Chiefs 3-0

At the end of last night's game one of the announcers said, "And the Chiefs are 3-0 for the first time in forever."

Forever, apparently, is 2010.

That said, it feels really good. And I was sort of wrong about Alex Smith. I thought he would be an upgrade, but not a significant one. Not a top 10 QB. But he's been what we needed. Which reminds me. I want to take a minute to talk to someone.

Hey Matt Cassel.
Remember when we traded a 2nd rounder for you?
Did you see Alex Smith play last night?
He wasn't that great, was he?
But that's all we needed.
Do you see how he doesn't throw the ball to the players in the other color jersey?
That's what we needed you to do.

So yeah, Alex Smith has led the Chiefs to a 3-0 record. I was right about him not being a top 10 QB.
He's currently 16th in passer rating. 25th in yards/game. 19th in completion percentage. 1st in avoiding interceptions.

Here were the Chiefs possessions:

1. 3 and out, punt
2. 3 and out, fg (following muffed punt) (rz)
3. punt at midfield
4. punt from KC 39
5. missed 51-yard fg
6. 69-yard drive, made fg (rz)
7. 45-yard drive, made fg (rz)
8. time expired
halftime
9. punt from KC 34
10. punt from KC 30
11. 62-yard td drive (rz)
12. 73-yard, 8:15 elapsed, drive for fg (rz)
13. turnover on downs at PHI 1 (rz)
14. victory formation

This is the team I'm supposed to be jazzed about.

1 offensive touchdown. 1/6 tds in the red zone. Lots of punts, but no turnovers.

This game dropped our red zone td percentage to 55%, 15th in the league.

But turnovers.

So far this year:
Giveaways 0 (1st in NFL, tied with Titans)
Takeaways 9 (4th in NFL)
Margin +9 (1st in NFL)

I like that.

And our defense?

1st in NFL in sacks.
2nd in points allowed (Seattle is 1st)
9th in yards allowed

Take a look our schedule. The Chiefs look like a playoff team.