Once again, the offense looked clunky in beating the Giants. I’d still pick them to beat any of those teams on a random Sunday on a neutral field (which every power ranker knows is the ultimate test). I thought about having them lower than 12th, but look at the teams directly below them: the Bengals, Steelers, Browns and Patriots. But I still trust them to figure things out over the course of the long season, and they should still scare potential opponents down the line. And I know they don’t look like they have the last three years when they made things look laughably easy at times. Speaking of the Chiefs, I am fully aware of the issues they have had in their 4–4 start. The two combined for two sacks, with Clark contributing zero going into the Giants game. The Chiefs were getting little from Chris Jones and Frank Clark, two of the highest-paid players on their roster. It’s difficult to see any hope that the defense will make significant improvement unless these numbers improve. There’s no mystery why opposing quarterbacks had a 61.4 QBR against them. The Chiefs had a league-low eight sacks and a feeble pass rush win rate of 35.2% heading into Monday night’s game against the Giants. The road ahead is brutal: Kansas City has the toughest schedule in the league the rest of the way, with a marquee matchup against Aaron Rodgers and the surging Packers up next.
Something just seems off with this offense, and the sight of a mortal Patrick Mahomes tentatively feeling his way through games remains a jarring viewing experience. Kansas City’s big-strike attack remains absent, and struggles in the red zone can no longer be seen as an anomaly. Andy Reid’s team remains bizarrely mistake-riddled on offense, and a slew of penalties kept an inferior Giants team in the game until the end. The Chiefs found a way on Monday night, but don’t mistake that for reason to think all is well in Kansas City. Some thought that should bring the Chiefs up a spot or two. Writers across the country couldn’t quite make up their minds about what the Kansas City Chiefs ’ narrow 20-17 win over the New York Giants meant.
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