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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Kansas City Chiefs
15-1 259.58
318.5
 
VS
proj
Miami Dolphins
256.2 11-5
292.65

Back-and-forth battle ends with Kansas City Chiefs coming back to beat Miami Dolphins in 259.58-256.20 thriller

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Kansas City Chiefs extended their win streak to seven games with a come-from-behind victory over Miami Dolphins, coming back to earn a 259.58-256.20 win. Trailing 256.20-230.88 heading into Sunday night, Kansas City Chiefs came back behind Leonard Fournette, who racked up 162 yards from scrimmage for 28.7 points. Jaylen Waddle (5 Rec, 143 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tyreek Hill (4 Rec, 103 Rec Yds) did their part for Miami Dolphins in the loss.

Matchup Timeline

  Kansas City Chiefs   Miami Dolphins

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Giants in Week 16, Hunter scored 20 points to beat his 12.6-point projection. He made 7 tackles and recorded 2 sacks to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Kansas City Chiefs this week. Next week, Hunter will battle the Packers.
Danielle Hunter

Top Player Comparison

Kansas City Chiefs
Points
% of total points 259.58
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
29.78
42.32
11.5%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
28.7
13.64
11.1%
3
Nick Bolton
LB
25
18.12
9.6%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
24.3
20.62
9.4%
Miami Dolphins
Points
% of total points 256.2
1
Jaylen Waddle
WR
36.8
18.11
14.4%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
22.3
27.28
8.7%
3
Logan Wilson
LB
21
17.84
8.2%
4
Jordan Hicks
LB
16
13.54
6.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Patrick Mahomes teamed up with Travis Kelce for a 52-yard pass for Kansas City Chiefs, contributing to a 228.88-120.70 lead for Kansas City Chiefs.
Sunday Early
Tua Tagovailoa teamed up with Tyreek Hill for a 52-yard pass for Miami Dolphins. Tagovailoa also lit up the scoreboard with an 84-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 241.20-228.88 lead for Miami Dolphins.
Sunday Night
Leonard Fournette had a 44-yard catch for Kansas City Chiefs, helping the team to a 259.58-256.20 lead.

Points By Position

  Kansas City Chiefs   Miami Dolphins

Game Notes

Kansas City Chiefs won despite the fact that only eight of their 23 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Miami Dolphins had only eight of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
Kansas City Chiefs won despite having two starters (Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Amani Oruwariye) score zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Kansas City Chiefs. They got the win, but failed to cover the 25.85-point projected margin of victory.
Kansas City Chiefs moves to (1-0) in close games this season, while Miami Dolphins falls to (0-2).
On the losing side, Jaylen Waddle (36.8 points) registered the third-best score for a wideout this week.

Coach Talk

Kansas City Chiefs
Well, we do appreciate the confidence this past week, Kansas City Chiefs. Starting a starter with negative points (along with two zero-point players) while still getting the W... that's a bit too risky for us traditionalists.
Miami Dolphins
As we say adios to 2022, our coaching staff can reflect on the fantasy season and appreciate all of the ups and the downs that came with it. Okay, well really just 11 ups and five downs, but still... Thanks for spending a great year with us, and here's to 2023!