Kansas City, remarkably, has scored only 2 TDs in three of its four games. But I don’t see that slump continuing for long – especially considering the team’s upcoming schedule.
Kansas City plays Minnesota on Sunday, which is a decent enough matchup. But then the schedule really picks up. The following three are against the Broncos, Chargers and then Broncos again. Those two teams currently rank last and next-to-last in yards allowed. The Broncos allowed 70 points at Miami, while the Chargers rank 27th in scoring defense.
Kansas City in Week 9 plays Miami, in a game that should be a shootout.
Running the numbers for all teams, Kansas City’s next five games are against defenses that have allowed a combined 75 touchdowns, 9 more than any other team. There are eight teams that in their next five will play against defenses that have allowed fewer than half as many touchdowns.
It's a good time to be holding the likes of Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Isiah Pacheco.
SCHEDULE: NEXT FIVE GAMES | ||||
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Team | TDR | TDP | Tot | Pts |
Kansas City | 28 | 47 | 75 | 30.9 |
NY Jets | 25 | 41 | 66 | 28.4 |
Green Bay | 21 | 39 | 60 | 26.6 |
Carolina | 26 | 29 | 55 | 25.9 |
Chicago | 17 | 33 | 51 | 24.8 |
Washington | 18 | 32 | 50 | 26.2 |
Las Vegas | 23 | 26 | 49 | 26.8 |
New Orleans | 23 | 26 | 49 | 24.7 |
Dallas | 21 | 27 | 48 | 23.0 |
New England | 17 | 29 | 47 | 23.6 |
NY Giants | 17 | 29 | 47 | 24.0 |
Baltimore | 18 | 28 | 46 | 22.3 |
LA Rams | 18 | 28 | 46 | 21.5 |
Miami | 20 | 24 | 44 | 23.6 |
Detroit | 17 | 26 | 43 | 21.7 |
Atlanta | 17 | 24 | 42 | 21.6 |
Cincinnati | 23 | 19 | 42 | 19.3 |
Cleveland | 20 | 22 | 42 | 20.4 |
Philadelphia | 18 | 23 | 42 | 22.5 |
Buffalo | 18 | 23 | 41 | 23.2 |
Minnesota | 13 | 28 | 41 | 21.4 |
Seattle | 16 | 23 | 39 | 21.7 |
Houston | 13 | 25 | 38 | 20.9 |
Jacksonville | 13 | 25 | 38 | 19.4 |
LA Chargers | 11 | 26 | 37 | 20.3 |
Tennessee | 11 | 26 | 37 | 20.1 |
San Francisco | 12 | 24 | 36 | 18.6 |
Arizona | 15 | 20 | 35 | 19.4 |
Indianapolis | 12 | 23 | 35 | 19.5 |
Tampa Bay | 14 | 21 | 35 | 18.2 |
Pittsburgh | 13 | 21 | 34 | 19.6 |
Denver | 10 | 20 | 30 | 17.8 |
—Ian Allan