Drop their turnover rate from four-a-game to two or one, and they win вЂ“ thatвЂ™s been the short history of the Mahomes era if he plays clean, the Chiefs win. ItвЂ™s unlikely that Mahomes and Co will be so turnover heavy the rest of the way. Self-inflicted errors cost the Chiefs in both losses, too, more so at home to the Chargers than against the Ravens. Glance through the remainder of their schedule though and youвЂ™ll see there are only three similar opponents remaining on the schedule: the Packers, Cowboys, and Bills. Their two losses have been tough, one on the road in Baltimore with Lamar Jackson doing Lamar Jackson things the other to the MVP stylings of the ChargersвЂ™ quarterback, Justin Herbert.

The offensive line looks better than first billed вЂ“ it has gelled quicker than the team could have hoped.

They had concerns coming into the season, but beyond the (anticipated) shaky defense, those issues have not really manifested. The Chiefs should still make the playoffs though. And itвЂ™s a testament to the strength of the division that sat in fourth are the Chiefs, the team of Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid and one of the most explosive offenses in league history. The Chargers, who look as impressive as any team in the league, are sitting in third place at 2-1. The Broncos and Raiders are vying for the top spot, both having jumped out to 3-0 starts. ThereвЂ™s a roadmap there.ДЄlthough, three weeks into the season, the division feels inverted. Indeed, FiveThirtyEightвЂ™s вЂ average simulated seasonвЂ™ model projects the worst record in the West to be split between the Raiders, Chargers and Chiefs at 10-7. FiveThirtyEight gives the Kansas City Chiefs (62%), Los Angeles Chargers (64%), Denver Broncos (70%), and Las Vegas Raiders (63%) a better than even chance of making the playoffs. This year that division could be the AFC West. Meaning: itвЂ™s plausible that a single division could send all four of its teams to the playoffs. That means that, in theory, all three wildcard teams could come from the same division. W hen the NFL expanded its postseason from 12 to 14 teams, each conference was handed an extra wildcard berth.

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