We’ve played easily the toughest schedule

[Prison Bitch]

SRS: simple rating system, shows how much above or below you are vs the avg team. We have played teams that are a full TD better than the avg one. SOS rank:


1. Chiefs 7.0
2. Chargers 4.0
3. Cowboys 3.2
4. Dolphins, Texans 2.8
32. Donkeys -6.1

(Browns 7.2, Ravens 2.3, Chargers 9.2, Eagles 0.9, Bills 17.7). We are 5.5 which is tied for 8th. Our next three: WFT -3.7, Titans -3.8, Giants -6.5.

[Prison Bitch]

Yep, I’m still picking up Heinicke tho for my fantasy team this week

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Yep, I’m still picking up Heinicke tho for my fantasy team this week

Considering the Chiefs will probably win something like 42-31, it is not a bad idea.

[siberian khatru]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Yep, I’m still picking up Heinicke tho for my fantasy team this week

It's like playing all your Colorado Rockies players when they have a homestand in Coors Field.

[Gravedigger]

At this moment, it's all about the Chargers, you want a decent seed in the playoffs, you have to beat the Chargers.

Chiefs are 2-3 overall, 0-1 in AFC west, 1-3 in Conference.
Chargers are 4-1 overall, 2-0 in AFC west, 2-0 in Conference.

Chiefs are back 2.5 games on the Chargers.

Chiefs have @WAS, @TEN, NYG, GB, @LV, DAL, DEN, LV, @LAC, PIT, @CIN, @DEN.

Chargers have @BAL, NE, @PHI, MIN, PIT, @DEN, @CIN, NYG, KC, @HOU, DEN, @LV

We have to pickup 2 games, preferably against AFC opponents, while beating the Chargers in their stadium. We have some cupcakes, but so do they.

Losable games for Chiefs GB, DAL, PIT, @CIN, and you might even be able to make a case for @TEN

Losable games for Chargers @BAL, PIT, @CIN, and you might even be able to make a case for NE.

It doesn't look good for us to win the division in the hole that we've put ourselves in. We might be starting at the 5, 6, or 7 seed, meaning you're going into Buffalo, into Baltimore or into Tennessee if the Playoffs were today. Two of those teams we've already lost to, one handily beaten, one barely beaten, and hopefully we come out on top in Tennessee.

We need to beat Tennessee, Pittsburgh, Raiders x2, Broncos x2 and Bengals to stake your AFC claim. Beating the Chargers would help as well. You can lose to Green Bay and Dallas, but you need to beat everyone else. I think best case scenario I think we can realistically hope for is 12-5 which I don't know if that'll catch the Chargers without them collapsing due to unforeseen circumstances. My though is we're going to finish 10-7 and hopefully draw the Ravens or the Titans in the playoffs, that gives us our best chance to get back to the AFC Championship Game. Then we'll likely have to go to the Chargers or the Bills, I would rather draw the Chargers, and then the Bills personally. Might as well make it a rematch of the AFC Championship game to get to the Super Bowl, but we have alot to get through before that so we need to take care of business and start kicking ass again.

[Coochie liquor]

Originally Posted by Molitoth

To be the best, you have to beat the best.

I can see us losing to the Titans. Henry will eat our D for lunch.

They’re gonna rope a dope Henry, he’s gonna get 500 yards rushing in that game. But will cause him to wear down during the season.

[Why Not?]

Originally Posted by Gravedigger

At this moment, it's all about the Chargers, you want a decent seed in the playoffs, you have to beat the Chargers.

Chiefs are 2-3 overall, 0-1 in AFC west, 1-3 in Conference.
Chargers are 4-1 overall, 2-0 in AFC west, 2-0 in Conference.

Chiefs are back 2.5 games on the Chargers.

Chiefs have @WAS, @TEN, NYG, GB, @LV, DAL, DEN, LV, @LAC, PIT, @CIN, @DEN.

Chargers have @BAL, NE, @PHI, MIN, PIT, @DEN, @CIN, NYG, KC, @HOU, DEN, @LV

We have to pickup 2 games, preferably against AFC opponents, while beating the Chargers in their stadium. We have some cupcakes, but so do they.

Losable games for Chiefs GB, DAL, PIT, @CIN, and you might even be able to make a case for @TEN

Losable games for Chargers @BAL, PIT, @CIN, and you might even be able to make a case for NE.

