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Kansas City Chiefs
We’ve done this dance before. Counting the Chiefs out at any point is just stupid, because this team always finds a way through it all. Sure, they might not look impressive right now at 2-3, but there’s a lot of season to go.
There are obvious issues here the team needs to button up. Nobody has stepped up to become a reliable weapon for Patrick Mahomes, but he’s also forcing the ball more than he normally does, desperately trying to make plays happen where they don’t exist. There’s also major questions about the discipline, with the Chiefs essentially beating themselves with dumb penalties and miscues against the Jaguars in Week 5.
When the dust settles the Chiefs will find a way. It’s just what they do.
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Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs will probably figure it out by the time the regular season comes to an end, and will again look like a Super Bowl contender, but I don’t see it right now. They are unable to hang with even fringe playoff contenders with their two victories on the year coming against the New York Giants and an injury-filled Baltimore Ravens squad. When the games are close, they’ve fallen flat, owning a 0-3 record in one-score games this season. With this spread sitting at Chiefs -2.5, I think we’ll see more of the same. I have a hard time imagining this current version of the Chiefs offense keeping up with the Lions, who are averaging 34.8 points per game (most in the NFL). Dan Campbell’s team comes into Arrowhead Stadium with a 10-1 record on the road dating back to the start of last season. This could be another stellar showing from Detroit’s backfield duo of David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs as they square off against a Chiefs run defense that is giving up 4.8 yards per carry (tied for fifth-highest in the NFL).
Projected score: Lions 30, Chiefs 23 The pick: Lions +2.5
The Kansas City Chiefs are 2-3. Here are the signs they’ll turn it around | The Athletic
1. Chiefs’ offense is turning possessions into points
Perhaps one of the underrated storylines of this Chiefs season is how the offense has largely avoided negative plays.
Yes, Mahomes’ pick-six against Jacksonville is the glaring and notable exception. But the Chiefs have turned the ball over just twice this season, with the other one coming on a pass that deflected off tight end Travis Kelce’s hands against the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Chiefs’ running backs have yet to lose a fumble this season. Mahomes, meanwhile, hasn’t coughed up the ball in five games, either.
And all that leads to an interesting stat...
