Quick, someone show the team The Athletic's latest Power Rankings..
 

This week's Power Rankings by The Athletic is as follows:

1. Vikings (5-0)
2. Ravens (4-2) LMAO
3. Lions (4-1)
4. Chiefs (5-0)

Keep on doubting the Chiefs, idiots!

Click bait ****ers...

It's not unreasonable to show the Vikings and Ravens ahead of us -- we did literally just beat them by a toe. I think most of us in here didn't feel too good about the Ravens going for 2 until it was announced Likely was out of bounds.

The Lions... I'm not crazy about them being ahead of us. Hutchinson is not just another injury. That's a really, really bad injury specifically for that defensive roster.

But if the Chiefs aren't ranked in the top 3, I don't know what you're doing.

Edit: changed are to aren't

As long as we win the Super Bowl every year I don't mind being 4th or 5th best team in the NFL.

We were likely seen as the 5th best team entering the playoffs last year.

didn't matter, had Mahomes

It's not just about one game, dipshit. We own the Ravens, so yes, it's completely unreasonable after we beat them AGAIN.

Sam Darnold alone should set the Vikings' ceiling at #3, I don't care what type of lucky streak he's on right now. He'll come crashing down soon enough.

I'd like to hear an explanation of why the Chiefs aren't as good as their record says, considering we had the toughest first 5 games out of everybody...

That team around him is soooooooooo good, though.

I'm with you, though. Surely there is no way he suddenly becomes Pro Bowl caliber. He's got definitive weaknesses that should absolutely have been exploited by now.

Why they haven't, I'm not sure. Other than their defense keeps putting him in the best position in the NFL, and he has the best WR in the league creating separation by the kilometer.

Based simply on results so far hard to not rank the Vikings #1. Of course they won't be there by the end of the year

BS!

A 2 loss team being ahead of the 5-0 Chiefs is unreasonable, especially since 1 of their 2 losses is to the 5-0 Chiefs

Our education system has failed us

Their schedule hasn't exactly been a murderer's row. The Texans conveniently shit the bed when they played, and the 49ers are fools gold.

Even if we give the Ravens that TD, they still have to get the conversion to win. There are no guarantees.

Furthermore, the Ravens turned around and took an egregiously bad loss to the Raiders, so I fail to see how the Ravens should be ranked ahead of the Chiefs. Are a close loss and a terrible loss more easily explained away than several close wins?

Not to mention they have two losses and we have zero.

Beat them head to head, and have two less losses, but they're better. Riiiiggghhtttt.

I will say that I am not purely a results-based guy. I prefer the quality of the team and how likely I think they can win in January.

The Ravens and the Chiefs are the two best teams in the league and are both built to succeed in January.

I'd personally rank the Chiefs ahead because I trust Mahomes, who rises to the occasion in January, over Lamar, who regresses.

However, the NFL has never seen a run game like the one the Ravens have now. Two Hall of Famers in the backfield, who play perfectly complimentary styles. And I think it's enough to beat any team in the league, including the Chiefs.

I just think both teams are about even right now.

Ravens lost on their home field to the Raiders. They should not be listed at #2 in the league with 2 losses so early in the season. It’s not like they are 13-2 right now.

LMAO

The Chiefs already took on that oh so scary run game and held Henry to 3.5 YPC. This is exactly why nobody takes you seriously dude.

The Chiefs averaged an entire yard per play better than the Ravens.

The Chiefs ****ed around and didn’t slam the door. The Ravens were luckier to be in that game at all as opposed to the Chiefs being lucky to have won it.

Why don't they just call "Style Points Rankings"? It's a great ranking for the kind of "pros" that believed the DeLorean was superior to the Lamborghini Countach.

3 **** ups by the Chiefs allowed the Ravens to not get blown out:

Juju drop for a TD
Kelce drop at the 13 yard which likely leads to a TD
Mahomes missing Perine on the screen that would’ve been a huge gain

Fair points, but I would think that the head-to-head should be determinative here.

This is not a popular take but the Raiders are going to give us fits, too. They're a weird team.

Two of our roster's biggest weaknesses are left tackle and stopping tight ends.

The Raiders have the best edgerusher in the league and two very good tight ends.

That's all besides the point though. If we're going to go results-based, then all you need to do is sort the teams in the NFL by record. But we don't do that. Because we know that despite Lamar playing like an MVP right now, and Mahomes making tons of boneheaded plays and horrible throws, we know which one will have his act together in January.

I would personally pick KC over Baltimore, and probably anybody right now. But Baltimore is right there.

Nick Bolton looked horrific that entire game, too.

Now that Bolton's in playing shape, I wonder if they can rake us with TEs as well as they (and the Bengals) did.

1. Better than losing to them by a toe.
2. Even had they scored that TD they still would’ve need the 2PT conversion which there was no guarantee they make.

I'd have the Chiefs higher had they lost 1 or 2

https://i.imgur.com/SUif4x5.jpg

The entire world suffering from Chiefs Fatigue Syndrome, basically.

"The Ravens are built for January" is a peak CP Outdated Hot Take.

I'll be surprised if Henry and Lamar make it through the year without injury.

They're running the shit out of Henry right now, and Lamar is one hard tackle from being sidelined.

LMAO Lamar Jackson has two wins in the post season. Total.

More like The Pathetic!!! Imho!!!!

Now THIS is titty****ing epic

ROFL

Hell, wasn't Lamar whinging about how beat up he was in the AFC Championship being why he couldn't play his best? And then they go right back to the same strategy of running him into the ground, except this time they have Henry with him.

They're the exact opposite of being built for January.

They are built for January. Pity they got the same builders in who made that bridge in Baltimore.

Lions are the new 49ers. All their pieces are similar to the 49ers but are younger and just as good.

Even with the Hutchinson loss they’re still 2nd to us IMO

I don't get too caught up in click bait rankings.

But rankings are subjective and can take more than record.

The loss of Rice was a blow. Sure, KC isn't the only team with injuries. The Lions probably over rated. Texans are over rated until Nico comes back.

And that Ravens game would not have taken much to come out differently.

So there is your argument.

But if you just want seeding instead of ranking, stay out of the debate.

Hey, but it's cold in January, and you know how much elite QB hate the cold....

Oh, and here's a list of teams that have beat Mahomes in the postseason by running the ball:

I'm not sure what to make of the Vikings. From what little I have seen of them, their OL seems to be giving the QB a lot of time or maybe just playing teams with no pass rush.

Totally twisted.

The 2018 Patriots did but your greater point stands.

Just...stop. It's not just unreasonable, it's stupid

Brady literally converted a million 3rd downs, miracle catches by Hogan/Edelman, blown calls in their favor all night, and it STILL took Dee's pinky for us to go to OT, and a coin flip decided the outcome. So...uhh no that running game didn't "beat KC"

All but us. 3-4-5 repeat coming up.

Accurate

The Athletic is clearly trying to push the Super Bowl odds down slightly for the Chiefs before they place their large bet on them winning.

Mahomes isn’t making tons of boneheaded mistakes compared to his peers. He is simply not getting away with his mistakes like Josh Allen, CJ Stroud, and others who are putting the ball in danger and getting away with it. The luck of the draw will eventually shift the other direction on some of these guys. Here’s the chart:

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A comment on the most recent Athletic Power Rankings:

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I think I can hazard a guess at who Gee G is on this forum... LMAO