5. The Chiefs will need to quickly turn the page with another critical matchup on deck.
The Chiefs’ goals are still in front of them, but they’ll need to get back on track in a hurry. Kansas City is now three games back of Denver (in the loss column) in the AFC West and finds itself in a crowded field of teams fighting for positioning in the Wild Card race, setting up a crucial game with the Indianapolis Colts this upcoming weekend.
This certainly isn’t where the Chiefs expected to be, but if there’s a silver lining, it’s that the Chiefs are no stranger to overcoming adversity. The final seven games of the season will be a challenge, but Kansas City is more than up for it.
“We’ve dealt with adversity [before], and [we’ve] gotten better from it,” Mahomes said. “This is something that we haven’t dealt with so early in the season, but at the same time, I know the guys in that locker room, and how they’re going to respond. All we can do is stick together, push ourselves to be even better, and do what we can to win this next week.”