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Another week, another win for the Kansas City Chiefs. The reigning Super Bowl champions enter this weekend at 9-0, although Andy Reid’s team will soon face their biggest test yet. While it’s a huge opportunity for Kansas City to make a statement and extend its lead in the AFC, it could also serve as a step back if things go south.
Where do the back-to-back Super Bowl champions rank compared to their peers? Let’s take a look at some Week 11 NFL power rankings from major outlets as Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills approaches.
There is no change in this set of power rankings The 33rd team. That said, the Chiefs should be on notice after their narrow win over the Denver Broncos.
It takes a lot of luck to win a Super Bowl, and the regular season usually involves some odd wins. The Kansas City Chiefs have had their fair share of strange wins this season, but Week 10 takes the cake. The Broncos only had to make a short field goal to beat the Chiefs in regulation, but the kick was blocked and Kansas City survived another terrible performance by its offense. The Chiefs are 9-0, and 14+ wins are not out of the question. Still, there’s something wrong with this team, because it’s more beatable than ever. – Marcus Mosher
This far into the season, it’s hard to argue that anyone other than Kansas City is the AFC’s best team. Week 11, however, could change that trajectory, writes Maurice Moton Bleacher Report‘s weekly power rankings.
Last week, Patrick Mahomes shook off an ankle injury and the Chiefs blocked the Broncos’ potential game-winning field goal. Kansas City looks like a team of destiny that will at least return to the Super Bowl for a chance at a three-peat. The Chiefs’ biggest test against the Bills will tell us more about how they measure up against the AFC’s top contenders. – Maurice Moton
Conor Orr lifts the Chiefs from third to second in this week’s power rankings. He credits the Kansas City coaching staff for putting the team in good positions to have success late in games.
In all seriousness, even though these games are fixed, we need to stop punishing the Chiefs for finding different ways to win games. The field goal block team was largely a selection of – and, for me, an extension of – the excellent defense they put together. The coaching staff, from Steve Spagnuolo to Dave Toub, is behind Andy Reid. – Conor Orr
The Athletics also sees Kansas City make a jump, this time from second to the No. 1 spot, ahead of the Detroit Lions. The outlet takes a closer look at all 32 starting quarterbacks and while Patrick Mahomes isn’t playing his best football, Josh Kendall doesn’t seem concerned about his (statistical) level of play.
Patrick Mahomes is 12th in the league in EPA per dropback (.12), 17th in passer rating and has thrown nearly as many interceptions as touchdowns (nine to 12). That passer rating is on track to become the worst of his career. Doesn’t matter. He’s still the player that any team in the league would want to trade a guy like that for. Two more wins give him 100 for his career, including the regular season and the playoffs. He’s also a three-time Super Bowl champion, two-time MVP and the reason the Chiefs are the title favorite again this year regardless of his numbers. – Josh Kendal
Unlike The Athletics, NFL.comIn the weekly power rankings, Detroit is still above Kansas City. Eric Edholm throws conventional wisdom out the window when it comes to Reid’s crew.
It wasn’t quite the breakout prowess the Lions showed Sunday night in Houston, but the Chiefs won a game in which the defense didn’t force turnovers, the run game was deadlocked and the execution in the red zone was lacking. Leo Chenal’s blocked field goal was the latest in Chiefs history, with Kansas City pulling yet another rabbit out of a different hat. KC is 9-0, with eight comeback wins and seven one-score wins. This really shouldn’t be possible, but we’re throwing out the rule book with this team, this quarterback and this coaching staff. That said, it should be concerning that the Chiefs defense has allowed an opposing quarterback to make a late, productive push against them at Arrowhead Stadium two games in a row. That unit hasn’t turned the ball over the past two games either, and the Chiefs now actually have a minus-4 turnover differential and the ninth-best point differential in the league (plus-58). They could reverse these trends in this Sunday’s big showdown in Buffalo. – Erik Edholm
Bucky Brooks tips his hat to the Chiefs by keeping them in his top spot. The former NFL defensive back recognizes the clutch gene that the back-to-back champions seem to consistently display when it’s needed most.
Winners find ways to win. That’s why the Chiefs remain at the top of the table with a 15-game winning streak, showing their versatility as back-to-back champions. While blocking field goals to earn victories isn’t a sustainable strategy, the Chiefs’ ability to capitalize on the opportunity in crucial moments makes them difficult to count in any game. – Bucky Brooks
It’s another short and sweet review from Pete Prisco this week. He knows a duplication of Week 10’s performance likely won’t be enough to take down a talented Bills squad.
It’s not pretty, but they keep finding a way. Now the real test against the bills comes down the road. They will have to score in that match. – Pete Prisco