US EditionCan Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs Defy History to Make the Playoffs?
Despite a tough 0-2 start, the Chiefs hold about a 65% chance to reach the playoffs, though historically only 11.6% of teams in this position qualify.
- After two one-score losses, Kansas City began the season 0-2, yet BetMGM still assigns the Chiefs about a 65% chance of making the postseason.
- After nine straight division titles, the Kansas City Chiefs now sit two games behind the Los Angeles Chargers in the AFC West, marking their first time since mid-2021 not favored by BetMGM.
- Through two games, Patrick Mahomes has accounted for 56.2% of Kansas City's rushing yards, running for 66 yards Sunday and totaling 123 rushing yards this season.
- Betting markets now show the Los Angeles Chargers favored with the Kansas City Chiefs at plus-250 to win the division, while only five of 43 returning playoff teams starting 0-2 made the postseason.
- Historically, only five of 43 teams starting 0-2 made the postseason , with just three winning the Super Bowl after such starts.
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Can Mahomes, Chiefs defy history to make playoffs?
The Kansas City Chiefs face long odds to make the playoffs after starting the NFL season 0-2. Historically, only about 12% of teams in this position reach the postseason. Despite this, oddsmakers still see the Chiefs as favorites to make…
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Can Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs defy history to make the playoffs?
The Kansas City Chiefs face long odds to make the playoffs after starting the NFL season 0-2. Historically, only about 12% of teams in this position reach the postseason.
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Can Mahomes and the Chiefs defy history to make the playoffs?
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Can Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs defy history to make the playoffs? – Newstalk KZRG
Each year after the second week of the NFL season, the long odds that teams face to make the playoffs after losing their first two games get bandied about. The odds have hovered at just under 12% ever since the NFL expanded the season to 16 games and added a second wild-card team in 1978, with little fluctuation when additional playoff teams were added in 1990 and 2020. None of those other teams have come off three straight Super Bowl appearance…
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Andy Reid (Photo via Twitter) What is happening to Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs? The Chiefs are in unfamiliar territory with their first 0-2 record in 11 years. The Chiefs haven’t started 0-2 in the Patrick Mahomes era and the franchise has not started a season 0-2 since 2014, which was the second season fo Reid as head coach. Teams that start 0-2 have a significantly tougher journey of making the playoffs, let alone a Super Bowl. Howeve…
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