How the KC Chiefs look at the halfway point of 2020 season

The Kansas City Chiefs are now at the halfway point of the 2020 season. So this is a perfect time to look at where they stand and what they are on pace for.

As the clock finally hit zero on Sunday afternoon in the Kansas City Chiefs relatively easy win over the New York Jets, the Chiefs officially reached the halfway point of their season. The latest Chiefs victory was led by another dominant performance by quarterback Patrick Mahomes, but more importantly, Kansas City improved their record to 7-1.

It has been an interesting first half of the season for the Chiefs. They’ve had lopsided, dominant wins over teams like the Jets and Denver Broncos. They’ve had ugly wins against teams most felt they should have handled better. They had a disappointing home loss to the Las Vegas Raiders and they’ve had commanding wins against AFC playoff teams like the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills.

All in all, I think most fans would have gladly signed up for going 7-1 in the first half of the season, especially since most people believed (and the records of the opponents this season now back it up) that the first half of the season was harder than the second half for K.C. Despite the loss to the Raiders and some ugly wins where the Chiefs appeared to play down to their opponent’s level, I think the Chiefs have put themselves in a great position for the second half.

Before we start to look ahead at the second half and what lies ahead for the Chiefs, this week is a good time to really take an assessment of where this team is at. How do they fare in the division and conference right now? How do their offensive and defensive numbers look overall compared to last year? What kind of pace is Patrick Mahomes on this year?

Let’s take a few minutes and answer some of those questions, starting with how the Chiefs look in the standings at the halfway point of the season.