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KC D/ST

DST · KC vs SEA

Kickoff Sun 8:20 PM ET

Projected points5.4ptsUsage estimate

NE D/ST

DST · NE vs CHI

FinalCHI 30 – 24 NE

Final points2.0pts

projected 4.0

Kansas City Chiefs D/ST or New England Patriots D/ST: who should I start in Week 7?

New England Patriots D/ST already played (2.0 pts, final). If he's in your lineup, those points are banked; if not, he can't help you this week. Compare Kansas City Chiefs D/ST with your other options.

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Stat
Scoring
ProjectionKC D/ST: 5.4 (best)NE D/ST: 4.0
Projected team pointsKC D/ST: 20.0NE D/ST: 23.8 (best)
Opp implied totalKC D/ST: 22.5 (best)NE D/ST: 26.8
Role
Sacks / gameKC D/ST: 1.4NE D/ST: 2.3 (best)
Takeaways / gameKC D/ST: 1.8 (best)NE D/ST: 1.2
Pressure rateKC D/ST: 21%NE D/ST: 21%
Range
FloorKC D/ST: 4.8 (best)NE D/ST: 3.5
CeilingKC D/ST: 12.6 (best)NE D/ST: 8.2
SteadinessKC D/ST: ±5.5 pts (best)5 gamesNE D/ST: ±5.1 pts6 games
Matchup
Game scriptKC D/ST: Expected to trail (best)NE D/ST: Expected to trail
Opp takeaways / gamelower is betterKC D/ST: 1.8NE D/ST: 1.5 (best)
Opp giveaways / gameKC D/ST: 2.0 (best)NE D/ST: 1.8
Opp sacks allowed per dropbackKC D/ST: 7% (best)NE D/ST: 6%
Opposing QBKC D/ST: Darnold (Active)NE D/ST: Williams (Active)
Home / awayKC D/ST: AwayNE D/ST: Away
Roof / surfaceKC D/ST: OpenturfNE D/ST: Open
Rest / scheduleKC D/ST: NormalNE D/ST: Short week (4d)
Form
Last 3 avgKC D/ST: 9.0 (best)NE D/ST: 5.7
Last 5 avgKC D/ST: 7.8 (best)NE D/ST: 6.2
vs seasonKC D/ST: +1.2 (Rising) (best)NE D/ST: −0.5 (Cooling)
Crowd
Nuvela position ranklower is betterKC D/ST: DST11 (best)NE D/ST: DST22

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