The two-time defending Super Bowl Champions with the best record in the National Football League this season are point spread underdogs at Arrowhead Stadium this Saturday.
What is this, a misprint?
No, the Chiefs are underdogs to the Houston Texans this week because quarterback Patrick Mahomes is sidelined with a high ankle sprain. For those fans that were hoping the injury wouldn’t prevent their hero from playing this week will have to recognize that the sports books wouldn’t be making the Chiefs a home underdog if Mahomes had a chance to play.
So, without Mahomes, take the Texans who are still in a battle to clinch a playoff berth?
Here is something dramatically different about this Kansas City team than the one that has participated in four of the most recent five Super Bowls … Mahomes is not the primary reason for their success. This year, the Kansas City offense is in the middle of the league and Mahomes has a career worst quarterback rating of 91, eleven rating points below his career average.
If Mahomes hasn’t been the primary reason for Andy Reid’s squad coming into action this week with the best record in football, what has been their key to success?