Broncos at Chiefs 5 questions: How good is KC?

Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs remain unbeaten and poised to make another Super Bowl run.

If there was any chance of a Super Bowl “hangover” for the Kansas City Chiefs, that’s obviously gone.

Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs remain unbeaten at 8-0 and seem poised to make another Super Bowl run. How good is Kansas City? And what will keep the Chiefs from being the first team to win three-straight Super Bowls?

Before any of that happens, the Denver Broncos (5-4) travel to Arrowhead Stadium to try to be the first team to beat KC this season.

We go “behind enemy lines” to get a feel for the Chiefs heading into Sunday’s game with Jared Sapp from Arrowhead Pride to preview Sunday’s game.

MHR: How good are the Chiefs? What is the feeling about this team and it’s chances to win a third-straight Super Bowl?

Jared: The Chiefs are playing very unselfish football, with the offense and defense complimenting each other perfectly. There is some frustration from parts of the fan base that the on-field product doesn’t look like beating a child on Madden (especially on offense), but this team is 8-0 for a reason. The offense has picked up the last two weeks, which should be scary.

MHR: What will keep KC from winning the Super Bowl? Where do the Chiefs need to improve as a team, which is funny to say for a team still unbeaten?

Jared: The team as constructed right now can absolutely win a Super Bowl. The biggest threat seeming to loom over that is the injury bug. The Chiefs have been snake-bitten with some awful health luck with key players. How possible a three-peat feels is likely tied to if players like Isiah Pacheco, Hollywood Brown, and Charles Omenihu return as key reinforcements — or if more top talent misses time.

Assuming the team isn’t fully in control of improving on health, the Chiefs really need to enter the playoffs with left tackle being less of a concern. Second-year man Wanya Morris has taken over. His play is generally solid, if not inspiring. But it is clear sometimes Mahomes does not fully trust Morris to hold up, and some throws are rushed or he leaves the pocket too early.

MHR: How will KC attack on offense and defense? What do the Chiefs have to do to get the win on Sunday?

Jared: I expect the Chiefs to try to win in the run game to start with on offense. It seems very suspect for a team with Mahomes, but the run game has played a huge role in the Chiefs’ success so far. Rookie WR Xavier Worthy had a rough game against Tampa Bay last week, and I suspect Andy Reid will probably try to scheme him into some advantageous situations early.

On defense, the Chiefs should do what they have done so far and take away the run game to make the opponent one-dimensional. The only player to rush for...