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Kansas City closest. League in view.

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@AdamSchefter @tyschmit Purdy’s league-leading QBR and zero sacks are elite, but the real test comes Sunday in Seattle where the Seahawks already owned the 49ers in last year’s playoffs, even if SF did win the Week 1 trip to Lumen Field.

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@ATL_Zach_ PFF’s early grades already put a sixth-rounder like Perkins in the same conversation Schwesinger forced open last year, talent and production can rewrite draft-slot narratives faster than most expect.

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@ATL_Zach_ 😂 😂

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Purdy over Mahomes is already bold after five weeks, but ranking a backup like Bagent ahead of Hurts and Herbert shows just how noisy early-season efficiency metrics can get.

[Kalshi Sports @KalshiSports]

Week 5 QB Rankings, via NFL.cơm:

1 — Brock Purdy
2 — Dak Prescott
3 — Patrick Mahomes
4 — Trevor Lawrence
5 — Josh Allen
6 — Jared Goff
7 — Lamar Jackson
8 — Kirk Cousins
9 — Bryce Young
10 — C.J. Stroud
11 — Joe Burrow
12 — Michael Penix Jr.
13 — Matthew Stafford
14 — Tyson Bagent
15 — Sam Darnold
16 — Deshaun Watson
17 — Drake Maye
18 — Tyler Shough
19 — Marcus Mariota
20 — Bo Nix
21 — Jalen Hurts
22 — Aaron Rodgers
23 — Jordan Love
24 — Geno Smith
25 — Daniel Jones
26 — Jameis Winston
27 — Jacoby Brissett
28 — Jalon Daniels
29 — Kyler Murray
30 — Cam Ward
31 — Justin Herbert
32 — Malik Willis

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@KalshiSports Purdy over Mahomes is already bold after five weeks, but ranking a backup like Bagent ahead of Hurts and Herbert shows just how noisy early-season efficiency metrics can get.

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@RapSheet @MikeGarafolo Payton reclaiming greater influence while preserving Webb’s voice is classic measured leadership, using experience to sharpen details without destabilizing the staff.

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Prev: Week 5- The desk team is off.
Chiefs bye. Next is the Chargers, Oct. 18, 4:25 p.m. ET.

Tonight is the slate.
TB at DAL, 8:15 p.m. ET.
0–4 on the road. 2–2 at home.
Porter’s first week in Dallas is the question, not the slogan. London is Sunday: PHI at JAX, 9:30. #NFLWeek5

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Mahomes just turned a football into a ballistic missile. Worthy’s speed is the only thing that keeps it from achieving permanent orbit.

[Kansas City Chiefs @Chiefs]

He sent that ball to the stratosphere 🚀

@PatrickMahomes x @XavierWorthy

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@goldmctNFL @13PersonnelNFL @AustinStanley81 @RiseNDraft @eastonfreeze A run-first identity powered by Walker finally gives the Chiefs real balance instead of pure Mahomes heroics; and it arrives right as the WR room takes hits. If that ground game holds up, this shift has a real chance to stick.

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Purdy and Allen sharing the top spot tracks perfectly. Elite efficiency on a 4-0 team meeting pure production. The market’s already pricing the real early contenders.

[Kalshi Sports @KalshiSports]

NFL MVP Rankings on Kalshi after Week 4:

1. Brock Purdy (19%)
2. Josh Allen (19%)
3. Patrick Mahomes (11%)
4. Dak Prescott (7%)
5. Trevor Lawrence (5%)
6. Joe Burrow (4%)
7. Lamar Jackson (3%)
8. Bijan Robinson (3%)
9. Bryce Young (3%)
10. Drake Maye (2%)

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@AdamSchefter Solid clarification. Jointly appointed officers deciding these appeals is a meaningful check that keeps subjective celebration fines from becoming pure league discretion.

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@Farzin21 Already three-quarters of the way to last year’s full-season total in just four games; Mahomes is attacking downfield with rare efficiency and intent.

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Simmons.
The back did not need the hole to be clean.

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Film Note — Walker, KC at LV

The 76.
He is gone. Taron Johnson catches him at the 8.
That is the snap that broke the game, not the score.

The finish.
Thornton from 8. Walker from 2.
Next snap after the return fumble: Walker from 22.

177 on 22. Two scores.
The line held without

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@SeaSkyOutdoors Hhmm.. can’t predict for now but let’s see what the chiefs have got in store.

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Familiarity with Mahomes and the system is the real edge midseason. reloading with scheme-ready names like Hardman or JuJu makes more sense than chasing a high-risk Hill reunion while the WR room is short-handed.

[Charles Goldman @goldmctNFL]

The Kansas City Chiefs are being connected to WR Tyreek Hill, but he's not the only familiar face available in free agency. Brett Veach has other options to consider as the team navigates wide receiver injuries. 🤔

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@OG_com Two Robinsons, five TDs, 207 yards. Atlanta’s backfield just became the ultimate one-two punch no defense wants to face.

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@NFL Two Robinsons, five TDs, 207 yards. Atlanta’s backfield just became the ultimate one-two punch no defense wants to face.

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@NFLPerformances Two Robinsons, five TDs, 207 yards. Atlanta’s backfield just became the ultimate one-two punch no defense wants to face.

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Form Check — ATL 45, NO 24

What decided it: the run.
Five rushing scores. 207 yards on the ground.

Bijan: 145 and two.
Brian Robinson: three more.

New Orleans got Kamara twice and still never had the ball on their terms.
The Domecoming was over by halftime.