It doesn't look good for us to win the division in the hole that we've put ourselves in. We might be starting at the 5, 6, or 7 seed, meaning you're going into Buffalo, into Baltimore or into Tennessee if the Playoffs were today. Two of those teams we've already lost to, one handily beaten, one barely beaten, and hopefully we come out on top in Tennessee.

We need to beat Tennessee, Pittsburgh, Raiders x2, Broncos x2 and Bengals to stake your AFC claim. Beating the Chargers would help as well. You can lose to Green Bay and Dallas, but you need to beat everyone else. I think best case scenario I think we can realistically hope for is 12-5 which I don't know if that'll catch the Chargers without them collapsing due to unforeseen circumstances. My though is we're going to finish 10-7 and hopefully draw the Ravens or the Titans in the playoffs, that gives us our best chance to get back to the AFC Championship Game. Then we'll likely have to go to the Chargers or the Bills, I would rather draw the Chargers, and then the Bills personally. Might as well make it a rematch of the AFC Championship game to get to the Super Bowl, but we have alot to get through before that so we need to take care of business and start kicking ass again.

Good breakdown. Only thing is, I think there are several more games that can go into the "Losable" category for us. One of these years, we're not going to sweep Denver and this year looks as good as any. Beating the Raiders twice is not a given, and hell I'm more worried about the WFT than many people here seem to be. They put up over 30 on the Falcons whom I believe we just passed for the honor of worst defense in the league (although I don't recall the exact metric used. Either way, we all know our defense sucks). The Titans game is absolutely losable. That's the thing, with a defense this shitty, we can lose almost any week. If we get into 12 more shoot outs because of our defense, you gotta figure a team with a decent/good QB would win half of those. We have Mahomes so I'll give us 8-4 which puts us right at that 10-7 mark you mentioned. That may be our ceiling (regular season, I'll have to see Mahomes not make the conference championship game before I believe it) if the defense does not improve.

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by eastsidedawg

i tried letting people know on here that the AFC is a gauntlet. they said no sweat we have mahomes he will win.

now KC is in the cellar of the afc west.

Did you believe Baker was going to win that game on the last drive? Didn’t think so.


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[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by Dunerdr

The Chiefs issue is not the opponents, its the Chiefs.

Exactly


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[poolboy]

maybe D-Will and KcKinnon can give us lift in the running game and keep the defense off the field?

[mililo4cpa]

We've certainly have run a gauntlet of teams for sure, perhaps the most difficult stretch of any team thus far:

-Cleveland: Legitimate contender, albeit I'm not a Baker fan
-Ravens: Very good team, and the Chiefs hold onto the ball, they probably win
-Chargers: Legitimate contender, don't cough up 4 TOs, and probably win
-Eagles: very average team, and a team we should have beat (and did)
-Bills: we got Molly-whopped, but it's October, not January

For me, you look at the four AFC teams, and you have to think that every single one of them want to beat us, and beat us bad. But it's early, and as Pat Mahomes said in the presser yesterday: I want every team giving us their best every week....I am up to that challenge. That's what I want to hear from our QB.

I'll start worrying when we lose to the likes of the WFTs of the world, but we weathered a pretty brutal early matchup. Yep, not happy with where we are at, and we obviously have a lot of work to do, but there's frigging 12 games left. Plenty of time to right the ship and make a run. Obviously, we have to get there, but I'm more worried about January and February than I am September and October. If this were a heavy weight boxing match, we'd be in Round 3.....we've taken a lot of punches thus far, but I think we have some punches left in us. We may very well go down, but I think we'll go down swinging.....

[Buck]

We would have the toughest SOS but we had to play you guys so you drug us down.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Buck

We would have the toughest SOS but we had to play you guys so you drug us down.

Heh. Welcome back. Hope you and the other Chargers fan are enjoying this.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Molitoth

To be the best, you have to beat the best.

...

The Chiefs have beaten themselves three times, so it looks like they've got that covered.

[LoneWolf]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Correct, which is why I don't buy the "won't make the playoffs" sentiment. But the fact that we've looked outmatched against multiple AFC contenders doesn't bode well for another Super Bowl run.

With the exception of the game last night, when have the Chiefs looked outmatched?