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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Kansas City Chiefs
4-0 317.28
276.25
 
VS
proj
Houston Texans
292.58 1-3
263.08

Kansas City Chiefs jump into top spot, 317.28-292.58

Kansas City Chiefs ascended into first place in AFC FRANCHISE DYNASTY with a hard-fought victory over Houston Texans, earning a 317.28-292.58 win. Houston Texans grabbed a 130.68-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive showings from Dameon Pierce (35.9 points) and CeeDee Lamb (22.7). But Kansas City Chiefs held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Miles Sanders, who racked up 156 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 39.6 points, and Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 249 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 34 yards (35.38 points). Kansas City Chiefs (4-0) have now won four games in a row and will look to keep it rolling against Denver Broncos. Houston Texans (1-3) will meet Tennessee Titans in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Kansas City Chiefs   Houston Texans

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanders (134 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 22 Rec Yds) scored 39.6 points in a 29-21 win over the Jaguars in Week 4. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 15.23-point projection and was much higher than his 20.78-point season scoring average. Sanders ranks #32 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Miles Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Kansas City Chiefs
Points
% of total points 317.28
1
Miles Sanders
RB
39.6
15.23
12.5%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
35.38
32.65
11.2%
3
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
27.9
12.17
8.8%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
27.7
16.53
8.7%
Houston Texans
Points
% of total points 292.58
1
Dameon Pierce
RB
35.9
9.86
12.3%
2
Frankie Luvu
LB
29
13.16
9.9%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
22.7
18.52
7.8%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
19.2
15.38
6.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Dameon Pierce had a 75-yard touchdown run for Houston Texans, while CeeDee Lamb had a 30-yard touchdown catch, helping Houston Texans to a 231.28-100.60 lead.

Points By Position

  Kansas City Chiefs   Houston Texans

Game Notes

Kansas City Chiefs got the victory despite the fact that only 10 of their 23 starters exceeded their projected point totals.
Houston Texans lost despite 14 of their 23 starters exceeding their points projection.
Kansas City Chiefs won despite starting Leo Chenal, who scored zero points.
Houston Texans took the L despite scoring a season-high 292.58 points.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Kansas City Chiefs ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while Houston Texans put up the 4th-best score.
The matchup's 24.7-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 13.17-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Dameon Pierce put up 35.9 points, the highest scoring output of any player on Houston Texans this year.

Coach Talk

Kansas City Chiefs
Well, we do admire the confidence this past week, Kansas City Chiefs. Deploying a starter with zero points (Leo Chenal), while still earning the W... that's playing with fire. All we ask is to please keep those flashy shenanigans to the early regular season. Try it when the postseason rolls around, and we're toast.
Houston Texans
Your quarterback threw an interception and literally zero touchdowns? It might be good to go back and review the game tape: Was Marcus Mariota actually that out-of-tune with the receiving crew, or was the Browns secondary just that great defending the pass? What do you think, Houston Texans, do we continue to start him with confidence?