Patrick Mahomes completed 23 of 28 passes for 326 yards and six touchdowns in a Week 2 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2018. It was Mahomes' third career start and his first against a team that made the postseason the previous season.
The Chiefs were a 4.5-point road underdog in that game, which meant they covered in the five-point win. It was the first of 28 wins against the spread (ATS) for the Chiefs — in Mahomes' starts — over the last seven seasons. No quarterback has more ATS wins over that time, and the only two teams have a better ATS winning percentage than the Chiefs (.622), the Green Bay Packers (.653) and Baltimore Ravens (.654).
The Chiefs' next opportunity within this trend comes on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles. As of Monday's NFL odds at BetMGM, the Chiefs are a 1-point underdog:
Spread: Eagles -1 (-102), Chiefs +1 (+118)
Total: Over 45.5 (-115), Under 45.5 (-105)
Moneyline: Eagles -115, Chiefs -105
If the Chiefs remain an underdog until kickoff on Sunday night, it'll be just the 10th time in 48 games they've been an underdog. They're 6-2-1 ATS in the previous games. It'll also be only the second time they've been a home underdog in any game with Mahomes as the starting quarterback. The only previous instance came as a 2.5-point underdog in 2022 against the Buffalo Bills.
Ten of the Chiefs' 17 opponents this season made the postseason last year. Only the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles (11 each) will face more 2024-25 playoff teams this season.
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