Less than a month removed from being alone in last place of the AFC West, the Kansas City Chiefs (6-4) have quickly climbed to the top of the standings with a 41-14 manhandling of the Las Vegas Raiders (5-4), who were tied with the Los Angeles Chargers (5-4) for first place. Kansas City’s stretch of four divisional games in six weeks started off as strong as could be imagined.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes finished with 35 completions on 50 pass attempts, totaling 406 yards and five touchdowns through the air; he was not sacked once and had a 127.