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Kansas City Chiefs at Washington Football Team NFL Week 6 notes

The Kansas City Chiefs (2-3) face the Washington Football Team (2-3) at FedExField on Sunday for Week 6 of the NFL. The Chiefs started the week as 7.0-point favorites but the spread has since moved to 6.5. The total points line is set at 56.5.

  • These teams share a 1-4-0 ATS record this season.

  • The Chiefs have a 4-1-0 O/U record this season (meaning four games have gone over the total points line and one has gone under). Washington has a 4-1-0 O/U record.

Points on the board

- The Chiefs are averaging 30.8 points per game this season (5th in the league). Comparatively, Washington is averaging 24.6 (12th).

Moving The Chains

- With an average of 420.4, the Chiefs rank 4th in the league for total yards per game. Comparatively, Washington rank 20th with just 348.2 yards per game.

Ascendancy in the air?

- The Chiefs have recorded 292.2 passing yards per game this season (5th in the league). Comparatively, Washington's defense has given up 293.4 passing yards per game (27th).

- Meanwhile, Washington has recorded 239.4 passing yards per game this season (21st in the league), while the Chiefs' defense has given up 296.4 passing yards per game (T28th).

Advantage on the ground?

-  Looking at the ground game, the Chiefs have recorded 128.2 rushing yards per game this season (7th in the league). Conversely, Washington is giving up 114.4 rushing yards per game (18th).

-  On the other hand, Washington has recorded 108.8 rushing yards per game this season (16th in the league) and although not a massively impressive number, they'll still try to take advantage in this area given the Chiefs are conceding 141.0 rushing yards per game (29th).

Protecting the ball

-  Looking at their ability to force turnovers, both teams have recorded 4 total takeaways this season (T22nd in the league).

First Scoring Play

Kansas City Touchdown 1 / 5 +125

Kansas City Field Goal 1 / 5 +425

Kansas City Safety 0 / 5 +6500

Washington Touchdown 0 / 5 +285

Washington Field Goal 1 / 5 +450

Washington Safety 0 / 5 +6000

Which team will get a quick start?

The Chiefs are -210 to be the first team to reach 10 points, while Washington is +165.

-  The Chiefs have been the first to score 10 points in two of their five games this season.

-  Washington has been the first to score 10 points in one of their five games this season.

First Quarter Moneyline

The Chiefs are favored to win the 1st Quarter Moneyline market, currently at -196, while Washington is +165.

- The Chiefs have a 1-3-1 first quarter W/L/T record this season, while Washington hold a record of 0-5-0.

First to score

The Chiefs are -165 to score first, while Washington is +135. -  The Chiefs have scored first in two of their five games this season. -  Washington has scored first in one of their five games this season.   Last Time They Met   The Chiefs recorded a 29-20 victory over Washington at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium when these teams last met in Week 4, 2017.

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