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Kansas City is coming off something it had not seen in over a decade. A losing season. The Chiefs went 6-11 in 2025, their first losing record of the Reid-Mahomes era, after Patrick Mahomes tore his ACL and LCL in December. The dynasty did not end. It got hurt.
The fix is the same as the problem. Get Mahomes healthy. He is targeting a Week 1 return, the staff is stable, and an old friend is back to run the offense. If the quarterback is right, the Chiefs are right back in it.
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Patrick Mahomes is the whole thing, as ever. The two-time MVP is rehabbing a torn ACL and LCL suffered in Week 15 and is aiming for Week 1, though the timeline is not guaranteed. Justin Fields, acquired from the Jets, is the insurance and a capable bridge if needed. Healthy, Mahomes drags this team back to contention by himself. That is the bet, and it is a good one.
Chiefs next game odds
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs · 9/14/26 · 7:15 PM CT
| Team | Spread | Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | +2.5 (+100) | +130 | O 42.5 (-110) |
| Kansas City Chiefs | -2.5 (-120) | -150 | U 42.5 (-110) |
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Chiefs to make the playoffs
| Market | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs to make the playoffs | -210 | +155 |
Our call: they make it. At -210 to make the playoffs, the market is betting on a healthy Mahomes, and so are we. A 6-11 record reads ugly, but it was built on the worst injury luck of the Mahomes era. The roster around him got a run-game boost in Kenneth Walker III, Eric Bieniemy is back calling plays, and the defense under Spagnuolo travels. The only real question is the knee, and the early signs point the right way.
Andy Reid and a stable staff
Reid is not going anywhere, and neither is the structure around him. After a 6-11 season defined by Mahomes’s injury, Kansas City did not panic. The foundational pieces stayed in place, with the one notable change coming on offense.
That stability is the dynasty’s default setting. The Chiefs have been here before, weathered a down stretch, and reloaded. Continuity at head coach and on defense is the base they build the bounce-back on.
Eric Bieniemy returns, Spagnuolo stays
The headline move was bringing back Eric Bieniemy as offensive coordinator. Bieniemy won two Super Bowls in his first run as the Chiefs’ coordinator from 2018 to 2022 and returns after stints in Washington, college and Chicago. He replaces Matt Nagy, whose contract expired. A familiar voice for Mahomes is the idea.
Steve Spagnuolo stays as defensive coordinator, the constant who has built championship defenses in Kansas City. With Bieniemy back and Spagnuolo in place, the staff blends the new and the deeply familiar.
The Chiefs playing staff
The offense added Kenneth Walker III to the backfield, the reigning Super Bowl MVP, to give Mahomes a real run game and ease the load on the knee early. Justin Fields sits behind Mahomes as a genuine option, not a gadget, which matters given the uncertainty over the timeline.
The defense is Spagnuolo’s, and it is the side that kept Kansas City in games through the lean stretch. If Mahomes returns on schedule, this is a roster with more than enough to win the games that matter. The whole season rides on the knee.
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