Arrowhead Pride
This rematch of the last February’s Super Bowl will be a fun one to watch. The Chiefs are coming off a tough loss to the Chargers in Brazil, while the Eagles edged the Cowboys in their season opener. Philadelphia’s pass rush won the Super Bowl for the Eagles, but the Chiefs are better up front. That will matter as Patrick Mahomes wins it with a late comeback.
Pick: Chiefs 30, Eagles 28
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The Kansas City Chiefs’ dynasty is over.
The offense should be fine going forward, even if the deep-ball problem doesn’t go away, but I’m not sure that Steve Spagnuolo’s defense will be OK. The unit struggled in many of the same ways it did a season ago. It showed that it can still beat up a power-run game in a phone booth, but the pass defense had no answer for Justin Herbert. The pass rush failed to get home without extra rushers and creative pressure, and they left too many receivers open downfield. Over the past few seasons Kansas City has lost a lot of talent in its secondary—L’Jarius Sneed, Justin Reid, and Tyrann Mathieu—and the front office has yet to find adequate replacements. Defensive success now seems to be entirely contingent on Chris Jones having a dominant day. Jones remains one of the NFL’s best interior pass rushers, but that’s a lot of pressure to put on a 31-year-old defensive tackle. It’s also a lot of pressure to put on Spagnuolo, whose schemes can make up for only so much. The same can be said of Mahomes and Reid on the other side of the ball.
I wouldn’t bury the Chiefs after an opening week loss against a quarterback who put on a virtuoso performance, but they no longer look like a lock for a spot in the AFC championship game. Forget about teams like the Bills, Ravens, and Bengals. Kansas City could have trouble holding on to the top spot in its own division after getting outclassed by the Chargers.
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Ice Cold
Andy Reid, Kansas City Chiefs: Never say never, because Bill Belichick’s seat was once a block of ice and even he wore out his welcome in New England. That said, Reid is as close to immune as it gets following a six-year run of dominance that includes five Super Bowl appearances.
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