While the Chiefs are comfortably ahead and likely to secure the win against the Raiders, Smith’s status will be one to monitor moving forward. Kansas City faces the Washington Commanders in Week 8 before hosting the Buffalo Bills in Week 9—two matchups that could test the offensive line’s depth and protection against elite pass rushers.

Swift attended the Sunday, Oct. 19 game at Arrowhead Stadium, where the Chiefs beat the Raiders 31-0 in a blowout game

There’s been a constant at the top of the AFC for nearly the past decade with the teams led by superstar quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson typically at the top of the standing

At Arrowhead Stadium, it was the Rice show as he caught seven passes for 42 yards and two touchdowns in his first game of the season as Patrick Mahomes and Co. ran up the score on a poor Raiders team. Mahomes would go 26 of 35 for 286 yards and three touchdowns with Travis Kelce (two receptions, 54 yards) and Rice the chief destroyers.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes could face a fine for taunting a Detroit Lions defender in Sunday's game.

A 28-24 Chiefs win is the prediction from the Sporting News’ Bill Bender. Here is an excerpt of his story: “Travis Etienne averages 6.1 yards per carry. Will the Chiefs slow him down? It’s a special occasion for Jacksonville, but the Chiefs spoil the fun late.”

The newly engaged singer sat with her future mother-in-law and father-in-law — plus WNBA star Caitlin Clark — as the Chiefs played the Lions at Arrowhead Stadium

Research conducted recently by the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), a public research university, suggests that what we are seeing on screen isn’t an anomaly or your imagination: The Chiefs are indeed receiving favorable whistles in their biggest games.