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Chiefs take top spot on Stephen A. Smith’s NFL power rankings

The #Chiefs took the top spot in Stephen A. Smith’s NFL power rankings heading into Week 8.

The Kansas City Chiefs are among the NFL’s best teams by record and are off to a great start to their 2023 season after a disappointing loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 1. Their defeat at the hands of Detroit had many pundits questioning the Chiefs’ legitimacy as potential Super Bowl champions, but after Kansas City’s sixth-straight win in Week 7, it seems public opinion is back on their side.

Stephen A. Smith has been releasing his NFL power rankings on ESPN’s “First Take”, and named the Chiefs as his top team heading into Week 8.

While this spot on his list is certainly a feather in the cap of a Kansas City team that has clawed its way back from a brutal early-season loss, it won’t come as a surprise to many fans who have watched the Chiefs play in recent weeks.

There are still some kinks for Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes to work out on offense, but if Smith’s list is any indication, Kansas City is now the team to beat in the NFL heading into the middle portion of the 2023 season.

Touchdown Wire ranks Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes as NFL’s best

Touchdown Wire ranked #Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes as the NFL’s best signal-caller ahead of the 2023 season.

Touchdown Wire has been compiling a list of the top players in the NFL at every position and revealed a quarterback ranking on Sunday that put Kansas City Chiefs superstar Patrick Mahomes as the league’s best signal caller.

While this should come as no surprise to Chiefs fans who have borne witness to Mahomes’ excellence in recent years, the accomplishment shouldn’t go unnoticed. The reigning MVP manages to wow observers in nearly every game that he plays, and also ranked in the top spot on the NFL 100 list earlier in August.

Mahomes is poised to defend Kansas City’s Super Bowl LVII title in 2023 as he looks to win consecutive championships for the first time in his career. This lofty goal would be overkill for any other quarterback in the league, but Mahomes is chasing greatness as he enters his seventh season as the Chiefs’ starting signal-caller, so anything short of a Super Bowl repeat will be considered a failure.

FOX Sports NFL ranks Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes as league’s top signal caller

FOX Sports NFL recently ranked #Chiefs signal-caller Patrick Mahomes as the league’s top quarterback ahead of the 2023 season.

Preseason accolades have already started piling up for Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who was ranked as Fox Sports NFL’s top signal called in the league ahead of the 2023 season on Wednesday.

This should come as no surprise to fans given that Mahomes is the league’s reigning MVP and has a shiny new Super Bowl ring to show for his efforts in 2022. It seems that the soon-to-be 28-year-old quarterback is leaps and bounds ahead of any competition he might have for the superlative title of “NFL’s best” given his production and ability to win games on the biggest stage.

For his part, though, Mahomes seems to be entering the 2023 season with the same underdog mentality that motivated him to find success in years past. He and the Chiefs will have a massive target on their backs as they endeavor to defend their Super Bowl LVII championship, and it will take another stellar campaign for Mahomes to end the season atop FOX’s Sports NFL’s best quarterback list in February 2024 after the playoffs.

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