Kansas City Chiefs-San Francisco 49ers rerun & Davante Adams is a Jet - 5 NFL storylines

Michael McQuaid of Pro Football Ireland looks at some of the key storylines ahead of the fifth week of the 2024 NFL season, which gets underway tonight (1.15am Irish time) with the visit of the Denver Broncos to the New Orleans Saints.

A Super Bowl rematch

Sunday (9.25pm Irish time) sees a rematch of Super Bowl LVIII, as the San Francisco 49ers welcome the Kansas City Chiefs to Santa Clara. The hosts - on a 3-3 record after six weeks - will be without star running back Christian McCaffrey, who is still ruled out due to a calf/Achilles injury.

Brock Purdy has made a name for himself in San Francisco, becoming the fastest quarterback in the team's history to reach 50 career passing touchdowns, and has been in good form through the first part of the season.

On the other side of the ball, Nick Bosa and the 49ers defence will look to get at one of the game's best QBs in Patrick Mahomes. Bosa has been a constant leader for a defence currently ranked ninth in the league. He had one forced fumble in his first six games, along with one interception returned for 30 yards. Last week, he created 14 pressures against the Seahawks in Seattle.

For the Chiefs, it's the status quo. When you have Mahomes under centre, you have a pivotal force on the offence who can make clutch plays. That being said, through six weeks, he has six interceptions, tied second most in the league

"I feel like I haven’t played very well and that’s not a stats thing," Mahomes said after game three. "I just feel like I’m missing opportunities whenever they’re out there and not throwing the ball in the exact spot I want it to be at. It’s about me getting back to my fundamentals, putting our guys in the right position, and then we’ve got to execute at a higher level