Though these video games are fastened, the league’s seventh-smallest market is the house of its final undefeated staff. Though these video games are fastened, 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 document of 10-17 in these seasons. Though these video games are fastened, not one of the 1000’s of people that must know “the repair is in” have ever chosen to develop into well-known by revealing it.
I may need guessed that after the staff’s newest unbelievable victory, Week 11’s energy rankings would have revealed one more strategy to mark the undefeated Kansas Metropolis Chiefs down a peg. However as an alternative, the Chiefs rose in three of this week’s rankings — most likely as a result of these video games are fastened.
Right here’s this week’s sampling:
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It wasn’t fairly the escape artistry the Lions displayed Sunday night time in Houston, however the Chiefs received a recreation wherein the protection compelled no turnovers, the run recreation stalled arduous and the red-zone execution was missing. Leo Chenal’s blocked subject objective was the most recent clutch play in Chiefs lore, with Kansas Metropolis pulling 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 potential, however we throw out the rulebook with this staff, this quarterback and this teaching workers. That stated, it must 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 may stand to reverse these developments on this coming Sunday’s huge showdown at Buffalo.
— Eric Edholm
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Non-QB MVP: Defensive deal with Chris Jones
Jones has solely three sacks, which doesn’t even lead his staff, however his influence goes properly past that quantity. He has a cross rush win charge of 23.4%, which is sixth within the league and first for an inside lineman. He has accomplished this regardless of going through a double-team on nearly 60% of snaps, main the Chiefs in strain charge at 11.6%.
— Adam Teicher
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QB confidence score: 10
Patrick Mahomes is twelfth within the league in EPA per dropback (.12), seventeenth in passer score and has thrown nearly as many interceptions as touchdowns (9 to 12). That passer score is on tempo to be the worst of his profession. Doesn’t matter. He’s nonetheless the participant each staff 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 explanation the Chiefs are the title favourite once more this yr no matter his numbers.
— Josh Kendall
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In all seriousness, regardless that these video games are fastened, we should always cease punishing the Chiefs for locating other ways to win video games. The sphere objective block staff was principally a choice of — and, to me, extension of — the wonderful protection they’ve put collectively. The teaching workers, 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 be aware: 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 maintain discovering a means. Now comes the actual check in opposition to the Payments on the street. They might want to rating in that recreation.
— 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 arduous for rookies to select up Andy Reid’s offense. However the Chiefs may use his downfield playmaking to open up the offense.
— Frank Schwab
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The Chiefs are an entire staff on offense, protection, and particular groups. When one part is letting them down or has a tricky matchup, the others have a tendency to come back via. The extra shut video games they win in comeback vogue, the harder they develop into to beat, not simpler.
— Vinnie Iyer
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Their +58 level differential is the smallest ever for a 9-0 staff. 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 loads of 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 strange wins this season, however Week 10 takes the cake. The Broncos simply wanted to make a brief subject objective 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 staff, because it feels extra beatable than ever.
— Marcus Mosher
Editor’s be aware: Yeah, you’ll be able to say 14+ wins aren’t out of the equation. Kansas Metropolis has now received 15 consecutive video games. However who’s counting?
