The Chiefs Are 4-0, Best Start in Ten Years

The call on the field was a first down.

The Giants had the ball, only down three, with less than two minutes to play in the 3rd quarter. Victor Cruz caught a 17-yard pass on 3rd and 17 at their own 31-yard line. Except that it was really only a 16 and a half yard pass at their own 30 and a half yard line.

Andy Reid threw the red flag. The call was reversed. It was now 4th and half a yard. The Giants decided to punt. They had their reasons. They were on their own 30. It was a three point game so they probably thought the game wasn't on the line. And they hadn't been able to move all day on the Chiefs.

So they kicked it away. And this happened.

Let's start at the beginning. The Chiefs' offense didn't play well enough to win by themselves. They had three turnovers. And through three quarters, only put up 10 points.

So how did they get to a 31-7 final score?

The Chiefs defense is for real.

3 turnovers. 3 sacks. Under 100 yards rushing. Only 200 yards passing. Only on the field for 24 minutes.

The Kansas City offense gave up three turnovers.
The Kansas City defense allowed zero points off turnovers.

The Giants were 1 of 14 on third down.
The Giants never made it to the red zone.

The lone score for New York was a 69-yard pass to Victor Cruz. Other than that one play, the Giants offense looked hopeless against the Chiefs.

Of course, it was a close game because the Chiefs offense looked just as bad through three quarters.

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There is a certain grain of salt to the Chiefs 4-0 start. Here are their opponents, removing the games versus the Chiefs.

Giants 0-3
Eagles 1-2
Cowboys 2-1
Jaguars 0-3

Combined 3-9 record. These are not good teams. As you might expect based on those records, the Cowboys game was the closest, followed by the Eagles. The Giants and Jaguars were blowouts.

That said the Chiefs did what they were supposed to do.

@ 3-1 Titans (but without Jake Locker)
vs 1-3 Raiders
vs 2-2 Texans
vs 2-2 Browns
@ 2-2 Bills
@ 4-0 Broncos
vs 2-2 Chargers
vs 4-0 Broncos
@ 1-3 Washington
@ 1-3 Raiders
vs 3-1 Colts
@ 2-2 Chargers

I think the Chiefs make the playoffs. I think the Broncos win the division and the #1 seed.

Which means that the Chiefs would go on the road as the 5th or 6th seed. Get the 5th seed and you're playing in Baltimore/Cincinnati/Cleveland. Get the 6th seed and you're in Indy or Houston.

And who knows...Peyton is 37 years old. Maybe he falls on a banana peel or something.