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By Robert Marvi
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Even though they have reached the AFC Championship Game seven straight times and gotten to the Super Bowl five times in the last seven seasons, the Kansas City Chiefs were being counted out by a fair number of people coming into this season. The sentiment that their budding dynasty was over only intensified after they started this season 0-2.
But the Chiefs have now won four of their last five games, and they improved to a 4-3 record after slaughtering the Las Vegas Raiders 31-0 on Sunday. Patrick Mahomes has reminded everyone that he's still the best quarterback in the NFL, and wide receiver Rashee Rice, arguably their biggest weapon in their passing game, is back from his six-game suspension.
With the Chiefs being the wily veteran team that they are, former NFL coach Antonio Pierce warned everyone that they're just getting warmed up.
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A team in the Chiefs' position knows how to get through the first part of the season in one piece and set itself up to start getting hot after around Thanksgiving. Last season, Mahomes and crew won six straight games in late November and December before losing a meaningless game in Week 18 to the Denver Broncos in which many of their regulars didn't play.
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Kansas City is now nearing full strength in terms of health. Rice is back in action, and second-year speedster wide receiver Xavier Worthy is gradually making strides. Mahomes is tied for the fourth-most touchdown passes with 14, and he's also fourth in passing yards with 1,800.
Its defense is also getting its mojo back. It entered Monday ranked third in points allowed, fifth in total points allowed and second in passing touchdowns given up, and it has held its opponents to 20 points or fewer in five of its last six games.
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The Chiefs' schedule could also help them out the rest of the way. They will be at the Buffalo Bills on Nov. 2 and face the Denver Broncos twice, but other than that, every regular-season game the rest of the way should be very winnable for them.
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