The Dixon Five: making up for Kareem, keeping focus, and Mr. Kelce

The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Oakland Raiders 40-33 on Sunday, extending their record to 10-2 and maintaining their lead on the rest of the AFC. Here are five hot takes from the game:

1. Making up for Kareem

I know when the thunderbolt of Kareem Hunt’s release hit us on Friday afternoon, a lot of Chiefs fans immediately thought this would change the calculus of the game against the Raiders — if not the Chiefs’ chances of winning a Super Bowl in 2018.