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\"Daiyan<\/em><\/p>\n

After Monday night\u2019s 31-28 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 slide in the weekly power rankings is steepening. One ranking even has Kansas City in the bottom half of its list!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Here\u2019s this week\u2019s sampling:<\/em><\/p>\n

(down from 9)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Chiefs controlled Monday night\u2019s game early, and they were seemingly regaining control late in the third quarter on the doorstep of the Jaguars\u2019 end zone. That\u2019s when Patrick Mahomes threw only his second pick of the season and only the fifth pick-six of his career — 99 yards back the other way for a shocking Jags touchdown. The Chiefs took the lead late, but Jacksonville drove 60 yards for the game-winning score, dropping Kansas City below .500 again<\/em>. It was the kind of game that we\u2019re used to seeing the Chiefs find a way to pull out, but it was very un-Chiefs-like in a few ways. It was a rough night on special teams with four penalties, including two critical ones in the final two minutes. There were 13 Kansas City flags all told, including a pair of third-down pass-interference calls. The last one came in the end zone, right before Jacksonville\u2019s go-ahead score. Just an unclean night all around.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Eric Edholm<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

(down from 7)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Fantasy surprise:<\/strong> RB Isiah Pacheco<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Pacheco was supposed to give the Chiefs better balance on offense after missing most of last season because of a broken right leg. But he is in a funk, averaging just 7.2 fantasy points per game and 32.6 rushing yards per game. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes led the team in September with 130 rushing yards. The sooner Pacheco can regain his form, the sooner the Chiefs can become a fully dynamic offense again.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Nate Taylor<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

(down from 10)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Who have they beaten?<\/strong> Giants, Ravens<\/p>\n

For the first time since 2021, the Chiefs are below .500 after the first five weeks. That year, after starting 2-3, they won nine of their next 10 games. But that seems unlikely this season with a group of wide receivers that was led yardage-wise by Tyquan Thornton on Monday night.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Josh Kendall<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

(down from 4)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The confidence and vigor we saw out of the Chiefs in the first half against Jacksonville was scary\u2014as was how small the Chiefs looked when Trevor Lawrence converted into Hulk Mode. This entire team looked like it spent a week in a rejuvenative Matthew Stafford airstream bus\u2014but the effects only lasted two quarters.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Conor Orr<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

(down from 8)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re done! They\u2019re back! They\u2019re done!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mike Florio<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

(down from 10)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

At 2-3, they are floundering right now. Losing late to Jacksonville makes beating the Lions this week almost a must-win game.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Pete Prisco<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

(down from 7)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Remember when the Chiefs won every close game? They\u2019re 0-3 in one-score games this season. Regression is real. Losing to the Jaguars on the road isn\u2019t a bad outcome, but all of a sudden the Chiefs are under .500 after five weeks despite Patrick Mahomes playing some great ball.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Frank Schwab<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

(down from 8)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Chiefs are finding the right offensive pieces for Patrick Mahomes as the team makes a youthful transition. Steve Spagnuolo\u2019s defense and the special teams, however, let down on a rare off night for the loss at Jacksonville.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Vinnie Iyer<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

(down from 8)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Social media informs us that they are winless since Taylor Swift\u2019s new album dropped. Seems like the extent of their problem(s).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2014 <\/em><\/strong>Nate Davis<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

(down from 7)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Maybe the Chiefs\u2019 dynasty is really over? Or at least they\u2019re taking a year off. After their mistake-filled loss to the Jaguars Monday night, all they have this season is wins over the 1-4 Giants and 1-4 Ravens.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ralph Vacchiano<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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