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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Kansas City Chiefs
1-0 340.7
291.44
 
VS
proj
Los Angeles Chargers
254.28 0-1
304.88

Kansas City Chiefs earn win over Los Angeles Chargers, 340.70-254.28

Kansas City Chiefs brought their A game and outperformed their projected point total, coming out on top with a 340.70-254.28 victory over Los Angeles Chargers, who fell short of projections. Kansas City Chiefs never trailed in this one after taking a 4.9-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Miles Sanders (21.5 points) and Grady Jarrett (13.5). Justin Herbert (279 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Michael Thomas (5 Rec, 57 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) led the way for Los Angeles Chargers in the loss. Kansas City Chiefs (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Los Angeles Chargers, while Los Angeles Chargers (0-1) attempt to get back on track against Kansas City Chiefs.

Matchup Timeline

  Kansas City Chiefs   Los Angeles Chargers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sneed (8 Tackles, 1 Sack) scored 21 points in a 44-21 win over the Cardinals in Week 1. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.6-point projection. Sneed will face the Chargers next week.
L'Jarius Sneed

Top Player Comparison

Kansas City Chiefs
Points
% of total points 340.7
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
59.2
39.64
17.4%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
32.1
18.23
9.4%
3
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
24.9
14.97
7.3%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
23.7
19.59
7%
Los Angeles Chargers
Points
% of total points 254.28
1
Justin Herbert
QB
39.68
38.34
15.6%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
24.2
14.31
9.5%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
22.8
17.54
9%
4
Derwin James Jr.
S
16
15.29
6.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Terry McLaurin had a 49-yard touchdown catch for Los Angeles Chargers, who trailed 68.90-64.00 after the early games.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the results were tallied, Kansas City Chiefs owned a 295.70-224.38 lead. For Kansas City Chiefs, Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal. Justin Herbert hit Keenan Allen for a 42-yard pass for Los Angeles Chargers. Herbert also lit up the scoreboard with a 23-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Kansas City Chiefs   Los Angeles Chargers

Game Notes

Only 11 of the 23 starters on Kansas City Chiefs exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Los Angeles Chargers had only nine of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
Los Angeles Chargers could have used points from Nakobe Dean and Sebastian Joseph-Day, as both put up goose eggs.
Kansas City Chiefs recorded more points than their projected total, while Los Angeles Chargers fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 86.42-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Despite the loss, Justin Herbert scored 39.68 points, the third-best score for a signal-caller this week.

Coach Talk

Kansas City Chiefs
The key to success in football is creating mismatches. With some stellar yardage production from our running backs, our team certainly made that happen this week. Our three starting backs recorded 166 more total yards than the RBs of Los Angeles Chargers (316 yards from scrimmage to 150), as we ultimately royally dominated them at the position, 70.1 points to 27.5.
Los Angeles Chargers
Fortunately, this week's problem is pretty easy to diagnose, Los Angeles Chargers. Choosing to start Nakobe Dean and Sebastian Joseph-Day in a fantasy matchup where your opposition put up 340.7 points... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time?