Enemy Fan Forums: Kansas City Chiefs

Vikings have a really good defense. And an elite RB.

If Mahomes starts, we win a close one.

If Moore, it'll be another loss. If so, hopefully Mahomes healthy and back for next week.

Chiefs 45-10

Matt Moore lights it up. 300 yards and 3 TDS

Chiefs lose 28-21

We may not win even with Mahomes. Still too many injuries. No Mahomes and no chance. Probably no Mahomes so it's another home loss.

So, their D can stop our O (at least stop them enough), and their elite RB will make sure that's not very often by having many many many many 7-minute drives?

Pat Mahomes plays his first complete game from a wheelchair going 40-40, for 650 yards and 11 TDs.

Chiefs 80, Vikings 1.

Chiefs win a nut tugger with big Daddy Matty!

Queens 24
Chiefs 26

If the game were in Minny I would go with KC, but given it is in KC, you have to give the 3 (home field) points to the Vikes.

The Chiefs fall at home 33-31.

Kirk Cousins is due for a melt down game. The Chiefs have lost 3 straight at Arrowhead.

Somehow the Chiefs pull this one out even with no Mahomes.

28-14 Vikings if Pat doesn’t play. Cook has a huge day.

With..

Matt

Chiefs 24
Vikings 30

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Chiefs 34
Vikings 27

On a more serious note, this is a game that is more of a toss up even if we start Midnight Hour Moore than you might think.

First, the Vikings played the Redskins last week, and won 19-9. Against the Redskins.

The Redskins are currently 30th in the league in points scored/game at 12.4 pts/game.

Adrian Peterson rushed for 76 yds on 14 carries for 5.4 yds/carry.

So their defense seems vulnerable to the rush, if they can give up 5+ yards/carry to an over-the-hill somewhat plodding AP (not offense to AP fans; I love the guy).

And Case Keenum threw for 130 yds on 13-16 passing, or 8.1 yds/att. Fellas, 8.1 yds/att is higher than the league average.

In other words, the Vikings defense also seems to give up healthy yards in the passing game.

On offense, Kirk Cousins threw for 285 yards, on 23-26 attempts, getting sacked three times, and while he didn't throw an INT, he didn't throw a single TD either.

The completion rate and total yards are well above his average of 67.4% away and 236 yds/game.

Dalvin Cook had a nice day, rushing 23 times for 98 yards (4.3 yds/carry) and a TD.

I have to guess that something's up with their OL, because they've given up 15 sacks on the season, including three to WASH and NYG in recent weeks. Our D should be able to get pretty consistent pressure on Cousins, unless the Redskins and Giants have much better pass rushers than I'm giving them credit for.

The Skins are 17th against the pass and 28th against the rush. Our defense is 11th against the pass and 30th against the run, but if we adjust for just the last two games, since our run D has showed significant improvement, our defense has given up just 85.5 yds/game on the ground, which qualifies for 7th in the league. The point being, that if the Redskins can sack Cousins three times and keep him from throwing a TD, our defense could hold that high-powered Vikings offense to right around 20 points, maybe less.

I know, but remember that our defense held the Broncos run game to just 71 yds, and they've averaged over 110 yards a game, which is 16th in the league in rushing this year. And that DEN run game put 150 yds on the same Packers defense that we just played. So our run defense is improving over the first six weeks.

Apparently there is some question as to whether Adam Thielen will play as well, and he's by far Cousins favorite weapon.

Finally, the Kirk Cousins led Vikings are significantly better at home vs. on the road.

I think there's a better than even chance our Chiefs can steal this game at home, even with Matty at the helm.

27-23, Chiefs.