Regardless that these video games are mounted, the league’s seventh-smallest market is the house of its final undefeated group. Regardless that these video games are mounted, the New York Jets — chosen to play in a complete of a dozen primetime video games in 2023 and 2024 — at the moment have a report of 10-17 in these seasons. Regardless that these video games are mounted, not one of the 1000’s of people that must know “the repair is in” have ever chosen to turn out to be well-known by revealing it.
I may need guessed that after the group’s newest unbelievable victory, Week 11’s energy rankings would have revealed yet one more option to mark the undefeated Kansas Metropolis Chiefs down a peg. However as a substitute, the Chiefs rose in three of this week’s rankings — most likely as a result of these video games are mounted.
Right here’s this week’s sampling:
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It wasn’t fairly the escape artistry the Lions displayed Sunday evening in Houston, however the Chiefs gained a sport through which the protection compelled no turnovers, the run sport stalled onerous and the red-zone execution was missing. Leo Chenal’s blocked subject purpose was the most recent clutch play in Chiefs lore, with Kansas Metropolis pulling yet one more rabbit out of one other hat. Kansas Metropolis is 9-0, with eight comeback victories and 7 one-score wins. This shouldn’t actually be doable, however we throw out the rulebook with this group, this quarterback and this teaching employees. That stated, it needs to be regarding that the Chiefs’ protection has allowed an opposing quarterback to march on a late, productive drive in opposition to them two video games in a row at Arrowhead Stadium. That unit additionally hasn’t turned the ball over the previous two video games, and the Chiefs now even have a minus-4 turnover differential and the league’s ninth-best level differential (plus-58). They might stand to reverse these developments on this coming Sunday’s large showdown at Buffalo.
— Eric Edholm
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Non-QB MVP: Defensive sort out Chris Jones
Jones has solely three sacks, which doesn’t even lead his group, however his affect goes nicely past that quantity. He has a go rush win fee of 23.4%, which is sixth within the league and first for an inside lineman. He has finished this regardless of dealing with a double-team on nearly 60% of snaps, main the Chiefs in strain fee at 11.6%.
— Adam Teicher
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QB confidence ranking: 10
Patrick Mahomes is twelfth within the league in EPA per dropback (.12), seventeenth in passer ranking and has thrown nearly as many interceptions as touchdowns (9 to 12). That passer ranking is on tempo to be the worst of his profession. Doesn’t matter. He’s nonetheless the participant each group within the league would commerce their man for in a minute. Two extra wins will give him 100 for his profession counting the common season and playoffs. He’s additionally a three-time Tremendous Bowl champion, two-time MVP and the rationale the Chiefs are the title favourite once more this yr no matter his numbers.
— Josh Kendall
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In all seriousness, though these video games are mounted, we should always cease punishing the Chiefs for locating other ways to win video games. The sector purpose block group was largely a number of — and, to me, extension of — the wonderful protection they’ve put collectively. The teaching employees, from Steve Spagnuolo to Dave Toub, is aces behind Andy Reid.
— Conor Orr
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Workforce of Future A.
— Mike Florio
Editor’s notice: Florio ranks the Detroit Lions second in Week 11, describing them as “Workforce of Future B.”
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It isn’t fairly, however they preserve discovering a means. Now comes the actual check in opposition to the Payments on the street. They might want to rating in that sport.
— Pete Prisco
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Xavier Worthy is having a disappointing rookie season. He has 92 yards receiving in Kansas Metropolis’s final 5 video games, together with simply 11 yards over the previous two weeks. It’s onerous for rookies to choose up Andy Reid’s offense. However the Chiefs might use his downfield playmaking to open up the offense.
— Frank Schwab
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The Chiefs are a whole group on offense, protection, and particular groups. When one part is letting them down or has a tricky matchup, the others have a tendency to return via. The extra shut video games they win in comeback vogue, the tougher they turn out to be to beat, not simpler.
— Vinnie Iyer
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Their +58 level differential is the smallest ever for a 9-0 group. They’ll take it. They’d additionally take a win at Buffalo on Sunday, which might successfully give them a four-game lead over the Payments, Ravens and Chargers within the race for the AFC’s high seed, given a Kansas Metropolis triumph in Western New York would imply wins over all these golf equipment.
— Nate Davis
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It takes numerous luck to win a Tremendous Bowl, and it often requires some bizarre wins within the common season. The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs have had their fair proportion of wierd wins this season, however Week 10 takes the cake. The Broncos simply wanted to make a brief subject purpose to beat the Chiefs in regulation, however the kick was blocked, and Kansas Metropolis survived one other terrible efficiency by its offense. The Chiefs are 9-0, and 14+ wins aren’t out of the equation. Nonetheless, there’s something off about this group, because it feels extra beatable than ever.
— Marcus Mosher
Editor’s notice: Yeah, you’ll be able to say 14+ wins usually are not out of the equation. Kansas Metropolis has now gained 15 consecutive video games. However who’s counting?
