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NFL Preview For All 2 Matchups In Week Twenty-one

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We have two games scheduled for week twenty-one. First kickoff is set for 3:00 PM EST when the 49ers battle the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field.

The big shootouts this week should be the Bengals/Chiefs game and the 49ers/Eagles. Looks like a blowouts brewing in San Francisco where the Eagles are favored by 2.5 over the 49ers. Let's take a look at the rest of the matchups.

DraftEdge Top Stand Outs For Week Twenty-one

Jalen Hurts (QB)

DK Proj: 25.7 FD Proj: 28.6

Jalen Hurts averages 179.2 yards passing and 1.0 touchdowns a game. The 49ers rank #22 at defending the pass at 240.9 per game.
Patrick Mahomes (QB)

DK Proj: 22.7 FD Proj: 27.2

Patrick Mahomes averages 302.6 yards passing and 2.3 touchdowns a game. The Bengals rank #19 at defending the pass at 239.2 per game.
Christian McCaffrey (RB)

DK Proj: 22.1 FD Proj: 19.4

Christian McCaffrey averages 74.2 yards rushing and 0.7 touchdowns a game. The Eagles rank #17 at defending the rush at 121.7 per game.
Joe Mixon (RB)

DK Proj: 15.5 FD Proj: 14.0

Joe Mixon averages 68.1 yards rushing and 0.5 touchdowns a game. The Chiefs rank #8 at defending the rush at 107.2 per game.
Ja'Marr Chase (WR)

DK Proj: 21.1 FD Proj: 17.7

Ja'Marr Chase averages 88.2 yards passing and 0.7 touchdowns a game. The Chiefs rank #24 at defending the pass at 243.8 per game.
A.J. Brown (WR)

DK Proj: 18.6 FD Proj: 15.8

A.J. Brown averages 74.8 yards passing and 0.6 touchdowns a game. The 49ers rank #22 at defending the pass at 240.9 per game.
DeVonta Smith (WR)

DK Proj: 15.2 FD Proj: 12.4

DeVonta Smith averages 62.0 yards passing and 0.3 touchdowns a game. The 49ers rank #22 at defending the pass at 240.9 per game.
Travis Kelce (TE)

DK Proj: 18.4 FD Proj: 15.2

Travis Kelce averages 80.7 yards passing and 0.6 touchdowns a game. The Bengals rank #19 at defending the pass at 239.2 per game.
Dallas Goedert (TE)

DK Proj: 13.5 FD Proj: 10.9

Dallas Goedert averages 51.8 yards passing and 0.3 touchdowns a game. The 49ers rank #22 at defending the pass at 240.9 per game.

49ers (+2.5) vs Eagles (-2.5) 46.0 O/U

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San Francisco 49ers
#11

Offense
#4

Defense
13-4

Season
10-0

Last 10
Philadelphia Eagles
#7

Offense
#6

Defense
14-3

Season
7-3

Last 10
    The 49ers have an excellent run defense allowing just 78 rushing per game, -36.1% below the NFL avg
    Jalen Hurts is one of our top projected QB's this week at 25.7 points
    A.J. Brown is one of our top projected WR's this week at 18.6 points
    DeVonta Smith is one of our top projected WR's this week at 15.2 points
    Deebo Samuel is one of our top projected WR's this week at 14.3 points
    Christian McCaffrey is one of our top projected RB's this week at 22.1 points
    Dallas Goedert is one of our top projected TE's this week at 13.5 points
    George Kittle is one of our top projected TE's this week at 10.7 points
    The Eagles are one of the top teams at getting to the QB with 4.1 sacks per game, 71.1% above the NFL avg
    49ers hit the over 47.2% 17 out of the last 36
    Eagles hit the over 44.4% 16 out of the last 36

Bengals (-1.5) vs Chiefs (+1.5) 47.0 O/U

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Cincinnati Bengals
#2

Offense
#5

Defense
12-4

Season
9-1

Last 10
Kansas City Chiefs
#1

Offense
#27

Defense
14-3

Season
9-1

Last 10
    The Chiefs have one of the strongest passing games in the NFL averaging 309 passing yard, 31.7% above the NFL avg
    The Chiefs are the absolute top team in the NFL at offensive production, 30.5% above the average team
    The Bengals are one of the best in the NFL at offensive production, 20.0% above the average team
    Patrick Mahomes is one of our top projected QB's this week at 22.7 points
    Joe Burrow is one of our top projected QB's this week at 20.3 points
    Ja'Marr Chase is one of our top projected WR's this week at 21.1 points
    Tee Higgins is one of our top projected WR's this week at 14.9 points
    Joe Mixon is one of our top projected RB's this week at 15.5 points
    Isiah Pacheco is one of our top projected RB's this week at 13.5 points
    Travis Kelce is one of our top projected TE's this week at 18.4 points
    The Chiefs are one of the top teams at getting to the QB with 3.4 sacks per game, 41.9% above the NFL avg
    Passing TD's Alert: The Bengals rank #2 with scoring passing TD's at 2.2 per game and the Chiefs rank #32 giving up 1.9 TD's in the air per game
    Fantasy Point Alert: The Bengals rank #2 at scoring offensive fantasy points 100.7 per game and the Chiefs rank #27 and give up 90.6 fantasy points per game
    Bengals hit the over 42.9% 15 out of the last 35
    Chiefs hit the over 61.1% 22 out of the last 36
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