Morning Coffee: Chiefs remain undefeated with OT win

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There was a moment on Monday Night Football when it looked like the Kansas City Chiefs might finally stumble.

Fortunately for all of us who bet the Chiefs, that concern faded quickly as Patrick Mahomes and company brushed off a slow start and ultimately took care of business in an impressive 30-24 overtime victory.

Once again, Mahomes was at his absolute best when the game was on the line.

The three-time Super Bowl champion went 34-of-44 for 291 yards and three touchdowns in the win.

With the game on the line in overtime, Mahomes went 5-for-5 for 52 yards, leading a Kansas City touchdown drive to make sure that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers never got another chance with the football.

It was the type of vintage performance that reminded all of us that, with the game on the line, there’s nobody in the NFL who is better than Mahomes.

The Chiefs took another step towards an unprecedented three-peat by improving to 8-0.

Kansas City to win the Super Bowl is already down from +500 to +380 at FanDuel.

If they can find a way to get healthy just in time for the playoffs, that number will certainly be even lower by the time that January rolls around.

This is the Morning Coffee for Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

The Chiefs are just the sixth reigning Super Bowl champion to start 8-0 or better.

Critics will point to the fact that they have outscored their opponents by just 56 points this season, which is the lowest point differential by an 8-0 team in NFL history.

I’ll point to the fact that they’ve already beat the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, and San Francisco 49ers on their way to an 8-0 start, and they’ve never really looked in major danger of losing any of those games.

Coach gave us a good one for the cameras