2024 NFL odds: Can the Kansas City Chiefs go undefeated?
The chatter has begun.
Kansas City is 9-0 on the year and the only remaining undefeated team in the NFL.
Can the Chiefs run the table?
DraftKings Sportsbook has the odds of K.C. going unbeaten at +600. Just a few weeks back, when the Chiefs moved to 6-0, those odds were +1000.
Whether a team can go undefeated inevitably comes up each season. All it takes is a hot start from a squad or two.
However, the way K.C. is doing it appears to be different.
So far this season, Kansas City superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes — a three-time Super Bowl MVP, two-time NFL MVP, six-time Pro Bowler and two-time first-team All-Pro selection — has been … OK.
Mahomes is 11th in the league in passing yards (2,208). He has 12 TDs, and his nine interceptions are tied for the second-most in the league.
Through four games, Mahomes had six TD passes and five picks, and he's thrown at least one interception in seven of the Chiefs' nine games.
In addition, among several injuries on offense — Rashee Rice and Isiah Pacheco, most notably — Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce has just one 100-yard receiving game and has only two receiving touchdowns on the year.
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Still, K.C. hasn't lost.
And not only has it not lost, it has wins over Baltimore, Cincinnati and San Francisco.
In short, the Chiefs defense has been stellar, allowing 289.9 yards per game (fourth) and 17.9 points per game (fifth).
Could the Chiefs actually ride their defense — not their all-world quarterback — to an undefeated season?
They are a 2.5-point underdog on the road against the 8-2 Bills in Week 11.
Maybe their old nemesis can put an end to their streak.
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