After Beating Their Closest AFC Competition Handedly, Can the Chiefs Really Go Undefeated?
After the Kansas City Chiefs asserted their dominance against the Baltimore Ravens in their 34-20 win on Monday Night Football, the team looked nearly unbeatable even after giving the Ravens some opportunities.
Kansas City had a missed point-after attempt, a missed field goal, a fumble on their first drive of the second half when they were destined for the endzone, failed a fourth-down conversion and two dropped interceptions but still won the game by two scores.
That's what Arrowhead Report's Mark Van Sickle and I talk about on today's episode of Roughing the Kicker.
The toughest test in the Chiefs' 2020 campaign was arguably the Ravens. A team that showed serious promise a year ago, Baltimore was a threat to Kansas City's crown in the preseason.
Having the game on Week 3 brought serious playoff implications early in the season as there is now only one first round playoff bye up for grabs.
With the Ravens out of the way I have full confidence in this team and would take them in any matchup moving forward. With that being said, I'm not oblivious to the fact football is a weird sport. Here are three games I wouldn't be floored by if the Chiefs lost.
First, against the Buffalo Bills on Thursday Night football. As I mentioned above, football is weird and there's nothing stranger than a Thursday game in Buffalo. A short week heading into the contest will not favor the Chiefs but they will probably still pull this one out.
Secondly, the New Orleans Saints. While, yes, the Saints have not looked the best in the first three weeks of play and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was able to dominate them in the Superdome, I'm sure Sean Payton and Drew Brees will have things figured out and maybe even Michael Thomas back by then.
Lastly, you guessed it, the Tampa Bay Buccanneers. Again, I could say the same things about the Bucs as I do the Saints. This matchup is so far down the road I'm not sure how things will shake out for either the Chiefs or the Bucs but the longer Brady is in the system, the better he'll get.
But for the record, the Cheifs should be favored in the rest of their games this year. As of now, there's no reason to think they'll lose.
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