I completely understand the argument that the Kansas City Chiefs are not going to lose tonight and drop to a losing record on the season after 14 weeks of play.
How long has it been since Andy Reid has led his team to a losing record this late in a season?
Forever.
Reid took over a Chiefs squad that was 2 and 14 in 2012 and improved their record to a playoff earning 11-5 in his first season. He comes into the 2025 season having won the AFC West Division nine straight years. So, you can understand that it does not compute for most people that the Chiefs are going to lose tonight and drop to 6 and 7 on the season and be nearly done for the chance of cracking the playoff field.
But before you assume that Patrick Mahomes is going to will his team to a win tonight, there are a couple facts that haven’t shown up in the brilliant quarterback’s career until this season. In no other year, before 2025, did Mahomes lose his first two games of the season. His quarterback rating this season of 96.5 is among his three worst and his completion percentage of 64.6, is the lowest of his career.
Still, while the Chiefs have struggled this season and enter play tonight with as many losses as wins, their record at Arrowhead Stadium has still been stellar. Since dropping their opening home game to the Philadelphia Eagles, a week after they lost to the Los Angeles Chargers in Brazil, they have won five straight games in front of their home fans and covered the point spread in four of those contests.