The Kansas City Chiefs offensive success is good for business
By Matt Conner
The Kansas City Chiefs hot start is good for what matters most—the standings—but it’s also going to pay dividends for all parties involved.
Let’s get the obvious out of the way: the unstoppable offense has been a good thing for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Believe it or not, a quarterback who can throw 13 touchdown passes in three games without a single interception actually helps a franchise. Patrick Mahomes has been a revelation under center in his first full season as a starter, and the Chiefs have responded in kind with a startling 3-0 record with an offensive display that has served notice to the entire NFL that historic numbers might be set when all is said and done.
If you just started paying attention, these offensive Chiefs are the story of the 2018 NFL season so far and attention normally given to both coasts has now turned inward, into the Show Me State, for a closer look the league’s most exciting team.
The upside of all of this fuss, this attention, this spotlight is more than just national respect. The unspoken benefit of a hot start and Andy Reid’s ingenuity is more than just a season that looks destined once again for the postseason. All of this fervor around the Chiefs, and it will continue for another week given how good the Chiefs looked again on Sunday, is good for all parties involved, especially those who have been around a bit and could use the boost.
Perhaps I should cut straight to the point: the Kansas City Chiefs have a number of players who could benefit from the spotlight in order to get their due. Mahomes’s performance is giving it to them. Let’s take a closer look.