A resounding win on the road over a middling Washington Football Team has the Kansas City Chiefs back to .500 on their season, and potentially back on track to make a run for playoff positioning. Patrick Mahomes had an up-and-down game, passing for almost 400 yards with two touchdowns, but he threw two interceptions in the first half. This game was an uncharacteristically solid outing for the Chiefs’ defense where they capitalized on opportunities to force turnovers that had eluded them in previous weeks.
Kansas City is by no means finished improving after a post-Super Bowl slump left them listless to start the season. There are plenty of facets in their game on both sides of the ball to iron out in the middle part of their schedule, but this Week 6 win feels particularly important for their chances moving forward. With 11 games left before the playoffs, here are our biggest takeaways from the Chiefs win over Washington.