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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Kansas City Chiefs
7-0 324.76
280.44
 
VS
proj
Jacksonville Jaguars
250.4 6-1
261.23

Kansas City Chiefs knock off Jacksonville Jaguars to remain unbeaten, 324.76-250.40

Kansas City Chiefs won their seventh straight matchup to open the season with a hard-fought win over Jacksonville Jaguars, earning a 324.76-250.40 victory. Jacksonville Jaguars grabbed a 7.00-point lead on Thursday, but Kansas City Chiefs held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Patrick Mahomes (423 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (7 Rec, 124 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Travis Etienne Jr. (25.4 points) and Trevor Lawrence (22.5) carried the flag for Jacksonville Jaguars in the loss. Kansas City Chiefs (7-0) will look to keep it rolling against Cincinnati Bengals, while Jacksonville Jaguars (6-1) will face Houston Texans in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Kansas City Chiefs   Jacksonville Jaguars

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hardman (28 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 32 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 30 points against the 49ers in Week 7. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 9.28-point projection and was much higher than his 11.06-point season scoring average. Hardman will face the Titans next week.
Mecole Hardman

Top Player Comparison

Kansas City Chiefs
Points
% of total points 324.76
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
49.96
34.95
15.4%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
38.9
12.39
12%
3
Mecole Hardman
WR
30
9.28
9.2%
4
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR
26.6
10.99
8.2%
Jacksonville Jaguars
Points
% of total points 250.4
1
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
25.4
11.56
10.1%
2
Trevor Lawrence
QB
22.5
22.91
9%
3
Foye Oluokun
LB
20
16.96
8%
4
Antonio Gibson
RB
19.2
8.4
7.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Travis Etienne Jr. had a 49-yard run for Jacksonville Jaguars to contribute to a 217.40-57.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
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, helping Kansas City Chiefs to a 324.76-250.40 lead.

Points By Position

  Kansas City Chiefs   Jacksonville Jaguars

Game Notes

Only 10 of the 23 starters on Kansas City Chiefs scored more than their projected point totals.
Jacksonville Jaguars had only 11 of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
Jacksonville Jaguars can partially blame the loss on James Robinson, who didn't score any points.
Kansas City Chiefs had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Jacksonville Jaguars.
Kansas City Chiefs put up more points than their season scoring average (315.63) while Jacksonville Jaguars fell short of theirs (269.95).
Kansas City Chiefs put up more points than their projected total, while Jacksonville Jaguars fell short of their projection.
Kansas City Chiefs ranked 2nd in the league in scoring this week, while Jacksonville Jaguars put up the 4th-best score.
Not only did Kansas City Chiefs win, but they also easily covered the 19.21-point predicted margin of victory.

Next Week Preview

Kansas City Chiefs
In a matchup featuring the top-scoring teams in AFC FRANCHISE DYNASTY league, Kansas City Chiefs (7-0) square off against Cincinnati Bengals (6-1) in Week 8. Kansas City Chiefs might have to rearrange the deck some with Patrick Mahomes, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Mecole Hardman, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Nick Bolton, Travis Kelce, Chris Jones, Willie Gay Jr., L'Jarius Sneed, Justin Reid, Frank Clark, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Jerick McKinnon, Harrison Butker, Isiah Pacheco, and Trent McDuffie out on bye in Week 8. Cincinnati Bengals won't have Khalil Mack. In terms of recent scoring output, these two teams have been mirror images of each other lately. Kansas City Chiefs have scored 331.55 points per game over the last three weeks, while Cincinnati Bengals have averaged 330.65 per contest over that same stretch.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Coming up in Week 8, third-place Jacksonville Jaguars (6-1) will take on 13th-place Houston Texans (2-5). Jacksonville Jaguars might have to rearrange the deck some with Sony Michel out on bye next week. Houston Texans will be without Donald Parham Jr..