{"id":83858,"date":"2025-07-29T06:38:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T06:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=83858"},"modified":"2025-07-29T06:38:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T06:38:15","slug":"this-is-not-the-truth-espn-predicts-kansas-city-chiefs-record-for-2025-nfl-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=83858","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;THIS IS NOT THE TRUTH&#8221;: ESPN Predicts Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 Record for 2025 NFL Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">The\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0have begun preparations for the upcoming 2025\u00a0NFL\u00a0season,\u00a0beginning training camp\u00a0last week at Missouri Western State University (St. Joseph, Missouri). And their three-headed monster of\u00a0Patrick Mahomes,\u00a0Travis Kelce\u00a0and Chris Jones has returned, eyeing their fourth\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0win together.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"espn-has-high-expectations-for-the-chiefs-in-2025\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">ESPN has high expectations for the Chiefs in 2025<\/h2>\n<p>Despite falling to the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles\u00a0in Super Bowl LIX, the Chiefs still finished tied with the\u00a0Detroit Lions for the best record in the NFL last season at 15-2. Yet, ESPN projects them to improve on that mark this season.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN Analytics\u2019 Matchup Predictor forecasts the outcome of every regular-season game through Week 18, and it has Kansas City winning all but one in 2025, projecting a 16-1 finish.<\/p>\n<p>The only game ESPN has the Chiefs losing is their Week 9 battle against\u00a0Josh Allen\u00a0and the\u00a0Buffalo Bills, a rematch of last season\u2019s AFC Championship Game.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN gives Kansas City a\u00a047.8% chance to win on the road, while the Bills sit at 51.8%. The final 0.4% accounts for a possible tie.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_figureContainer__kdsyO wp-block-image size-full fade-in-top visible\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_3840,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjA5MzYzMDE3NzgyMDExMDQ5\/travis-kelce-patrick-mahomes.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 750px) 750px, calc(100vw - 60px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_16,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjA5MzYzMDE3NzgyMDExMDQ5\/travis-kelce-patrick-mahomes.jpg 16w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_32,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjA5MzYzMDE3NzgyMDExMDQ5\/travis-kelce-patrick-mahomes.jpg 32w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_48,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjA5MzYzMDE3NzgyMDExMDQ5\/travis-kelce-patrick-mahomes.jpg 48w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_64,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjA5MzYzMDE3NzgyMDExMDQ5\/travis-kelce-patrick-mahomes.jpg 64w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_96,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjA5MzYzMDE3NzgyMDExMDQ5\/travis-kelce-patrick-mahomes.jpg 96w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_128,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjA5MzYzMDE3NzgyMDExMDQ5\/travis-kelce-patrick-mahomes.jpg 128w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_256,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjA5MzYzMDE3NzgyMDExMDQ5\/travis-kelce-patrick-mahomes.jpg 256w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_384,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjA5MzYzMDE3NzgyMDExMDQ5\/travis-kelce-patrick-mahomes.jpg 384w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_640,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjA5MzYzMDE3NzgyMDExMDQ5\/travis-kelce-patrick-mahomes.jpg 640w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_750,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjA5MzYzMDE3NzgyMDExMDQ5\/travis-kelce-patrick-mahomes.jpg 750w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_828,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjA5MzYzMDE3NzgyMDExMDQ5\/travis-kelce-patrick-mahomes.jpg 828w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_1080,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjA5MzYzMDE3NzgyMDExMDQ5\/travis-kelce-patrick-mahomes.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_1200,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjA5MzYzMDE3NzgyMDExMDQ5\/travis-kelce-patrick-mahomes.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_1920,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjA5MzYzMDE3NzgyMDExMDQ5\/travis-kelce-patrick-mahomes.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_2048,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjA5MzYzMDE3NzgyMDExMDQ5\/travis-kelce-patrick-mahomes.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_3840,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjA5MzYzMDE3NzgyMDExMDQ5\/travis-kelce-patrick-mahomes.jpg 3840w\" alt=\"Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (L) and tight end Travis Kelce (R) at Arrowhead Stadium on September 15, 2024.\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Other notable games ESPN predicts include the Week 2 Super Bowl rematch against\u00a0the Eagles, giving Kansas City a\u00a053.2% chance to win\u00a0compared to Philadelphia\u2019s 46.4%. 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