192.1 2-1
234.62

Kansas City Chiefs fall to Philadelphia Eagles in 196.64-192.10 thriller

Kansas City Chiefs were unable to bring their A game, falling short of their projected point total, as Philadelphia Eagles squeaked by for a 196.64-192.10 victory. Kansas City Chiefs made a run at it on Sunday night, but they fell short. Philadelphia Eagles led 196.64-172.10 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 16.5 points from Melvin Gordon III on Sunday night for Kansas City Chiefs. Adam Thielen (6 Rec, 61 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Breece Hall (39 Rush Yds, 53 Rec Yds) won the week for Philadelphia Eagles in the victory. Philadelphia Eagles (2-1) will look to keep it rolling against Las Vegas Raiders, while Kansas City Chiefs (2-1) will meet Seattle Seahawks in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Philadelphia Eagles   Kansas City Chiefs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Perine (47 Rush Yds, 14 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 14.1 points against the Jets in Week 3. He nearly tripled his 4.74-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Perine will face the Dolphins next week.
Samaje Perine

Top Player Comparison

Philadelphia Eagles
Points
% of total points 196.64
1
Adam Thielen
WR
18.1
13.31
9.2%
2
Breece Hall
RB
15.2
10.89
7.7%
3
Samaje Perine
RB
14.1
4.74
7.2%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
13.9
11.9
7.1%
Kansas City Chiefs
Points
% of total points 192.1
1
Joe Burrow
QB
29
26.04
15.1%
2
Devin Singletary
RB
24.1
11.1
12.5%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
16.5
7.89
8.6%
4
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
14.9
12.13
7.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which Philadelphia Eagles owned a 148.84-126.60 lead. JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 53-yard catch for Philadelphia Eagles, while Tua Tagovailoa had a 45-yard pass. Joe Burrow made the highlight reel for Kansas City Chiefs with a 56-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Randall Cobb had a 40-yard catch for Philadelphia Eagles, contributing to a 196.64-172.10 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Philadelphia Eagles   Kansas City Chiefs

StatSmack

Philadelphia Eagles see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Kansas City Chiefs (0).
Philadelphia Eagles are clutch masters, with more close wins than Kansas City Chiefs (1 vs 0).
By position, Philadelphia Eagles have outscored Kansas City Chiefs at TE this season.
The starters for Philadelphia Eagles had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Kansas City Chiefs (1).
There's not much good to say about Kansas City Chiefs this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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