Derek Carr, Oklahoma State HC Eric Morris, The Chiefs Are Back, CFB Recap + Listener Submitted Takes

The Kansas City Chiefs are back. That was the dominant takeaway from Monday Night Football, where they ran the ball down the Denver Broncos' throat in a performance that the hosts described as "a showing in brutality." The Chiefs' 28 missed tackles by the Broncos defense was the worst of Week 1, and the game featured plays like Kenneth Walker's untouched touchdown run and a Travis Kelce catch-and-run where no Bronco was in the frame. As one host put it, "it looked like a college football game."

The scariest part for the rest of the AFC is not just that the Chiefs won, but how they won. Patrick Mahomes was the only quarterback in the league who did not throw a pass longer than ten yards downfield. He is clearly still coming back from injury, but he didn't need to be Superman. The Chiefs had a run game they haven't had since the first year of Kareem Hunt, or perhaps since Jamaal Charles. Kenneth Walker looked like a different back now that he is the clear lead, no longer splitting carries in Seattle. The hosts noted that Walker averaged more than half a yard per carry more in games where he got over twenty carries, and that the rhythm of being "the guy" allows a running back to play free. This gives Mahomes the perfect on-ramp to get healthy and play his best football at the end of the season, rather than having to carry the entire team. As one host summarized, "Good dynasties