Depending on where you look, the San Francisco 49ers are as high as second and as low as the fourth-best power-rated team, while the Kansas City Chiefs are either first or second.
You could swap the order of either team during the previous four seasons, and that’d likely be the case.
According to DVOA, which adjusts for the strength of the opponent, the Chiefs have played the toughest schedule to date compared to the Niners' 21st-ranked schedule.
San Francisco was expected to jump out to a 5-1 or 4-2 — at worst— start, thanks to a soft schedule to begin the season.