NFL should be terrified that Chiefs havent even hit their stride yet

They’re the two-time defending Super Bowl champions and have won the Lombardi Trophy in three of the past five seasons. They have the best quarterback in the league, and of this generation. They’re the only remaining team in the NFL with an undefeated record entering Week 8 at 6-0. And yet the Chiefs haven’t looked very good this year.In particular, quarterback Patrick Mahomes hasn’t looked MVP-worthy. That makes the Chiefs, as they enter Sunday’s game at Las Vegas, even more scary.

What’s going to happen when Mahomes finds his groove, stops turning the ball over and starts slinging a bunch of touchdown passes, playing more to his average — 33 per season the past six years? And, with the injury-ravaged team having acquired prolific receiver DeAndre Hopkins this past week, what will that mean to their slumping offense? Hopkins — 943 career receptions and 79 touchdowns — is 32 years old and has been dealing with a knee ailment this season.How productive will he be and how quickly he can contribute is in question. As it stands, the Chiefs are in commanding position to win the AFC West for the ninth consecutive year — they lead the second-place Broncos (3-3) by three games.

A win over the Raiders and they will have a four-game lead on them in the loss column. Yet, Mahomes has few touchdown passes (six) than he does interceptions (eight, tied for the league lead with the Packers’ Jordan Love and Raiders’ Gardner Minshew). “There’s been a lot of turnovers, especially by me,’’ Mahomes told reporters after Kansas City defeated the 49ers last Sunday.“I think it’s just showing the versatility of our team.

It’s not just about me.It’s not just about the stats and the light show and stuff like that. “It’s about playing team football, and I believe that if we continue to work, we’ll get better offensively throwing the ball down the field.’’ Mahomes, a two-time NFL MVP and three-time Super Bowl MVP, posted a career-w...