The Kansas City Chiefs' 37-20 win over the Baltimore Ravens will now make the rest of the NFL sit up and take notice - Andy Reid's team might be back.
Granted, it is just one game, but the fact that the Ravens were expected to win and not only did they not do it, they didn't get close.
Xavier Worthy's return seemed to ignite the offense in a way we haven't seen through the first three weeks, as Patrick Mahomes was the "old Mahomes' throwing four touchdowns to go along with his 270 passing yards.
Due to the all-around brutal nature of the 17-point curb-stomping, CBS Sports' John Breech has given the Chiefs an "A" grade.
"It took four weeks, but the Chiefs offense came alive and all it needed was Xavier Worthy out on the field," Breech writes. "With Worthy back in the lineup, the Chiefs' offense exploded for 37 points. Rashee Rice will be back on the field in Week 7, and what that happens, the Chiefs will be back at full strength and we all know what this team can do when they're at full strength."
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The first three weeks, at least offensively, could have been due to the injuries at the receiver position, and we saw firsthand against Baltimore what Worthy's inclusion can do.
He stretched the field vertically, and also as a runner, he was devastating, rushing for 38 yards with 35 coming on one chunk play. With Rashee Rice set to return in Week 7, as Breech stated, the offense will be at full strength.
And that might be a scary proposition for the rest of the NFL.
Many had written off Kansas City after three weeks, but the Ravens' win just shows that the AFC kings aren't dead yet — they're very much alive.
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